Ford, Bacon Davis opening new Industriplex office

Baton Rouge-based Ford, Bacon & Davis plans to open later this week a third local office, at 11777 Industriplex Blvd., that could accommodate as many as 200 employees. That location is a short distance from the firm’s headquarters and second office in town. “FB&D plans to initially transfer one large client task force into this facility and may move additional engineering functions to this location from either the Lakeland Park [Boulevard] or Coursey [Boulevard] office locations in the future,” according to a prepared statement from Bill Jeansonne at Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate. Jeansonne represented the firm in its acquisition of the 31,000-square-foot office it plans to open Friday. It sits on 3.1 acres of land, was previously occupied by Capital One Bank, and was originally built in 1996 for Federal Express. Ford, Bacon & Davis is ranked as the 53rd-largest private company in the Capital Region in Business Report‘s 2012 Top 100 listing of private companies. The firm reported revenue of about $66.2 million in 2011, a 36.3% increase from 2010, when it reported $48.5 million in revenue and was ranked No. 59. In December, the firm announced it had reached a record-high number of employees, with 673 on the payroll. In addition to Baton Rouge, it also has offices in New Orleans, West Monroe, and Greenville, S.C.