Economic development updates for Baton Rouge covering recent months include:

Tyson and Syntroleum recently created a joint venture called Dynamic Fuels, designed to make renewable fuel from inedible fats and grease.  The company is building their first synthetic fuel facility in nearby Geismar.  Construction is scheduled to begin in October, with the first phase of construction completed by the end of 2009. 

The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse is building the first module fabrication and assembly facility for components for new and modified nuclear reactors.  The facility, pending regulatory approvals, is scheduled to open by mid-2009.  Nearly 2,900 new jobs will be created in the next several years.

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