Construction & Design

Element 25 approved for $57 million in tax incentives for Ascension Parish facility

Element 25 Ltd. has achieved all of the state's Industrial Tax Exempt Program (ITEP) requirements to support a lithium-ion battery grade high purity manganese...

Manufacturing construction hits $210 billion annually

Manufacturing-related construction hit a $210 billion annual rate in November, more than triple the average rate in the 2010s, according to census data out...
Megaprojects

BLS: Louisiana is second best southern state for construction jobs

Louisiana ranks as the 9th best state for construction jobs in the U.S., outranking all other southern states except for West Virginia, reports LBM...

Wind, solar and battery industries grew this year despite economic challenges

Led by new solar power, the world added renewable energy at breakneck speed in 2023, a trend that if amplified will help Earth turn...

LNG terminals’ need for natural gas fuels pipeline construction boom

More than 20 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas pipeline capacity is under construction, partly completed, or approved to deliver natural gas...

Fertilizer company cancels plans for Jefferson Parish ammonia plant

A Texas fertilizer company announced last week that it has halted its plans to build an ammonia plant in Jefferson Parish, reports Louisiana Illuminator....

West Feliciana foundry plans $7.4M modernization project

Howell Foundry, an industrial metal casting company, is investing $7.4 million to upgrade its processing facility in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Economic Development announced. The...

Louisiana tops $25 billion in capital investment in 2023

Louisiana is marking its seventh consecutive year-over-year capital investment growth as it nears the end of 2023 with more than $25 billion in new...

Ascension Parish eyed for potential $350M manufacturing facility

A Chinese-owned producer of materials for rechargeable batteries is considering building a $350 million manufacturing plant in Ascension Parish, state and company officials announced...

Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberland, including 1.39 million acres in Louisiana, last week announced it is investing $96.2 million...

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