Economic Development

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

Real Estate Report: Warehouse space sorely needed in Baton Rouge 

So it’s no surprise that as natural gas prices have remained stable over the past several years, industrial-space landlords have done really well.

Real Estate Report: Retail properties are on the rebound 

Retailers faced a dark time in 2020. A new virus no one quite understood was ravaging south Louisiana

Rising interest rates slowing Baton Rouge home sales 

After two years of record-setting activity, there are signs the housing market is cooling off, with 8.5% fewer homes sold in the Capital Region

Small business owners’ expectations for the future at lowest level in decades

Small business owners’ expectations for the future are at the lowest level since the NFIB began releasing its business optimism index 48 years ago. 

BRAC canvas trip heading to Greenville, South Carolina, this year 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced Greenville, South Carolina, as the destination for its 11th annual Regional Canvas Benchmarking Workshop set for Nov. 2-4. 

As Louisiana doubles down on biomass, Europe cools on wood pellets as energy source

Louisiana is pivoting toward green energy, a notable move for a state historically steeped in fossil fuels.
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Clean energy startup considering West Baton Rouge for $800M facility 

Houston-based Arbor Renewable Gas LLC is evaluating West Baton Rouge Parish for a planned $800 million manufacturing and distribution facility

EBR commercial real estate sales volume surpasses last year’s pace

The commercial sales market in East Baton Rouge Parish is seeing record year-to-date numbers in 2022

Rising sea levels threaten state’s surging LNG industry  

Cameron Parish and Lake Charles are home to an industrial revival, as companies scramble to build new export terminals a

Louisiana industrial space shifting for inevitable energy transition

Owners in the industrial space are no longer digging in their heels in resistance to a changing global energy dynamic
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