Economic Development

New rules that allow college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness have provided business opportunities for the athletes, marketing opportunities for companies and opened a new front in the recruiting wars. 

Demand for new and used cars in Baton Rouge continues to be high, even as prices for used cars surge and new car supply remains tight.

Scott Wester is out as president and CEO of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, transitioning to a specially crafted role overseeing the execution of the recently announced $170 million partnership with LSU.

Sea levels are expected to rise as much over the next 30 years as they have over the previous 100 years, according to a new federal study. 

The number of franchise businesses in Louisiana, the number of people they employed and the amount of money they made all increased in 2021, the International Franchise Association reported today.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System today announced that Scott Wester will be transitioning from his position as market president for Baton Rouge and Our Lady of the Lake into a system executive role focused exclusively on the recently announced $170 million investment in LSU. 

EnLink Midstream and Talos Energy are jointly offering carbon capture, transportation and sequestration for industrial-scale emitters in Louisiana, the companies announced Tuesday. 

The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport is conducting a survey of airport customers and stakeholders to analyze what travel will look like post-COVID, with a focus on business travel.

Origin Materials, a “carbon-negative materials company,” plans to invest at least $750 million to develop a biomass manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish, state and company officials announced this morning.

Dantin-Bruce Development has agreed to widen the road leading into its proposed 103-lot Windermere Crossing subdivision north of Gonzales, planning officials say.