Traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday is never easy, but this year travelers will need an extra helping of patience because more of you are going to be on the road and in the air than last year.Breathe deep, pop that meditation podcast on and read about what you need to know and hints to stay out of trouble.‘More, more, more’
Posted in: Archie, Boom, Comics, Comics Publishers, Current News, Dark Horse Comics, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, IDW, Image, Marvel Comics, Oni Press, Rebellion / 2000AD, Titan, Valiant, Vault | Tagged: fcbd, free comic book dayBleeding Cool has been able to secure the full list of Free Comic Book Day titles being given away for the 3rd of May, 2025, through Diamond.Article Summary
Discover the complete list of Gold and Silver sponsor comics for Free Comic Book Day 2025.
Explore anticipated comic titles like Black Mirror, Valiant Resurrection, and Absolute Godzilla.
Dive into exciting crossovers like ThunderCats vs. Powerpuff Girls and Transformers: Worst Bot Ever.
Get sneak peeks at upcoming comic series from Marvel, IDW, Skybound, and more on May 3rd.
It’s my fifty-second birthday today, And as a special present, Bleeding Cool has been able to secure the full list of Free Comic Book Day titles being given away for the 3rd of May, 2025, through Diamond Comic Distributors. There will also be a handful of other FCBD titles added later, including those from DC Comics, but this included the previously revealed thirteen Gold Titles which every participatory store has to order and the thirty-three additional Silver titles. Which this year includes Black Mirror, Valiant Resurrection, Gargoyles: Demona, Absolute Godzilla, IDW Dark, The Phantom, Diablo and Def Leppard.Free Comic Book Day 2025 Silver Sponsor Comics
VALIANT UNIVERSEAlien Books
BOOM! STUDIOS 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIALBOOM! Studios
CRITICAL ROLE/BLACK HAMMERDark Horse Comics
GARGOYLES: DEMONA #0Dynamite Entertainment
LOST MARVELSFantagraphics Books
BAD KITTY GETS A JOBFirst Second Books
GODZILLA: THE NEW HEROSIDW PublishingAn exclusive first look at the brand-new universe that offers a fresh exploration of what it means to be a Godzilla comic. Featuring stories by Tim Seeley (Grayson, Local Man), Nikola Čižmešija (Batman and Robin, Batman: Sword of Azrael) Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan (Kill Your Darlings), Pablo Tunica (TMNT, Sea Serpent’s Heir), Chris Gooch (IN UTERO, Under-Earth), and Oliver Ono (GODZILLA: MONSTER ISLAND SUMMER CAMP, GODZILLA: RIVALS), this giant issue offer a preview of IDW’s bold plans for the King of Monsters in 2025.
IDW DARK: FIND YOUR NEW FEARIDW PublishingA frightening first look at BENEATH THE TREES WHERE NOBODY SEES: RITE OF SPRING – the sequel to the Eisner-nominated hit series from Patrick Horvath – and 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: FALLING SUN, a chilling expansion of IDW’s legacy vampire franchise from co-creator Steve Niles and award-winning writer Rodney Barnes.
KEENSPOT TOYBOX FCBD 2025 SPECIALKeenspot Entertainment
MARK SPEARS MONSTERS #0Keenspot Entertainment
TOWER DUNGEON & ISSAKKodansha USA Publishing
THE PHANTOM #0Mad Cave Studios
IRON MAN & HIS AWESOME FRIENDS/SPIDEY & HIS AMAIZING FRIENDSMarvelSWING INTO THIS YEAR’S FREE COMIC BOOK DAY SPECIAL WITH NEW AND FAVORITE CHARACTERS FROM TWO DISNEY JR. SHOWS!FIRST, ARMOR UP with Iron Man and his Awesome Friends, Iron Heart and Iron Hulk, in this not-to-be-missed all-new comic featuring characters from the forthcoming Disney Jr. show! Then the web-slinging fun continues with everyone’s favorite heroes from Marvel’s Spidey and His Amazing Friends! There’s no shortage of baddies creating mischief in New York, and Spidey, Ghost-Spider, and Spin need help keeping the city safe through thrilling activity pages and easy-to-read stories
IRONHEART/MARVEL’S VOICES #1MarvelWritten by Justina Ireland & More Art by Julian Shaw & MoreCELEBRATING A YEAR OF MARVEL’S VOICES WITH A BRAND-NEW STORY STARRING IRONHEART!Bestselling writer Justina Ireland blasts Ironheart into Chicago’s past for a story of Black innovation through the ages! And explore the past year of Voices anthologies with selections from Mystique and Destiny’s star-studded wedding issue, Patriot’s explosive return to super-heroing, the introduction of a brand-new Ghost Rider and more!
STAR WARS #1MarvelWritten by Alex Segura, Charles Soule & Marc GuggenheimArt by Phil Noto, Luke Ross, Stefano Raffaele & Madibek MusabekovCELEBRATING THE NEW ERA OF STAR WARS COMICS! LUKE SKYWALKER finds himself in a wretched hive of scum and villainy facing off against pirates! JEDI KNIGHTS QUI-GON JINN & TENSU RUN are on the hunt for the villainous CORLIS RATH! Who is the mysterious VANEE and what is his connection to DARTH VADER & KYLO REN?
PRINCESS GWENEVERE & KING ARTHUR CROSSOVERMaverick
WILL EISNER: A COMICS BIOGRAPHYNBM Graphic Novels
EC COMICS PRESENTS BLOOD TYPE #0Oni Press
FLASH GORDON & THE GIRL FROM INFINITY ADVENTURESPapercutz
HEROBEAR AND THE KIDPapercutz
CREAKY ACRES: A GRAPHIC NOVELPenguin Young Readers
BEST OF 2000 ADRebellion Publishing
RED 5 COMICS YOUNG ADULT ADVENTURESRed 5 Comics
HULK TEACHScholastic/ Graphix
TRANSFORMERS: WORST BOT EVERSkybound Entertainment/Image Co
(W) Brian Smitty Smith (A) Marz Jr. (CA) Ainsworth Lin Marz Jr.The FIRST APPEARANCE of Ballpoint, everyone’s new FAVORITE Decepticon comes in this special first look at the most anticipated new graphic novel of the year TRANSFORMERS: WORST BOT EVER! Plus, meet the most unexpected family of superheroes, with a special look inside the soon-to-be YA OGN phenomenon known as FAMILY FORCE V from **MATT BRALY **(the creator of Amphibia) and AINSWORTH LIN!
CHAMPIONTen Speed Graphic
BLACK MIRROR #1T-Pub/ Twisted Comics
DIABLOTitan Comics
STITCH! BEST FOOD FOREVERTOKYOPOP
MEGA MAN #0UDON Entertainment
STREET FIGHTER VS RIVAL SCHOOLS #1UDON Entertainment
DEF LEPPARD’S HYSTERIA #0Vault Comics
KAGURABACHI/BORUTO: TWO BLUE VORTEXVIZ Media
Free Comic Book Day 2025 Gold Sponsor Comics
The thirteen titles that comic book stores must order a minimum amount of to be officially Free Comic Book Day accredited stores:
Archie’s Comics Spectacular Archie ComicsAll-ages Archie is back and better than ever! Follow Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica’s wild world, filled with magic, mayhem, merriment, and plenty of familiar faces!
Power Rangers/ VR Troopers BOOM! StudiosAfter 30 years, the VR Troopers are back and better than ever. After making their long-awaited return in the pages of Power Rangers Prime, this issue will give fans a sneak peek at a new era of virtual reality powered action… alongside a special flipbook calling back to the original 1995 comics!
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures/ Avatar: The Last AirbenderDark Horse ComicsIn Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures Jedi younglings Kai, Lys, and Nubs travel to a mysterious swamp, where Master Yoda has set up an elaborate scavenger hunt. In Avatar: The Last Airbender FCBD tale, Samurai Appa and Ronin Momo find themselves at a beleaguered Fire Nation noodle house where some of the clientele are tougher customers than the owner would like.
ThunderCats/PowerPuff Girls #0Dynamite EntertainmentWriter: Paulina Ganucheau. Artist: Coleman Engle, Colorist: Coleman Engle, Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry, Cover Artist: Paulina GanucheauTWO TITANS OF ANIMATION — TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME! In the greatest crossover since peanut butter met jelly, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS travel to Third Earth and discover the world of the THUNDERCATS! After being trapped in a runaway rocket by Mojo Jojo, the Townsville Trio find themselves on a strange planet where their super-powers don’t work. Luckily, someone named Snarf is there to provide a situation report — and wouldn’t you know it, there’s evil that needs defeating! But without their Chemical X-enhanced abilities, what can Bubbles, Blossom, and Buttercup do against a foe like Mumm-Ra? Find out as writer PAULINA GANUCHEAU and artist COLEMAN ENGLE open up the Treasures of Thundera in Dynamite’s Free Comic Book Day special ThunderCats/Powerpuff Girls #0 — featuring an instantly iconic cover from the author!
I Hate Fairyland Image Comics(W/A/CA) Skottie YoungCelebrate 10 years (10 YEARS?!?!) of I HATE FAIRYLAND with a stroll down memory lane…literally, as the lovably psychotic Gert revisits the various lands and kingdoms that she’s terrorized throughout the first 40+ issues of her adventures. Join superstar cartoonist **SKOTTIE YOUNG **for a look back at the landmark series and a tantalizing glimpse of the next 10 years (10 MORE?!?!) of I HATE FAIRYLAND…
Speed Racer #0Mad Cave StudiosAn all-new continuation of the classic manga/anime! The featured story ties directly into Mad Cave’s ongoing Speed Racer series. Meanwhile, the backup tale that sets up a Racer X spin-off series.
Fantastic Four/ Giant-Size X-Men #1MarvelWritten by Ryan North, Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing & Chip Zdarsky, Art by Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado, Chip Zdarsky & Iban CoelloIn advance of Marvel’s First Family arriving on the big screen this summer, Ryan North and Humberto Ramos craft an unusual story in which the FANTASTIC FOUR respond to a most unusual interdimensional summons! And on the eve of the birth of the ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT X-MEN, there is one extra mutant in attendance. WHO is it? Only Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing can tell you! Plus, ANOTHER surprise from Chip Zdarsky! We’re simply too good to you
Amazing Spider-Man/ Ultimate Universe #1 MarvelWritten by Joe Kelly, Deniz Camp & Cody Ziglar, Art by John Romita Jr. & Jonas ScharfJoe Kelly and John Romita Jr. remind us who Peter Parker and SPIDER-MAN are! Plus, an exclusive prologue to this summer’s blockbuster ULTIMATE event from Deniz Camp, Cody Ziglar & Jonas Scharf!
Disney’s Phineas and FerbPapercutzWhen Dr. Doofenshmirtz tries to use Free Comic Book Day to take over the Tri-State Area, his -inator sends Doof and Perry the Platypus into another comic book, a story featuring Phineas and Ferb! Can Perry stop Doof and escape the comic before the whole thing self-destructs?!
Dr. Seuss FCBD Exclusive Random House Children’s BooksExperience Dr. Seuss’s whimsical world like never before with this exclusive comic based on the Dr. Seuss graphic novel Green Eggs and Ham Take a Hike. Plus, enjoy a preview of the upcoming Dr. Seuss graphic novels Thing One and Thing Two Have Homework to Do!
Conan The Barbarian: Scourge of the Serpent Titan ComicsScourge of the Serpent, the newest epic Conan event, begins here! The serpent god’s influence tightens its coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will spiral together to answer a chilling question framed in past and present—What is Set’s grand plan for humanity and, now that it has begun, can it be stopped?
Minecraft: The Manga/ Beyblade X VIZ MediaIn Minecraft: The Manga, peaceful life in a perfectly constructed town sends ten-year-old Nico into mischief and off on an adventure to the ends of the Overworld. Then, in Beyblade X Bladers are ready to battle it out! They’ve set their sights on the top of The X tower and prepare to fight their way to victory.
Energon Universe SpecialSkybound Entertainment(W) Joshua Williamson, Robert Kirkman, Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Andrea Milana, Conor Hughes, Daniel Warren Johnson (CA) Andrea MilanaThe biggest names in comics bring you the biggest FCBD release of the year with three all new stories from the Energon Universe featuring G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS and VOID RIVALS! A perfect jumping-on point for new readers with huge revelations for long-time fans!
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Posted in: Comics, Current News | Tagged: black mirror, free comic book dayTwisted Comics is to publish a comic book adaptation of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror but you will get a taste on Free Comic Book DayArticle Summary
Twisted Comics to launch Black Mirror comic series in summer 2025, adapted from Charlie Brooker’s hit show.
Get a sneak peek on Free Comic Book Day, May 3rd, 2025; full comic list available on Bleeding Cool.
Unique partnership with Banijay Rights offers Black Mirror storylines in immersive comic format.
Pre-release material online; fans can register now to stay updated on comic developments.
This morning, Bleeding Cool ran the news that Neil Gibson’s Twisted Comics was to publish a comic book adaptation of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror, launching in the summer of 2025. But before that, you will get a taster on what is coming on the 3rd of May for Free Comic Book Day, the full listings of which Bleeding Cool also scooped earlier today.
The notification page for the new series has also gone live at blackmirrorcomics.com. Including the chance to be drawn into Black Mirror, the comic…
Twisted Comics signed a deal with Banijay Rights for a line of comic books based on Charlie Brooker’s Netflix/Channel 4 TV show Black Mirror. The line will contain “immersive comic books comprising iconic Black Mirror storylines,” with publication in mid-2025 and pre-release material online. Neil Gibson, founder and CEO of Twisted Comics, said: “It has long been a dream of mine to extend Black Mirror – one of my ‘hero brands’ – into comic book form. Now that dream is a reality, and I believe fans of the show will love what we are planning. Watch this space.” Kenny Diack, co-owner and Director of Twisted Comics added: “This unique partnership with Banijay Rights reflects Twisted Comics’ ambitions to be the go-to partner for creating and expanding IP and further builds on our work to date.”
“Black Mirror needs no introduction as one of television’s uniquely engrossing brands. The show’s unpredictable and unexpected episodes will be a perfect fit for this visionary comic book series, which we’re in no doubt will appeal to a whole new dimension of fans,” said David Christopher, Director of Licensing & Merchandising for Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of Black Mirror ancillary rights holder Banijay Entertainment. “I’d encourage fans to get registering now to keep updated on the comic’s developments and release.” Twisted Comics already publishes the anthology twist-in-the-tale series Twisted Dark, which has been compared to Black Mirror and previously adapted Stan Lee’s Lucky Man for comic books.
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After eluding chemists for 40 years, a mystery compound found in drinking water has finally been identified.
The compound – called chloronitramide anion – is previously unknown to science.
While it’s important to research the toxicity of the compound, independent experts say it’s no reason to avoid your tap water.
The compound forms, according to a paper in Science, as a by-product of common disinfectants called chloramines.
The mystery molecule has a very simple structure, by chemical standards: Cl-N-NO2–.
The researchers identified it in 40 samples of tap water from the USA, at an average concentration of 23 micrograms, or 0.00023 grams, per litre.
“This compound will be present in any chloramine system,” lead author Associate Professor Julian Fairey, a civil engineer at the University of Arkansas, USA, tells Cosmos.
“However, it could also form in systems that use chlorine or chlorine dioxide in which ammonia-nitrogen or other nitrogen-containing compounds are present.”
The compound was first detected more than 40 years ago, as an unidentified signal from an analysis using UV light.
Fairey began trying to unmask it 10 years ago. The tiny molecular size of the compound made it hard to pin down.
“It does seem like a long time coming!” he says.
“However, chloramine chemistry is complicated and until our recent work, the formation pathway of this mysterious compound was not well understood.”
Julian Fairey. Credit: University Relations
The researchers were able to identify it by making it from compounds used to disinfect water, and performing a number of analytical techniques to show it was the same thing as the mystery water feature.
Because no-one knew the compound’s identity, it’s not yet clear if it’s dangerous to human health. But computer modelling suggests it could be problematic.
“We plan to collaborate with toxicity experts to help assess the public health relevance of this compound,” says Fairey.
“It’s widely acknowledged that we don’t know the precise chemical identity of all the substances that form as byproducts from drinking water disinfection,” Professor Stuart Khan, a civil engineer at the University of Sydney, tells Cosmos.
Khan, who was not involved with the study, says that it would be useful to have occurrence and toxicity data for the compound.
“It’s not surprising – and it’s potentially very helpful – to see the science chugging away at gradually identifying more and more of the components,” he says.
“I agree that a toxicological investigation of this would be useful now that we know its identity, but I am not overly worried about my tap water,” says Professor Oliver Jones, a chemist at RMIT University, who also wasn’t involved with the research.
“The compound in question is not newly discovered, just newly defined.”
Fairey says that agencies need to develop analytical techniques for finding Cl-N-NO2– in drinking water, so it can be monitored.
“We also need to advance formation methods for this compound to generate sufficient quantities for health effects studies,” he says.
Khan adds that disinfecting drinking water “saves millions of illnesses and deaths”.
“The very low levels of toxicity that have been reported for disinfected drinking water are many orders of magnitude safer than a situation we would have without disinfection,” he says.
“I used to work in a lab in the US that had a sign on the wall that read ‘drinking water disinfection has allowed millions of people to live long enough to worry about disinfection byproducts’.
“That sign was, and remains, the truth!”
Credit: d3sign / Getty Images
After eluding chemists for 40 years, a mystery compound found in drinking water has finally been identified.
The compound – called chloronitramide anion – is previously unknown to science.
While it’s important to research the toxicity of the compound, independent experts say it’s no reason to avoid your tap water.
The compound forms, according to a paper in Science, as a by-product of common disinfectants called chloramines.
The mystery molecule has a very simple structure, by chemical standards: Cl-N-NO2–.
The researchers identified it in 40 samples of tap water from the USA, at an average concentration of 23 micrograms, or 0.00023 grams, per litre.
“This compound will be present in any chloramine system,” lead author Associate Professor Julian Fairey, a civil engineer at the University of Arkansas, USA, tells Cosmos.
“However, it could also form in systems that use chlorine or chlorine dioxide in which ammonia-nitrogen or other nitrogen-containing compounds are present.”
The compound was first detected more than 40 years ago, as an unidentified signal from an analysis using UV light.
Fairey began trying to unmask it 10 years ago. The tiny molecular size of the compound made it hard to pin down.
“It does seem like a long time coming!” he says.
“However, chloramine chemistry is complicated and until our recent work, the formation pathway of this mysterious compound was not well understood.”
Julian Fairey. Credit: University Relations
The researchers were able to identify it by making it from compounds used to disinfect water, and performing a number of analytical techniques to show it was the same thing as the mystery water feature.
Because no-one knew the compound’s identity, it’s not yet clear if it’s dangerous to human health. But computer modelling suggests it could be problematic.
“We plan to collaborate with toxicity experts to help assess the public health relevance of this compound,” says Fairey.
“It’s widely acknowledged that we don’t know the precise chemical identity of all the substances that form as byproducts from drinking water disinfection,” Professor Stuart Khan, a civil engineer at the University of Sydney, tells Cosmos.
Khan, who was not involved with the study, says that it would be useful to have occurrence and toxicity data for the compound.
“It’s not surprising – and it’s potentially very helpful – to see the science chugging away at gradually identifying more and more of the components,” he says.
“I agree that a toxicological investigation of this would be useful now that we know its identity, but I am not overly worried about my tap water,” says Professor Oliver Jones, a chemist at RMIT University, who also wasn’t involved with the research.
“The compound in question is not newly discovered, just newly defined.”
Fairey says that agencies need to develop analytical techniques for finding Cl-N-NO2– in drinking water, so it can be monitored.
“We also need to advance formation methods for this compound to generate sufficient quantities for health effects studies,” he says.
Khan adds that disinfecting drinking water “saves millions of illnesses and deaths”.
“The very low levels of toxicity that have been reported for disinfected drinking water are many orders of magnitude safer than a situation we would have without disinfection,” he says.
“I used to work in a lab in the US that had a sign on the wall that read ‘drinking water disinfection has allowed millions of people to live long enough to worry about disinfection byproducts’.
“That sign was, and remains, the truth!”
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Another Oregon destination has earned national attention, with the announcement of the Good Housekeeping 2025 Family Travel Awards. According to the website, “For Good Housekeeping’s third annual Family Travel Awards, we reviewed hundreds of submissions — ranging from luggage and booking platforms to cities, resorts, experiences and much more — to find the best options for every type of family.”The website also explains how the Good Housekeeping Institute goes about testing candidates for awards, with different procedures for different categories. When it comes to travel destinations, for example, travel professionals “assessed regions, resorts, attractions and more to find the best vacation destinations for every family size and trip preference. Our in-depth application form asked entrants to share everything from their typical guests and ideal times to visit to describing what made their destination award-worthy. Hotels and resorts also specified in-room amenities, pool features, recreational activities and other offerings while providing details around diversity, accessibility and sustainability efforts.”Next steps involved sending more than 85 “travel testers” to visit the destinations and evaluate them, in areas including the check-in experience, staff, crowds, Wifi reliability, and more.Among the winners in the “Beach Resorts” category is Surfsand Resort, in Cannon Beach. As the Good Housekeeping site says, some of the attributes that earned Surfsand Resort include sand dollar hunts at the beach, kite-flying lessons, hot dog roasts, shuttles to the Cannon Beach shopping district, bonfires on the beach, and a heated indoor pool that “takes the doldrums out of the locale’s often moody weather.”A travel tester note says, “The location is magic,” adding that her room faced Haystack Rock. “She suggests booking a ‘Haystack Room,’” the Good Housekeeping site says, “because the view of the 235-foot-tall wonder never gets old.”A $12 million renovation at Surfsand Resort was completed in June.— Kristi Turnquist covers features and entertainment. Reach her at 503-221-8227, [email protected] or @KristiturnquistOur journalism needs your support. Please become a subscriber today at OregonLive.com/subscribe
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AVONDALE, La. (press release) – Churchill Technology and Business Park, a 480-acre master-planned property on the West Bank, was recently designated as a Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Certified Site. This prestigious designation promotes a 25-acre site within Churchill Park as a competitive property that is ready to develop, low-risk, and ideal for a variety of new projects. Churchill Park is one of only two properties in Jefferson Parish that is certified through this program.
Churchill Park was born out of the Jefferson EDGE, Jefferson Parish’s long-term economic development strategic plan. In 2000, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) and key economic development stakeholders announced plans to create Churchill Park as part of a key strategy to spur development in one of the last remaining undeveloped tracts within the region’s hurricane protection system. Envisioned to be a vibrant, mixed-use business destination, Churchill Park embraces resilient, sustainable design and complements the area’s recreational amenities. At the height of its development, Churchill Park will serve as a connected campus of corporate offices, research laboratories, higher education and workforce training, hotel, medical uses, retail, restaurants, and residential development that blends seamlessly into the area’s natural beauty and offerings.
A LED Certified Site is a development-ready business site that is suitable for a business park, mixed-used development, or Planned Unit Development. Churchill Park passed a rigorous review process by Louisiana Economic Development and an independent third-party engineering firm to become a Certified Site. Through the application process, JEDCO submitted detailed information regarding legal control of the property for possible sale or lease, zoning restrictions, surveys, title work, environmental studies, soils analysis, and public infrastructure engineering, all of which was assessed for compliance and authenticity.
– Sponsors –
“This designation represents a significant step in bringing our vision for Churchill Park to life,” said JEDCO President and CEO Jerry Bologna. “Since Churchill Park’s conception, the JEDCO team has done significant due diligence to position this property as a premier destination for targeted industry and commercial development. Becoming an LED Certified Site affords Churchill Park a competitive advantage, both regionally, statewide, and on a national level. This is a substantial tool in our toolbox to attract transformative economic development projects to Jefferson Parish.”
LED Certified Sites are marketed to potential companies that may have an interest in leasing or developing the site, resulting in new jobs, investment, and tax revenue for the Parish. The designation signals a commitment to driving new tenants to the property and creating new economic development opportunities for the region. Certified Sites are relatively risk free and ensure that a potential client’s construction is more likely to remain on schedule.
“Possessing an extensive catalog of sites that have undergone a rigorous review process is crucial to giving Louisiana a competitive edge against our competitor states,” LED Chief Economic Competitiveness Officer Ileana Ledet said. “LED Certified Sites alleviate the stress factors that influence business decisions during startup and expansion- namely, time, risk and money. Congratulations to our partners at JEDCO, we are proud to add the Churchill Technology and Business Park to our state’s growing portfolio of competitive advantages.”
– Partner Content –
JEDCO partnered with Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) and Entergy Louisiana to pursue certification of Churchill Park. GNO, Inc. used state funds to support the application process, providing up to 75% of the cost needed for due diligence studies and engineering.
“The certification of Churchill Park is a significant milestone for Jefferson Parish and the Greater New Orleans region,” said Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc. “This designation makes explicit the location’s readiness for development, making it a highly competitive option for businesses looking to invest and create jobs in Jefferson Parish and Greater New Orleans. We commend JEDCO and the local partners involved for their vision and commitment to making the region a leading destination for business development.”
Churchill Park continues to be a priority for JEDCO and partners at the local, regional, and state level. The State Bond Commission recently voted to approve capital outlay funding for the construction of a new North-South roadway in Churchill Park, enhancing access to the Park’s facilities and increasing infrastructure growth in the area. This roadway will serve as the main entryway into Churchill Technology & Business Park’s commercial district.
– Sponsors –
Churchill Park’s current tenants include JEDCO, the JEDCO Conference Center, the top performing Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy, and Delgado Community College River City Campus and Advance Manufacturing Center. It will also be the future home of the Greater New Orleans Food & Beverage Incubator, a facility aimed at fulfilling a critical need in Southeast Louisiana.