Manufacturing

Rare earth processing plant to be built in Louisiana

Canadian company Ucore Rare Metals Inc. today announced it has chosen Louisiana for its...

Baton Rouge’s warehouse market still strong despite slowing national demand

Demand for warehouse space in Baton Rouge remains high, even as The Wall Street Journal reports that the national market is showing signs of slowing.

Companies get $320M in grants to make EV battery components in Louisiana 

Two companies will receive $320 million to manufacture battery components in Louisiana for electric vehicles as part of $2.8 billion in grants included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that were awarded by the Biden Administration today. 

Red-hot warehouse market shows signs of slowing 

A pandemic-driven boom in warehousing demand is showing signs of slowing, The Wall Street...

Baton Rouge tank barge operator GMS acquired by Parker Towing

General Marine Services, the Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator, has been purchased by Tuscaloosa's Parker Towing Co.

Parker Host opens Avondale Global Gateway

Parker Host announced last week that it had transformed the former Avondale Shipyards into...
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Low water levels on Mississippi River pose another economic threat 

The U.S. supply chain might be on the receiving end of a 1-2 punch that could crater an economy veering toward a possible recession.

Louisiana petrochemical sector betting big on carbon capture 

For decades, mounting concerns about climate change and the growing scientific consensus that carbon dioxide emissions contribute to a warming planet were seen as existential threats to Louisiana industry

ExxonMobil partners with CF Industries in first Louisiana project for new ‘low carbon’ division

ExxonMobil has agreed to capture and permanently store up to 2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from CF Industries’ manufacturing complex in Donaldsonville.

ITEP cost local governments $1.5B in foregone revenue in 2021, EBR $28.7M

Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program cost Louisiana local governments $1.5 billion in foregone property tax revenue in calendar year 2021