Hyundai-POSCO secures air permit for $5.8B Ascension steel mill
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has approved an expedited air permit for Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel’s proposed $5.8 billion steel mill in Ascension Parish.
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ExxonMobil to invest $250M in new Port Allen resin facility
ExxonMobil has announced that it will invest more than $250 million in "Project Holly," a new resin manufacturing facility at its Port Allen Lubricants...
Coalition sues Vermilion Parish Police Jury for alleged violations in SpaceX deal
In a recently filed lawsuit, the Vermilion Citizens Coalition allege that the Vermilion Parish Police Jury and its industrial development board committed eight violations...
GBRIA: Construction labor demand to surge some 40 percent in the Baton Rouge region
A a new labor forecast from the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance predicts the demand for skilled laborers will soon jump some 40 percent...
Environmental groups criticize DEQ on sluggish Clean Air Act response in Lake Charles
Two local environmental groups are criticizing the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for its tardiness in identifying and penalizing Clean Air Act violations in...
JRE Capital, Ratcliff Development to build 200,000-square-foot distribution facility in Geismar logistics park
Ratcliff Development and JRE Capital announced their plans this week for a new 200,000-square-foot Class A tilt-wall, rear-load distribution facility at the nearly 200-acre...
Planned $277M heavy rare earths facility at the Port of Vinton gets financial backing
Aclara Resources has received a letter of interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for up to $750 million to support Project Dynamo, its planned...
Carencro’s Coastal Machine & Supply preps for SpaceX with $25.5 million expansion
Coastal Machine & Supply plans to invest $25.5 million to expand its Carencro facility by 120,000 square feet and add production lines for aerospace...
Lengthy Hyundai air permit hearing attracts supporters and critics in Donaldsonville
A public hearing over the Hyundai-POSCO Louisiana Steel’s proposed air permit lasted more than four hours Tuesday night in Donaldsonville, with supporters touting the...
SpaceX gets $27.5B tax incentives package for Louisiana deal
SpaceX stands to receive an estimated $27.5 billion in tax incentives as part of its $100 billion Starbase Louisiana facility in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
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