How Baton Rouge area industry leaders feel about the future
The Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance’s newly released Q3 economic outlook survey shows that the association’s members expect capital spending, hiring and production to increase, though...
EV battery component manufacturing poised to be Louisiana’s next big industry
It’s not likely that Louisiana’s fledgling electric vehicle battery industry would even exist without federal assistance, but state economic leaders really don’t care.
As Baton...
Where the Capital Region industrial real estate market currently stands
It is a great time to be an industrial real estate landlord in the Capital Region, according to Evan Scroggs with Lee and Associates...
See how H&E’s repositioning strategy is paying off
After opening six new branches in the spring, H&E Equipment Services ended the second quarter with 149 locations across 31 states.
The company’s branch footprint...
ExxonMobil profits surge in second quarter
ExxonMobil banked one of its highest profits for a second quarter—bolstered by record production in the Permian Basin and Guyana—as it stretched its lead...
Chevron moves headquarters to Houston
Oil and gas giant Chevron is moving its headquarters from California to Houston executives announced Friday morning. While the company’s top two executives will...
ExxonMobil, CF Industries ink carbon capture deal
ExxonMobil has signed its fourth carbon capture and storage (CCS) agreement with CF Industries in Yazoo City, Miss., reports World Oil. The project aims...
BASF stays the course despite flat earnings
BASF backed its full-year outlook despite posting flat second-quarter earnings after cost-saving measures offset a decline in sales due to lower prices across all...
Report questions economic feasibility of a $1.3B Ascension chemical plant
A $1.3 billion chemical production facility to be built in Ascension Parish by Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi is economically questionable and unnecessarily increases greenhouse gas...
Shell backs off increased use of ‘advanced recycling’ despite successful Louisiana launch
Shell has backed away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of "advanced recycling," reports The Guardian. Advanced recycling involves breaking down plastic...
