Manufacturing

River Road Coffees remains a hidden gem in Baton Rouge

(Photo by Don Kadair) John Melancon, a 30-year veteran of the coffee industry, had a...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Adrian E. Kaiser III, Acme Refrigeration

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Adrian E. Kaiser III Position: President of Acme Refrigeration of Baton...

Union Pacific and a Louisiana drilling company take the tension between surface and mineral rights to extremes

(AP Photo: Union Pacific) On a Pointe Coupee plantation rich with Louisiana history, the nation’s...

Bernhard Capital Partners acquires Metairie-based The MCC Group

Bernhard Capital Partners, the private equity firm founded by Jim Bernhard and his top...

Baton Rouge named second most competitive city in North America for chemical and plastics industry

Baton Rouge is ranked as the No. 2 city for economic development in the...

The industrial construction boom is taking longer than expected to happen, but that’s a good thing

When Loren Scott delivered his annual Louisiana Economic Outlook earlier this month, one of...
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Another large methanol plant planned in St. James Parish

Pending permit approvals and a final investment decision, Houston-based Syngas Energy Holdings announced today...

White Castle biomass plant on schedule to begin turning sugar cane waste into fuel in July

The biorefinery being installed by NRF BioEnergy at a White Castle sugar mill, which...

Capital Region plant managers expect hiring, spending to stabilize over next six months, survey shows

A survey of 41 Capital Region plant managers by the Greater Baton Rouge Industrial...

Louisiana entrepreneur: Richard Woods

(Photography by Collin Richie: Richard Woods) Position: Owner and CEO Companies: Albany Woodworks and Waste to...