New Business, New Jobs Moving Into Covington, Louisiana
Just off of “the 190 Exit” heading North towards Covington, there is a well-known, successful business park named Northpark. People reading this article may find the name familiar because David Waltemath, your developer at Bedico Creek Preserve, also was the developer of the commercial and residential complex of Northpark. The commercial segment of Northpark features many eateries and restaurants such as Zea Rotisserie & Grill, Lee’s Hamburgers, McAlister’s Deli, Johnny’s Pizza, Starbuck’s, and more. Behind the restaurants and retail stores lies the corporate headquarters of Chevron on the Northshore. Rain CII, an international industrial carbon company will soon be the new neighbor on the block in Northpark in St. Tammany Parish.
Rain CII was formally located in New Orleans. The company moved to Texas after Hurricane Katrina and has been operating there ever since. The company has now decided to relocate to the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain to still be a part of the culture and heritage of the Greater New Orleans area. The move should be complete by the end of 2014.
Rain CII produces calcined petroleum coke, which is an essential element in making aluminum. The company actually is very much a part of the Southeast Louisiana area with locations in the cities of Chalmette, Norco, Gramercy, and Lake Charles, Louisiana as well as Purvis, MS. In addition, Rain CII also operates in India and China.
Many executives of the company will soon be making St. Tammany Parish their home. Citing quality of life, a great place for families, and an area that doesn’t receive substantial hurricane flooding and damage as one of their reasons for bringing the company headquarters to Covington, Louisiana, the CEO of Rain CII, Gerry Sweeney made the announcement with Governor Bobby Jindal and several other parish officials at the St. Tammany Parish Government Complex near Mandeville, Louisiana.
“Greater New Orleans is the historic home of our company, and a natural location for our headquarters,” Sweeney said. “With four plants in Louisiana, it affords the best blend of proximity to our operations, quality of life for employees, and exposure to the cultural events of a larger city.”
The arrival of the corporate headquarters of Rain CII in Covington, Louisiana will bring 71 high-paying jobs as well as many indirect jobs. An investment of $65 million over the next five years across Rain CII’s Louisiana manufacturing, research and logistics facilities will be made according to a company press release. The company is part of the construction of a 40,000 square foot building, of which Rain CII will occupy 20,000 square feet of office space. The building is part of an expansion of Northpark in Covington to 150 acres.
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