Katoen Natie has announced a $25,000,000 plant expansion in far north Baton Rouge - 70807! Their facility is located just off of Thomas Rd and Scenic Hwy. This expansion will create 13 new jobs, retain 22 existing jobs and will generate 9 indirect positions. It will be located at the company’s Baton Rouge Polymers Terminal and support Louisiana’s growing specialty chemicals and advanced materials industries. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sa

Huge economic news coming to the West Bank of Ascension Parish - Linde is investing $400,000,000 to build the largest air separating unit system along the entire Mississippi River Corridor! This project will be built in the new River Place MegaPlex currently under construction along the West Bank of Ascension Parish in/along Donaldsonville. This new project will supply oxygen and nitrogen essentials to the Blue Point Number One plant. It is estimated that this will create 15

Pipe And Steel Industrial has announced a $5,100,000 expansion to their existing Denham Springs/Livingston Parish facility! This is the second major expansion at their Denham Springs facility in the last 2 years. It is expected to create 20 new permanent jobs paying an average salary of $62,400 and to create an additional 36 temporary jobs. Click on this link to review all currently available homes for sale in Denham Springs, LA 70726. Are you interested in buying or selling

Hood Container has announced a $120,000,000 investment in their existing packaging and paper production plant in St Francisville, 70775! This plant was originally constructed in 1950 and has been an integral part of the St Francisville and West Feliciana Parish's economy since that time. This project will retain 295 existing jobs and is expected to create 819 indirect jobs during the construction/expansion phase. It is also expected that the retained jobs will pay at about

PALA Interstate has announced a $2,000,000 investment at their existing, 37 acre metal fabrication site in Denham Springs, LA - 70726! The project is expected to add 14 brand new jobs, create 26 new indirect jobs and will retain the 35 existing employees at PALA's current job site. PALA is a 50 year old Louisiana company headquartered in Baton Rouge with its manufacturing facility in Denham Springs and is 100% employee owned. More good news for the housing sector in Denha

In a big win for Brusly, LA, West Baton Rouge Parish and the Greater Baton Rouge Area in general, SNT has selected Brusly as the home of their newest consolidated manufacturing facility with a $60,000,000 investment! This project is expected to create 275 direct jobs and 418 indirect jobs. The direct, permanent jobs created will be huge for the Brusly and WBR Parish which will drive further economic development and new home construction across the Mississippi River. The pro

Site Selection Magazine has named Baton Rouge as a Top 10 US Metro Area for Economic Growth! The magazine analyzed data from 2021 - 2025 including metrics measuring project affiliated job creation and capital expenditures in conjunction with funding received from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This ranking is important as companies evaluate their options in either relocating their operations to Baton Rouge or expanding their already existing operations based locally. Th

Orion Engineers + Constructors has elected to move their corporate headquarters from Alabama to Baton Rouge! This is an important and visible win for the Baton Rouge economy and a very public endorsement of the economic climate of our city. The company already has a facility in South Baton Rouge - 70810, currently employing 45 workers. This relocation is expected to add 50 brand new, high paying jobs to the Baton Rouge economy with an average salary of $100,000 per job. Th

New exciting economic news for Baton Rouge has just dropped. ChillCo which is an commercial HVAC company headquartered in St Tammany Parish is expanding their Baton Rouge based facility. Their Baton Rouge operation has been in place for 15 years, but the company has now decided to purchase and expand their current facility. They are spending $2,400,000 to refurbish, renovate and expand their facility on Airline Hwy in Baton Rouge which they expect to be complete in about 6

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