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2019 economy: A forecast for renewed growth
After enjoying three years of solid job growth, the Baton Rouge area economy began to slow in 2018 as the industrial construction boom, which...
2019 Industry: Exxon Mobil’s Baton Rouge future … ITEP and plastics
ExxonMobil has a big decision to make in early 2019 involving Baton Rouge, and whatever it decides will have major implications for the city’s...
DOTD to temporarily close Sunshine Bridge next weekend
The state Department of Transportation and Development will close the Sunshine Bridge to traffic next weekend—Jan. 19-20—for continued repairs.
Work crews will be installing new...
There’s a hotel boom in Ascension Parish and industrial corridor
Traveling along Interstate 10 through Gonzales, it’s hard to miss the abundance of hotels—from Holiday and Hampton Inns to SpringHill and Comfort Suites—that have...
Exxon defends ITEP requests ahead of state board meeting
Controversy surrounding the Industrial Tax Exemption program is brewing again ahead of Friday’s state Board of Commerce and Industry meeting where the board is...
Baton Rouge industry will benefit if deeper Mississippi River channel happens
If an Army Corps of Engineers plan to deepen the Mississippi River channel to Baton Rouge moves forward, as appears likely, a variety of...
Baton Rouge industry will get boost from Mississippi River deepening plan
If an Army Corps of Engineers plan to deepen the Mississippi River channel to Baton Rouge moves forward, as appears likely, a variety of...
Could Appalachia be natural gas competition for Louisiana?
Energy Secretary Rick Perry wants the U.S. to diversify its petrochemical infrastructure beyond Texas and Louisiana.
At an event last week, according to 10/12 Industry Report, Perry...
Louisiana offshore port sets crude oil shipping record
The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port is pushing out the most crude oil it’s shipped in any one month since the terminal began supertanker exports...
Truckers have a slow haul navigating Baton Rouge I-10 traffic
LONG DETOUR: Chance McNeely, executive director of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, says long-haul truckers, in an effort to avoid Baton Rouge traffic, are willing...
Is there actually hope for a new Mississippi River bridge?
CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Scott Kirkpatrick, executive director of the Capital Region Industry for Sustainable Infrastructure, says a new Mississippi River bridge, along with a planned...
The ITEP debate at a glance
Industrial behemoths—like ExxonMobil, which officials say is considering an expansion of its Baton Rouge operations—are paying close attention to how the ITEP issue is...
Capital Region industry bracing for impact of trade war with China
BREWING THREAT: President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping have expressed their friendship but increasingly their talk has been about imposing tariffs...
Launch: Eyes on the Gulf
These are interesting times for the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico, which is so critical to the economic fates of families and businesses...
ExxonMobil’s new aviation lubrication plant in Louisiana is designed to satisfy a growing global...
ExxonMobil celebrated the first birthday of its newest Baton Rouge-area plant last summer with an open house for public officials and the media.
The 90,000-square-foot...
OSHA regulations aren’t changing much under Trump, but manufacturers may have a different kind...
The Trump administration has promised to roll back regulations that it says are handcuffing businesses and stifling the economy, and it has shown particular...
Meet south Louisiana’s rising industry talent—all of them under the age of 40
There is talk of “the great crew change” in the oil and gas business, and many companies throughout the petrochemical sector and other heavy...
An executive program in Robert builds a better future for energy sector WBEs
For a week in November, a group of 29 female leaders from the U.S. energy sector met at Shell’s Robert, Louisiana, training and conference...
Maps of the largest industrial projects driving growth in south Louisiana
($25M-$250M)
Louisiana industrial projects announced or proposed since Jan.1, 2014, with projected capital investment of
$25 million-$250 million. Second line shows projected capital investment and direct...
A production surge is on its way to the Gulf Coast. Is the supply...
The ripple effects of the shale boom will likely be felt far downstream. In December, panelists at the Petrochemical Supply Chain & Logistics Conference...
