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Final Air Force Property Transferred to England Authority

An important chapter was closed in Central Louisiana's greatest economic victory Thursday. The best parts of the book, stakeholders believe, are still to come. The transfer of the final piece of what was England Air Force Base to the England Authority was commemorated in a ceremony at Alexandria International Airport on Thursday. The transfer of those 628 acres on Sept. 30 represented the final piece of more than 2,300 acres transferred from the Air Force for use as England Airpark. Read more...

England Airpark Key to Financing Sundrop BioFuel Project

Sundrop Fuels Inc. is betting $450 million on a planned biofuels facility near Alexandria. More than that, the company is betting its future. The plant off Interstate 49 in the Rapides Station area will be Sundrop's first production facility for its "green gasoline" -- a vehicle-ready transportation fuel made from woody biomass and natural gas. Read more...

Huey P. Long Hospital in Pineville to Close; Services Will Relocate to England Airpark

After 70-plus years of medical service to the poor, Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville will be shut down, and its operations will move to England Airpark by the summer of 2014. Read more...