Economic Development

LSU’s chemical and petroleum engineering departments are working with the Greater New Orleans Development...

Traditionally, employers resort to layoffs during difficult times to save money. Companies continue to cling to the idea that reducing staff will provide the best, fastest, or easiest solution to financial problems. 

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today submitted a $5 million amendment to the proposed 2023 operating budget to augment needed funding for the city-parish’s stormwater drainage system to reach federal compliance. 

The formerly red-hot housing market is in a correction, and it’s anybody’s guess if buyers or sellers will have the upper hand when the dust settles.

Millions of people switched to new jobs this year. Now, many wonder whether being...

Real gross domestic product in East Baton Rouge Parish increased by 0.2% in 2021...

ExxonMobil this morning unveiled a new corporate plan that includes increasing its stock buybacks...

Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week but the labor market remains one of strongest parts of the U.S. economy.

Business leaders almost always spearhead successful efforts to fund and build highly functional transit...

One thing Jerry Lebold, BASF senior vice president, has learned over the years is...