2006-2007 Project Announcements - State Incentives

Project Name Description Type Investments $ New Jobs Retained Parish
International Matex Tank terminal Expansion 5,000,000 22 0 St. Charles
Textron Ship manufacturing Expansion 134,000,000 60 280 St. Tammany/
Orleans
Lockheed Aerospace manufacturing Expansion 200,000,000 200 0 Orleans
United Cement Group Cement terminal New 5,000,000 120 0 St. Bernard
Marathon Oil refinery Expansion 3,200,000,000 250 * St. John
Boeing Aerospace manufacturing New 500,000 20 0 Orleans
Stock Building Supply Building products New 12,000,000 100 * Tangipahoa
Cabot Corporation Chemical manufacturing Expansion 14,500,000 20 265 Jefferson
Green Earth Fuels Biodiesel plant New 60,000,000 47 0 Jefferson
Environmental Coating Chemical manufacturing Expansion 1,000,000 50 0 St. James
Rooms to Go Furniture retailer New 4,000,000 350 * St. Tammany
Laitram Machinery manufacturing New 75,000,000 250 0 Tangipahoa
Dow Chemical manufacturing Expansion 10,000,000 10 0 St. Charles
Grand Isle Shipyards Ship manufacturing Expansion 1,000,000 75 0 Washington
Renewal Energy Group Biodiesel plant New 80,000,000 25 0 St. Charles
Transcarbon (Faustina) Ammonia Plant New 1,600,000,000 200 0 St. James
TOTALS 5,402,000,000 1799 545 _
Source: Louisiana Economic Development

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