Economic Development

Baton Rouge’s Downtown Development District is moving away from a monthly meeting format while also creating four committees to help guide the organization. 

A new study says that many business owners and human resources officials have basically...

Southern University has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to pursue a prestigious research designation that no historically Black college and university currently holds.

A 19-acre property off Tom Drive near the former Cortana Mall site has sold for $2.4 million. 

With inflation still running hot and potentially less robust sales—thanks to that looming recession this year—42% of small business owners reported having less than usual with which to reward employees in December. 

Planning work continues on a new bridge across the Mississippi River to alleviate local traffic on Interstate 10 through Baton Rouge, a consultant for the project said Monday.

A national index indicates small business optimism remains low, thanks to inflation and difficulty...

There’s a large demand for more fine dining options in downtown Baton Rouge. 

Entergy Louisiana announced Monday afternoon that it was partnering with businesses to provide generators that will help boost the local power grid. 

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry last week approved an $80 million tax break this week for a Japanese company that promises to create nine full-time jobs once it builds a chemical plant in Jefferson Parish