Manufacturing

LED finalizes investment in rail spur at the Port of Columbia

Louisiana Economic Development has finalized a $1 million FastSites investment to help fund a...

Louisiana Cat plans hiring, facility expansion amid industrial boom

A surge in shipbuilding, LNG and data center activity is driving rapid growth in...

Bernhard Capital completes exit from inaugural fund with sale of Epic Piping

The sale of United Weld Holdings, the parent company of Epic Piping and BendTec,...

Inside the deals behind Hyundai Steel’s $5.8B Ascension investment

Ascension Parish on Tuesday released economic development documents related to Hyundai Steel’s $5.8 billion...

Civil contractor Forgen to grow Gulf Coast operations with a Baton Rouge office

Forgen, a heavy civil and environmental construction company, has opened a Baton Rouge office...

Five questions for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge’s next leader

With Executive Director Jay Hardman set to retire after 26 years with the Port...

Dove Group is moving forward with a $10.7M Geismar expansion

Local commercial HVAC and mechanical contractor Dove Group has received a construction permit to...

Hyundai is seeking $900M in tax-exempt bonds. The proposal is drawing pushback

Opponents of Hyundai’s planned $5.8 billion Ascension Parish steel mill on Monday urged state...

Louisiana concrete companies join forces to capitalize on construction boom

Two Louisiana concrete suppliers are joining forces with two out-of-state companies to pursue large-scale...

HVAC supplier expanding local operations with Mid City building purchase

CIS Industries is expanding its Baton Rouge operations with the acquisition of the former...