Economic Development

For some companies, sustainability is no longer simply a buzzword intended to pacify the...

A new deal ending the Hollywood actors’ strike is being celebrated in Baton Rouge.

The Baton Rouge metro area added about 4,900 jobs in September while posting a 13,300 job increase year over year, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. 

While the Baton Rouge Zydeco―the city’s new professional hockey team―is off to a slow start record-wise, dropping the first four games, early attendance is ahead of the pace needed to make the team a business success. 

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has named former House Speaker Taylor Barras to be his chief budget architect. 

After years of employees leaving their jobs in droves, turnover has sharply declined in...

Bernhard Capital-backed Grace Hebert Curtis Architects announced today it has acquired Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford, one of the largest architecture firms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

A majority of Cameron Parish residents who attended recent public hearings say they support Venture Global LNG’s proposed CP2 expansion and CP Express pipeline, The American Press reports.

Baton Rouge’s Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux is among the Louisiana-based companies featured on a new list of the largest franchise brands in the country, coming in at No. 197 on the list of 400. 

State and local officials and business leaders are preparing to launch a new initiative to encourage more people to take Baton Rouge Metro Airport’s direct flight to Washington, D.C., which is in danger of being discontinued.