Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

H&E Equipment Services acquiring Phoenix equipment services company  

Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire equipment services firm Precision Rentals. 

The Fed is leaving interest rates alone for now, but are cuts on the horizon? 

The Fed is leaving interest rates alone for now, but are cuts on the horizon? 

Alvarez Construction buys lots for Woodstock Park

Alvarez Construction has purchased 13 lots for the final phase in the Woodstock Park subdivision.

East Baton Rouge tax collections creep upward in September

East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected nearly $18.9 million in sales taxes in September,...

Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project  

Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland―including 1.39 million acres in...

Roundup: Ascension Parish development / Fed’s next moves / LSU recruit  

Awards: Ascension Economic Development Corporation today announced it has been named Small Market of...
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Companies with flexible work arrangements seeing faster growth  

Companies that allow their employees to work remotely as much as they like have...

Discount grocery store chain Aldi makes a play in the Baton Rouge market, while the independents continue to expand

In August, grocery store chain Aldi opened the first of three announced locations in...

The office real estate market is full of uncertainty, reluctant investors and unmet demand

Virtually no one is bullish about the Baton Rouge office market these days. Most...

Leaders and investors say it’s critical to address real—and perceived—challenges in downtown Baton Rouge

David Facey is a Baton Rouge Magnet and LSU grad who has lived downtown...
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