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West Monroe is final stop on state's rural revitalization informational events tour

Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson is among 34 international business and economic leaders appointed to the U.S. Investment Advisory Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. The group will serve a two-year term, advising Raimondo on how government policies and programs affect the United States’ ability to attract and facilitate foreign business investment.

Sixteen Louisiana-based, growth-oriented companies are the third group of participants in the American Academy of Entrepreneurs, a program designed to accelerate business growth and develop relationships among second-stage companies. The initiative is made possible through a collaboration by Louisiana Economic Development and the Michigan-based Edward Lowe Foundation.

BASF announced a final investment decision on a $780 million project to double production capacity at its chemical manufacturing complex in Ascension Parish, marking the launch of the third and final phase of an expansion plan announced in 2018.

Governor John Bel Edwards announced the start of construction Monday on a $110 million lumber production facility that will support the creation of nearly 500 new jobs in northwest Louisiana.

Arbor Renewable Gas LLC, a Houston-based company formed in 2019 that produces renewable gasoline and green hydrogen from wood waste and forest residue, is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility employing carbon capture and sequestration emissions-reduction technology.

One of the nation’s leading economic development trade publications has presented Louisiana with a 2022 Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state as one of the nation’s leaders in statewide capital investment and job creation during 2021.

In a move designed to further prepare Louisiana’s workforce for high-paying high-tech jobs, Louisiana Economic Development announced today it will engage Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content, to assist higher education institutions in training and certifying students in real-time 3D (RT3D) skills.

AEP, which is based in Columbus, Ohio, will develop the 77,000 square foot facility on 30 acres in Shreveport.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards and Air Products’ Chairman, President and CEO Seifi Ghasemi announced the company will develop a $4.5 billion…