Loren Scott: Industrial spending boost will mean ‘a great time for our part of the world’

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Billions of dollars in spending for industrial plants and infrastructure will boost the Capital Region’s construction sector over the next two years, economist Loren Scott says.  Relatively low natural gas prices compared to Europe and Asia will fuel petrochemical growth in south Louisiana and southeast Texas, he says.  “This is going to be a great

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