Welcome to the Ascension Economic Development Corp. web site representing the economic development efforts of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Ascension Parish is positioned on Interstate-10 between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana’s largest metropolitan areas. It is the state’s 2nd fastest growing area where businesses and residents can truly "Experience the Ascension Advantage" by drawing upon the resources of two metro areas, while being part of a thriving suburban community.
- The fastest growing parish in Louisiana and 9th in the
U.S.
- Home to two deep water access
megasites available for industrial development
- Fortune 500 companies such as Air Products and Honeywell
- Available industrial buildings
- Access to 4 interstates and 3 deepwater ports within 60 miles, and
3 Class I railroads in the parish
- 10 area colleges, 2 medical schools and several research centers
- Telecommunications system offers an advanced digital and fiber optic network
- Recreation opportunities and historic locations
ONLINE TOUR
Take a quick tour to learn about economic
development within Ascension Parish
Powerpoint 643kb
Recent Locations and Expansions in Ascension Parish
Major Locations 2006-2009
- Tyson-Syntroleum Biofuels Plant-$126
million, 45 jobs*
- Kelloggs Distribution Center-$1m, 28 jobs*
- Kinder Morgan Liquid Bulk Storage Facility
- $37m, 43 jobs*
- 84 Lumber Distribution Facility - $3.5m, 20
jobs* (Closed April 2008)
- Cabela's -Outdoors Sports Retailer-$40m,
350 jobs
- International Marine Tank Liquid Terminal,
$165m, 100 jobs
*AEDC Assisted
Recent Expansions 2006-2009
- Rubicon, $100m, 25 jobs
- Dupont, $66m, 5 jobs*
- Pearce Foundry, $2.5m, 15 jobs*
- Bevel Tech, $2.5m, 20 jobs*
- St. Elizabeth's Hospital, $28m
- Westlake Chemical, $300 million, 125 jobs*
*AEDC Assisted
RELEASES
|
AEDC hires Eades as President/CEO (Sorrento, LA, January 29, 2009) Ascension Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors ended the nationwide search and voted unanimously on Wednesday, January 28 to hire J. Michael Eades for the vacant position of President/CEO.
MORE>> |
|
Five food incubator tenants receive over $12,000 in grants from cultural foundation (Gonzales, LA, November 26, 2008) The Louisiana Edible Creations Center
(LECC), Louisiana’s only incubator dedicated to the food entrepreneur operated by the Ascension Economic Development Corporation
(AEDC) in Gonzales, announces that five LECC tenants are the recipients of the Fall grant award from the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation
(LCEF), a newly formed foundation under the Lt. Governor’s office to promote the cultural economy in Louisiana.
MORE>>
|
|
AEDC signs option to purchase agreement on Geismar site for business park development (Sorrento, LA, November 24, 2008) The Ascension Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) has signed an option to purchase agreement on a 107 acre site in Geismar with officials of Daystar Investments, a subsidiary of Stellar Enterprise of Hercules, CA, for the purpose of creating a first-class business park for Ascension Parish.
MORE>> |
|
Groundbreaking
Initiated for Unique Renewable Fuels Plant in Louisiana
GEISMAR, La., Oct 6, 2008 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News
Network) -- Producing high quality diesel and jet fuels
from animal fats and greases will be the mission of a
unique, new plant being constructed by Dynamic Fuels, a
joint venture of Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) and Syntroleum
Corporation (Nasdaq:SYNM), in Geismar, Louisiana, near
Baton Rouge.
MORE>>
|
|
AEDC receives
international economic development award for Ascension
megasites website
Organization wins first place for comprehensive
website for megasites information(Sorrento,
LA, October 7, 2008) The International Economic
Development Council (IEDC), the professional
international economic development organization, has
awarded its 2008 Excellence In Economic Development
special purpose website category award to the Ascension
Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) for the
organization’s website that provides comprehensive
information on the certified Pointe Sunshine megasite
and the Orange Grove megasite, both in Ascension Parish.
MORE>>
|
|
AEDC reaches
out to businesses affected by Gustav; tallies damages
(Sorrento, LA, September 9, 2008) In the aftermath of
Hurricane Gustav, Ascension Economic Development Corporation
(AEDC) staff has been actively contacting companies since
last Wednesday to assess power outages and damages to
Ascension Parish-based businesses.
MORE>>
|
|
Westlake
Chemical to Construct Chlor Alkali Plant; New unit
located in Geismar, Louisiana
HOUSTON, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical
Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today it will construct a
new chlor alkali plant to be located at its vinyls
manufacturing complex in Geismar, Louisiana.
The new chlor alkali unit is estimated to produce 250,000
electro chemical units (ECU's,) annually, bringing the
company's total estimated ECU capacity upon completion to
525,000 per year. This new plant is in line with Westlake's
vertical integration strategy for its vinyls business and
allows the company to achieve chlorine integration.
MORE>> |
Address:
6967 Highway 22-A
Sorrento, LA 70778
P.O. Box 1628
Gonzales, LA 70707
info@ascensionedc.com
225-675-1750
225-675-1751-fax
Our goal is to be the web portal providing the most current information and resources on our growing parish, so check back often for the most up-to-date news and information.
00328 page hits since August 15
|
