Economic Development

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded Baton Rouge-based environmental solutions firm Aptim...

Dow Louisiana, the Iberville Parish School Board, the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition and the YMCA have teamed up to launch BRYC's first satellite campus in Addis, according to an announcement from the nonprofit.  

The LSU AgCenter is developing a new center to better understand and control invasive species as they continue to damage both the state’s economy and ecosystem. 

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is now enrolling patients into phase 1 clinical trials, an expansion of its services, the center announced this morning. 

The Port of South Louisiana has delayed its proposed purchase of the former Avondale shipyard after facing tough questions last month from Bond Commission members over the terms of the $330 million deal, NOLA.com reports.

Baton Rouge native Veneeth Iyengar leads Connect LA, the state broadband office, working to bridge the “digital divide” by 2029, if not sooner.

New research from a Stanford University economist suggests that employees are willing to give up about 8% in annual pay for a job that is partially or fully remote, USA Today reports. 

CF Industries is investing $75 million into its Donaldsonville Nitrogen Complex. 

Worker retention has emerged as the top concern among employers in Gallagher’s National Benchmarking Survey, says Sommer Mason, a regional vice president in Baton Rouge for the global consultant. 

After three and a half years of recovering from COVID-era losses, U.S. oil production hit an all-time high this past week.