Horsburgh & Scott invests $4.9 million to open gearbox manufacturing and repair facility in Louisiana
Horsburgh & Scott Company has established a new facility in Slidell, Louisiana. The new 32,000-square-foot complex will be used to repair, service, and assemble industrial gears and gearboxes for the defense industry. The company invested $4.9 million into the project, generating 40 new jobs in the process. The company chose to build the new plant after receiving a new defense contract, as well as seeing increased demand for its industrial gearing products/service industrial unit. To entice Horsburgh & Scott to expand production in Louisiana, the state offered several incentives packages, including a $500,000 Performance-Based Grant from the Cleco Fund.
What people are saying
In a recent quote, Randy Burdick, CEO of the Horsburgh & Scott Company, said, “The H&S Slidell Service Center will assemble U.S. Naval propulsion drives that will be responsible for protecting the sovereignty of our nation and U.S. allies. The Louisiana marketplace provides ample resources and skill sets to support H&S endeavors in supporting our valued customers and power transmission needs.”
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Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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