Manufacturing - Baton Rouge Business Report

Will ExxonMobil be bringing an advanced recycling facility to Baton Rouge?

ExxonMobil is considering Baton Rouge for a new advanced recycling facility that would repurpose traditionally hard-to-process plastics.

CF Industries buying IPL’s south Louisiana ammonia complex for $1.7B

CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement...

Southwest Louisiana’s transformation was borne of adversity

Southwest Louisiana has proved that it can take challenges in stride, Site Selection magazine...

Performance Contractors earns national Contractor of the Year honors

Performance Contractors Inc. has been named Contractor of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors.

Judge rules against Folgers in tax exemption lawsuit

An Orleans Parish judge lifted an injunction in the Folgers Coffee Co. tax exemption...

Venture Global moving forward with the second phase of its Plaquemines LNG project

Venture Global LNG Inc. said Monday that it would go forward with the second...

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Baton Rouge area set for industrial surge, but where will the workers come from?

The labor forces of many industrial contractors in the Capital City are already maxed out and it could get a lot worse should an abundance of expected projects crank up later this year and into 2024.

Albert Fraenkel II, Baton Rouge furniture company founder, dies at 94

Albert Fraenkel II, founder of Fraenkel Wholesale Furniture Co., an upholstery and mattress manufacturer and furniture distributor, died late last month. He was 94.

Construction tsunami

With several chemical and renewables projects on the horizon, Baton Rouge’s industrial labor bottleneck could soon reach a breaking point.

Why US manufacturers have some reason for optimism

American manufacturers were slightly less morose last month, The Wall Street Journal reports.