Lake Charles and Beaumont both have been recognized on multiple Forbes lists as great small towns for doing business. Booming energy companies have created enough jobs to sustain thriving populations. Both towns also have large hospitals and growing universities to bolster their economies.

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas started as an oil-mining town at the turn of the century. Energy has continued as a major source of business in the Beaumont area. Energy companies with a significant presence in the area include Chevron, Magnolia Petroleum Company, and Humble Oil. Beaumont’s port makes it possible to export large amounts of fuel, and the Port of Beaumont connects to the Intracoastal Waterway for transport all over the country.

Not all of Beaumont’s businesses rely on black gold. Conn’s, a hardware and home furnishing chain, got its start in Beaumont in 1930s. One of the oldest businesses in the town has 3 locations and is the city’s largest employer.

Lamar University is a fast-growing school and another major employer in Beaumont.  With approximately 10,000 undergraduates, Lamar is best known as a business school, and for its affordable engineering undergraduate program.

Employees in Beaumont shouldn’t have any trouble staying awake at the job – Beaumont is also home to two manufacturers of high-quality caffeinated beverages, Texas Coffee Traders Sweet Leaf Tea. It’s no wonder with all these businesses that we offer so much wonderful Beaumont corporate housing!

Lake Charles

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Like Beaumont, Lake Charles, Louisiana is a Gulf town with an economy that relies largely on energy export. But unlike Texas, gambling is legal in Louisiana. As a result, a large number of Lake Charles residents work at casinos. Some of the top casinos in the area are L’Auberge Casino Resort, Isle of Capri Casino, Delta Downs, and Caushatto Casino Resort. These casinos create work for other areas of hospitality – area restaurants can rely on a steady stream of tourists.

In the energy department, Lake Charles is the location of several natural gas and petroleum companies. CITGO’s petroleum refinery calls Lake Charles home. Martin Midstream, a major petroleum products manufacturer, employs a large number of Lake Charles residents. Lake Charles has the twelfth-largest liner service seaport in the country, featuring the West Gulf container load center.

Inland from the busy Gulf seaport, businesses like Stine Lumber Company take advantage of the bountiful natural resources in the area, besides oil.

At the turn of the century, Lake Charles got a major boon when Harry Brewster, local bottling magnate, brought a Coca-Cola bottling franchise to the area. The Lake Charles Coca Cola Bottling company is still a major business in Lake Charles, over a century later.

There are many important industries in the Beaumont and Lake Charles areas that make Lake Charles corporate housing and furnished apartments in Beaumont essential. Let us know your needs and we’ll be happy to help you live comfortably here in either of these two major coastal towns!