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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

A condensed PTEC training program in southwest Louisiana helps working adults who already have degrees retrain for industry jobs

Bryan “Beau” Batulis of Lake Charles was 31 years old and ready for a...

A new container-on-barge shuttle service between the Port of New Orleans and Baton Rouge provides the booming chemical industry with another option to move...

As the chemical industry continues to boom in Louisiana and the Gulf South region,...

Louisiana-grown LandBros is making a mark in the use of drones for industrial photography, safety and risk control

One day last fall, Danny Landry was flying to San Marcos, Texas, for a...

Nearly 313 acres purchased for Comite River Diversion Canal land mitigation

The Amite River Basin Commission purchased nearly 313 acres of land last week in...

With river frontage for industry dwindling, Ascension Parish eyes ways to maximize what’s left

For generations, Mark Noel’s family has owned 1,000 acres of riverfront property in the...

Dow joins LCTCS in a public-private partnership to train more industry workers

The Dow Chemical Co. will expand the Dow U.S. Apprenticeship Program to include two...

My toughest challenge: Ann Forte Trappey, P.E.

Position: President/CEO Company: Forte and Tablada What they do: Baton Rouge-based Forte and Tablada specializes in surveying and engineering design of...

New DEQ secretary Chuck Carr Brown urges industry to be pro-active, considers fee increases

Viewing his appointment as a homecoming of sorts, Dr. Chuck Carr Brown took over as...

A conversation with Don Pierson, secretary of Louisiana Economic Development

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ new economic development chief, Don Pierson, credits his military background...

Long underrepresented in manufacturing, today’s women are changing the face of the workforce at Louisiana plants

Everything seemed to be going according to plan for Lauren Cordell, a Sulphur High...
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