Economic Development

Gov. John Bel Edwards has named Eric Kalivoda as the new secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development, replacing the retiring Shawn Wilson. 

Developer Jeff Vallee expects construction for the first phase of the 735-lot, 186-acre Northridge neighborhood near Baker to begin in the third quarter of this year, assuming regulators approve.  

CST Land Developers LLC has purchased 150 acres of undeveloped land in Merrydale for $1.22 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

The difference between what men and women earn has remained roughly the same for...

The business-led Page/Rice Camera Initiative has raised more than $200,000 in funding for the purchase and installation of more than 50 security cameras

American manufacturers were slightly less morose last month, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Renewable energy projects won’t replace all the upstream oil and gas jobs lost due to the 2014 oil price crash and the COVID-19 pandemic,

A state lawmaker wants to suspend plans to drill carbon capture wells in Lake Maurepas while seeking assurance that the project will not harm the environment. 

More than 300 companies including Nike, IBM, and Airbnb have signed on to a...

More than 200 quality assurance testers at Electronic Arts' LSU-based office had their employment severed with little to no warning Tuesday, WBRZ-TV reports.