Manufacturing

Turner Industries Executive Chairman Roland Toups is taking a step back from the company’s daily operations and transitioning into more of an advisory role, says his son Stephen Toups, who has been named CEO.

Through the project, announced last year, Shintech will create 30 new direct jobs. The company expects the expansion to create up to 2,400 construction jobs, with construction slated to wrap toward the end of 2023. 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s year-end lookback includes 17 new business or expansion announcements representing 1,800 new direct jobs and $8 billion in capital investment.

Businesses rattled by high logistics costs and freight bottlenecks over the past several months are extending the workarounds they adopted and taking on new strategies to ease supply chain pain in the new year.

A study commissioned by the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District recently found that...

Amazon’s plans to redevelop the former Cortana Mall site into a 3.5 million-square-foot fulfillment center was perhaps the year’s biggest economic development news.

Amazon has been rapidly expanding into areas that are designated for special tax incentives, according to a recent analysis that comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the e-commerce giant, The Washington Post reports.

Capital Region plant managers expect steady or growing investment, production and employment over the next six months, according to a Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance survey.

Gonzales-based Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC, which provides technical maintenance services to chemical, refining, renewable, and industrial clients, today announced the acquisition of Midwest Cooling Tower Services from Dorilton Capital.

Sluggish growth in the industrial sector is preventing the number of Louisiana construction jobs from bouncing back to their pre-pandemic levels, though that might be about to change, says Ken Naquin, CEO of the Louisiana Association of General Contractors.