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Entrepreneur pitches circular steel hub at Libby Glass site; city staff points to regional vetting partner
Summary
Philip Green outlined a plan to repurpose the Libby Glass site into a circular manufacturing hub that would reclaim metals and train local workers; city staff urged him to engage the North Louisiana Economic Partnership for project vetting.
Philip Green, who identified himself as the founder of Louisiana Circular Steel Hub, told the Shreveport City Council he wants to convert the Libby Glass site into a “circular” manufacturing campus that would recover materials from electric motors and produce components such as fasteners and motor housings.
The pitch matters because the site is large, has existing industrial infrastructure and the project proposes local job training with North Louisiana Technical Community College and Bossier Parish Community College, and an employment…
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