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Placid Refining moving headquarters from Dallas to Baton Rouge

Placid Refining will move its headquarters from Dallas to Baton Rouge and modernize its existing local facility in Port Allen, investing $66 million in...

Transformation of Lake Charles borne of adversity

Southwest Louisiana has proved that it can take challenges in stride, reports Site Selection magazine. Nearly 20 years ago, much of the region needed...

Three Baton Rouge contractors rank among nation’s top five in performance

Three Baton Rouge-based companies made the top five on Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Top Performance list, a ranking of its commercial and industrial...

Baton Rouge area set for industrial surge, but where will the workers come from?

The labor forces of many industrial contractors in the Capital City are already maxed out and it could get a lot worse should an...

Shell, Gulf Wind Technology partnering on $10 million wind power initiative at Avondale

New Orleans-based Gulf Wind Technology is partnering with Shell on a multimillion-dollar project to create a wind power research and technology program at the...

Enrollment in Capital Region trade programs dips as need grows

Enrollment for welding programs and other in-demand trades has fallen in Louisiana over the last five years even as demand for skilled workers for...

PBF Energy, Eni Sustainable Mobility partner in Chalmette biofuels project

Eni Sustainable Mobility and PBF Energy Inc. have announced plans to partner in a 50-50 joint venture, St. Bernard Renewables LLC (SBR), for the...

Construction industry leads Louisiana unemployment claims

Unemployment claims in Louisiana have ticked upward since the beginning of December, following several consecutive months of record-low jobless rates, according to the Louisiana...

State’s productivity trails national average

While the U.S. economy as a whole has grappled with a series of productivity-sapping crises over the past couple of decades—9/11 and its aftermath;...
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Construction sector helps Baton Rouge hit pre-pandemic jobs total

The Capital Region hit its pre-pandemic jobs total in December following six straight months of growth, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. Recent gains in...

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