Economic Development

Relocation benefits are back as businesses push for in-office workers 

Companies are bringing back relocation benefits, paying for workers to move across the country...

Planning staff members recommend denial of proposed Zachary warehouse

Planning staff members are recommending that the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning...

See where ‘Newsweek’ ranks Capital Region cancer hospitals

Two Baton Rouge-area providers made Newsweek’s 2023 list of the top 175 cancer hospitals in the nation. 

A mall fights for relevance

Shifting consumer and economic dynamics are forcing the Mall of Louisiana to reinvent its retail mix to keep customers spending. Experts wonder if it will be enough.

Millions pulled from Louisiana lawmakers’ districts in wake of spending cap vote 

Conservative Louisiana House members who tried to block Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislative...

Arthur Lancaster purchases land for Trivento subdivision for $2.75M

Developer Arthur Lancaster purchased 346 acres for $2.75 million this week, where he will build the controversial Trivento subdivision, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
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US workers have quit quitting their jobs 

The surge in Americans quitting their jobs has abated since its peak in 2021,...

Belle of Baton Rouge will rebrand and move casino ashore into atrium

The Belle of Baton Rouge casino will move its games from the riverboat onto...

US hiring slows to a still-solid gain of 209,000 jobs in June 

America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains...

PMAC upgrade project won’t receive ‘problem’ $50M appropriation

LSU’s plans to upgrade the Pete Maravich Assembly Center will get started with significantly less funding than anticipated after money was improperly appropriated for the project. But just how the inappropriate expense got in the state budget remains a mystery.