Economic Development

Chris Meyer, founder and CEO of New Schools for Baton Rouge for the last 10 years, is leaving the nonprofit to take over for John Davies at the Baton Rouge Area Foundation on Feb. 1. He’s setting his sights on a lot of the same goals the foundation has had for years, but also on some new areas.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber this week announced a formal partnership with Forum 225, part of an effort to induce young professionals to build their careers here. 

Innovation Catalyst, which runs a Baton Rouge-based nonprofit seed capital fund for new companies, hopes to launch a for-profit fund next year.Innov

Enrollment in Louisiana two-year and four-year public universities fell between fall 2020 and fall 2021, but private colleges saw a significant jump.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November, but still low by historical standards.

Job growth remains strong across all sectors in the Capital Region, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s latest monthly economic indicator report, which examines and analyzes the state of the regional economy.  

Ten companies are seeking a share of $90 million in public funding to help them bring broadband internet access to unserved areas in the Capital Region. 

Lightsource bp today announced it has closed on a $533 million multiproject financing package for its 345-megawatt Ventress Solar project 30 miles northwest of Baton Rouge in Pointe Coupee Parish. 

The new year failed to bring an end to supply shortages for grocery stores, and, for some, the problems have only gotten worse.

The U.S. is entering 2022 with a 3.8 million housing unit shortfall, even as...