Economic Development

Uncertain project economics can put a contractor’s profitability at risk. Here’s how some are navigating it

An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at...

More companies advertising four-day workweeks in job postings 

According to research out this week from jobs platform Indeed, employers are more commonly advertising shortened weeks in job postings.

How Baton Rouge’s public companies fared in the third quarter

As the year winds down, public companies are releasing their Q3 quarterly reports. 

DDD director touts 24-hour police presence, parking availability

The Baton Rouge Police Department recently began providing around-the-clock patrols of the downtown area, following a few high-profile incidents. 

Louisiana among worst states for personal income  

A new analysis of data dating back to before the COVID-19 pandemic shows Louisiana ranked among the worst states for personal income growth.

LSU, Tulane land $22M to save the Mississippi River Delta

LSU and Tulane University are receiving a $22 million award from the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to lead a consortium seeking ways to save the ecologically fragile Lower Mississippi River Delta, the schools announced today.
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H&E Equipment Services expands with California acquisition

Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services announced today that it is broadening its presence on the West Coast with the acquisition of a California-based provider of non-residential construction and industrial equipment.

More than 400,000 new U.S. clean energy jobs projected from federal spending 

A nonpartisan business group that advocates for clean energy estimates that 403,000 jobs will...

CORTEC investing $750,000 into Port Allen manufacturing facility 

Machinery manufacturer CORTEC is investing an estimated $750,000 into its Port Allen facility.

Florida Corridor master plan moving forward

Build Baton Rouge is wrapping up its survey for community input to help create a new master plan to boost economic development along the Florida Boulevard corridor