In a statement released by Councilmember Nguyen related to progress made after the tornado that tore through New Orleans East on February 7, 2017, it was reported that on February 6, 2020 the New Orleans City Council approved an Industrial Tax Exemption (ITE) to incentivize Iriapak, a 25-year old business based in Vergiate, Italy, to establish new production in the area. Iriapak specializes in the printing of plastic paper packaging products used by the top producers of home paper products such as tissue and paper towels.