Manufacturing

Managers of regional industrial sites expect production, spending and hiring to remain fairly steady...

Crescent Crown Distributors last week purchased 17 acres of land on Oak Villa Boulevard, behind the Cortana-area Walmart. 

A $1.1 billion solar panel manufacturing facility broke ground today in Iberia Parish. 

If you want to challenge the status quo, you have to believe that the status quo is not acceptable. 

ExxonMobil has plans for a new facility in West Baton Rouge specializing in manufacturing durable resins for use in sustainable construction and renewable energy.

ExxonMobil is in the early stages of bringing a project to support growing microchip manufacturing in the U.S. into Baton Rouge. 

The manufacturing and construction sectors boosted the Baton Rouge area’s GDP by almost $2.2 billion between 2021 and 2022, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s monthly economic indicator dashboard released today.

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council later this month will consider granting a property tax exemption to ExxonMobil estimated to be worth about $8.6 million over 10 years. 

Green hydrogen is being touted around the world as a clean energy solution to take the carbon out of high-emitting sectors like transport and industrial manufacturing. 

The Planning Commission, during its October meeting, will consider Capitol City Produce’s plans for expansion.