Economic Development

Today’s young adults are staying at their job about as long as young adults...

Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising Company has completed a $78 million deal to acquire some 3,500 billboards in the South. 

Six in 10 owners of small and midsized businesses say they are highly optimistic about their company's prospects despite remaining cautious about the national economy, according to the latest PNC Economic Outlook survey.

CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with LOTTE Chemical Corp.

Seemingly every data point has shown the economy surging ahead in January, after slumping...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, LSU and East Baton Rouge Parish Schools are partnering for a Career Immersive Event this week, connecting students with companies to show high-wage, high-demand jobs available in the Capital Region. 

Projected state and local tax revenues from hotels are expected to eclipse pre-pandemic levels this year to bring more than $1 billion to Louisiana.

After years of failing to convince lawmakers to raise the minimum wage for all Louisiana residents, Gov. John Bel Edwards may have to settle for raising it for just state government employees.

A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a U.S. recession to begin later this year than they had previously forecast, after a series of reports have pointed to a surprisingly resilient economy despite steadily higher interest rates.

Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation's worst bout...