Economic Development

Businesses, consumers poised to suffer if railroad deal isn’t reached 

Consumers and companies could see higher gas prices, longer shipping times and shortages of some products during the winter holiday season if railroads and all of their unions can't agree on new contracts by an early-December deadline that has already been pushed back.

Dantin Bruce buys land for Waters at Bluebonnet apartments for nearly $5.6M

Dantin Bruce Development has purchased 14.3 acres of undeveloped, forested land on Bluebonnet Boulevard for more than $5.57 million,

Nearly 200,000 more Louisianans quit their jobs in third quarter 

Nearly 200,000 Louisiana workers quit their jobs in the third quarter of 2022, as...

Rising interest rates putting small business plans on hold 

Add rising interest rates to the challenges that small businesses are already grappling with,...

See how many projects Louisiana has begun as a result of infrastructure law

Louisiana wasted little time making use of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, kicking off 551 transportation projects to repair and rebuild the state's crumbling infrastructure

Terraces at Perkins Rowe sells for $41.8M

The Terraces at Perkins Rowe, the 230-unit multifamily apartment complex that sits atop the...
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Baton Rouge home sales down 25% in October from a year ago

Home sales were down about 25% in the Capital Region during October compared to...

Finance authority looking to branch into film funding, historic tax credits

While the Capital Area Finance Authority is likely best known for its work with...

Sigma Consulting Group merging with Mississippi engineering firm

Sigma Consulting Group, a privately owned civil engineering and surveying company headquartered in Baton...

Roundup: Starbucks strike / Minimum prices / Housing starts

Labor action: Starbucks workers at more than 100 U.S. stores say they’re going on...