Economic Development

To understand the forces behind the recent layoffs that have ravaged the tech industry,...

With plans downsized, permits for the new Livingston Parish airport were resubmitted this month with the Army Corp of Engineers, and proponents are hoping construction can begin this spring. 

Sellers realized a $60,000 profit for the median home sale in the Baton Rouge metro area last year, which represents a 36.4% return on investment, new data shows. 

A group of businesses and education and training providers is asking Congress to expand Pell Grants to cover short-term programs to support credentialling and upskilling for workers, Inside Higher Ed reports. 

New data shows that the explosion of entrepreneurial activity in 2021 continued last year,...

When the Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Tuesday announced it would stop receiving an...

Despite long-standing concerns regarding the quality of Baton Rouge’s aquifer, the city’s water system received an ‘A’ rating from the Louisiana Department of Health in a new report. 

Cremmjoy, a Baton Rouge startup looking to shake up the “technologically stagnant” soft serve ice cream machine industry, recently raised more than $1 million in private investment, company leaders say. 

A surge in small business hiring could run afoul of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool inflation, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

The Baton Rouge metro area added 2,200 jobs from November to December, according to...