Economic Development

The state’s plan to widen Interstate 10 from La. 415 to Essen Lane will cost between $1.8 billion and $2.1 billion, according to the Federal Highway Administration. 

Amazon was named the top company for innovation in the latest Management 250 list,...

What’s immune to high inflation? So far, the profits at big U.S. companies. Businesses are...

A company represented by local developer Arthur Lancaster bought the Monterrey Plaza Shopping Center near the future Amazon fulfillment center on Florida Boulevard for $1.65 million on Monday.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released a public policy commentary in support of...

Americans continued to switch jobs at near-record rates in February, with 4.4 million workers...

Hotel occupancy in the Capital Region was nearly 10% higher than the national average in mid-March, according to the latest economic indicator report from the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. 

Louisiana’s chemical manufacturing sector could be “poised for a booming year,” says Rhoman Hardy, senior vice president, U.S. Gulf Coast, Shell Chemicals and Products. 

In the early days of any company, you need to solve problems by hiring...

UnitedHealth Group will spend $5.4 billion to acquire Lafayette-based LHC Group and delve deeper into home health, an area of care expected to grow as baby boomers age.