Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

Fed hopes August hiring report will show slowdown

Raging inflation has so scrambled the economy that it’s come to this: If Friday’s...

Work begins on $146M women’s prison in St. Gabriel 

Work has begun in Louisiana on a $146 million women’s prison to replace a...

$600M grain elevator along Mississippi River gets permit hearing today

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduled to hold a permit hearing today about a $600 million grain elevator that would be built near Whitney Plantation in St. John the Baptist Parish. 

Small businesses still desperate for workers

While some companies have slowed the pace of hiring due to concerns about an...

Edwards announces additional broadband funding, but prior grants still on hold   

Another 15,000 Louisiana homes and businesses are in line to get faster and affordable...

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week

Fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues to...
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BRG completes $1.9M purchase of land to allow for Midway Connector

Baton Rouge General has completed its $1.9 million purchase of 2.8 acres in the...

Tulane professor sees bright future for natural gas, renewables, but not for oil

While much of the world still runs on oil, Tulane University’s Peter Ricchiuti sees...

BRAC announces first cohort of minority business accelerator

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced the first cohort of the Drive Minority...

LSU to create digital twin of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility

As NASA launches the Artemis mission that will send a spacecraft into orbit around...
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