Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

Poll finds broad public support in Louisiana for film incentives

Louisiana’s film industry subsidies have broad support among state residents, according to the results of a new poll. 

US tax breaks luring European clean tech companies as EU lags 

Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.

‘Inc.’ magazine spotlights Baton Rouge’s entrepreneurial spirit

Kenny Nguyen’s efforts to make Baton Rouge an entrepreneurial hub have been spotlighted in a feature by national business magazine Inc.

BRAF’s real estate investment partner acquires 63 properties along Nicholson

Commercial Properties Realty Trust has acquired 63 properties along Nicholson Drive between LSU and downtown.

Here’s how the new Baton Rouge hockey team fits into the city’s tourism brand

Sporting events are a key piece of Baton Rouge’s tourism strategy. The city recently has hosted volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling tournaments, and a youth soccer tournament planned for June is expected to inject millions into the local economy. 

How tight is the labor market? Raising Cane’s helping managers buy homes

Raising Cane’s is offering a new benefit in response to the tight U.S. labor market: The company is paying closing costs of up to $10,000 for general managers buying their first homes, Bloomberg reports. 
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Louisiana shrimpers say cheaper imports may bankrupt them this year  

Louisiana's shrimpers fear that this year's season could mean bankruptcy for some and the end of a generations-long way of life.

Baton Rouge area added 2,300 jobs in February; see which sector led the way

The Baton Rouge area added about 2,300 jobs from January to February, including 1,600 new construction jobs, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. 

ThreeSixtyEight up for ‘internet’s highest honor’ for work on LED project

Baton Rouge-based digital creative agency ThreeSixtyEight has been nominated for a Webby Award

US initial jobless claims reach their highest level in over a year  

U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in more than a...
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