Economic Development

With the health care industry facing a worsening shortage of trained workers, Propel America and The College of Health Care Professions are partnering to launch a tuition-free pilot program in Baton Rouge to train workers for in-demand medical field jobs.  

The incentives Louisiana provides to motion picture productions have been linked to money spent...

America’s employers added a healthy 253,000 jobs in April, evidence of a labor market that still shows surprising resilience despite rising interest rates.

This is the second party endorsement for a candidate closely aligned to former President Donald Trump.

Let’s set aside for the moment that state Rep. Richard Nelson’s utopian dream of taking a blowtorch to Louisiana’s personal income.

After residents of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, put a national spotlight on their environmental concerns, petrochemical giants are backing the creation of a new “sustainability council,” documents show. 

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains low overall.

There will be many issues debated during the governor's race, but which candidate will do the best job of growing the Louisiana economy?

Louisiana should be one of the best places in the country for entrepreneurship because the characteristics its residents are known for—creativity, originality and resilience—also are hallmarks of the most successful entrepreneurs, Gayle Benson said today. 

A significant uptick in maintenance turnarounds is most definitely on the way, beginning this...