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News alert: ExxonMobil proposing $240M upgrade to Baton Rouge refinery 

ExxonMobil is proposing a more than $240 million investment at its north Baton Rouge refinery that will include upgrades and installation of new technology and equipment designed to make the facility more competitive and efficient.

Louisiana’s oil and gas industry braces for Biden administration

Louisiana’s oil and gas industry is bracing for the incoming Biden administration, with leaders...

Baton Rouge employers weighing whether to mandate vaccinations

Now that the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Louisiana and are...

Majority of American small businesses see worst coronavirus impact still ahead

Most small business owners across the country believe the worst of the coronavirus pandemic...

Industrial services company planning $2M expansion

Gulf Coast Hydrostatic Testers intends to invest some $2 million and hire 30 additional employees.

Baton Rouge Realtors change rules: No more ‘$10 and OVC’ allowed on the MLS 

The Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors has updated its regulations to require brokers to record the actual sale price of property transactions in the Multiple Listing Service.
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Petroleum Service Corporation acquires assets from Fryoux Tankerman Service

Petroleum Service Corporation, the Baton Rouge-based portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired...

Belle of Baton Rouge buyers scoop up Hollywood Casino operations for $28 million

Two weeks after announcing it would buy the Belle of Baton Rouge, the Illinois-based riverboat operator Casino Queen is moving forward with plans to also buy the operations of Hollywood Casino. 

Chicken Shack owners planning new restaurant near LSU

Joe Delpit, owner of Chicken Shack, considered by many to be Baton Rouge’s longest running restaurant, received a permit late last week to begin construction on a new Highland Road restaurant.

Louisiana’s Gordon Technologies acquires Lodestar International 

Gordon Technologies, which produces technology for the oil and gas industry, has acquired Lodestar...