Economic Development

February job openings dip seen as sign of a cooling economy 

U.S. job openings slipped to 9.9 million in February, the fewest since May 2021 and a sign that the job market may be starting to cool

Ship to house offshore wind technicians being built in Louisiana’s oil country

Down in Terrebonne Parish, where oil rig supply ships are as much a part...

OLOL’s food services vendor is laying off 195 workers in Baton Rouge and Ascension

Food services vendor Morrison Healthcare is laying off 195 employees at its Our Lady of the Lake hospitals in Baton Rouge and Ascension Parish.

Should fortified roofs be required on new homes in Louisiana?

A former officer with the Louisiana and national associations for homebuilders says the state’s current building code is fine, but funding a program to help homeowners pay for retrofitting their roofs to better withstand storms would be a good idea. 

RWE, Entergy will look at how to deliver offshore wind energy to industrial sector

On Monday, Entergy announced it had signed an agreement with global offshore wind company RWE to jointly evaluate the delivery of offshore wind energy to industrial customers in Texas and Louisiana.

Revised Highland Road mixed-use community plan submitted for approval

Plans for a mixed-use development for Highland Road outside of the Magnolia Woods neighborhood have been resubmitted to the Planning Commission for approval. 
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Increasing number of tech jobs widening pay gap between large and smaller cities

Jobs using technology are more common in some parts of the country than others, reports Route Fifty.

U.S. Reps. Graves and Scalise stump for energy bill heading to Senate 

Passage of a comprehensive energy bill rolling back environmental and other policy changes made...

How Kolache Kitchen owner went about franchising

Edwards stresses that deciding to franchise wasn’t easy—he wasn’t in a rush and he wanted to take his time nailing down the details to franchise. 

City-parish vehicle tax collections surge in January

The city's vehicle tax collections jumped 14.25% year over year in January, according to...