Economic Development

JCW Creative moving to Mid City from Perkins Road

Baton Rouge advertising and marketing agency JCW Creative today announced plans to move from its Perkins Road office to a historic building in Mid City near Baton Rouge Magnet High School

Stantec grows footprint with Texas acquisition

Engineering and design firm Stantec has signed an agreement to acquire Environmental Consulting, an Austin, Texas-based company that specializes in environmental compliance services.

Baton Rouge Health District competing for $1B in federal funds

The Baton Rouge Health District, through its participation in the Gulf Coast Health Sciences...

Build Baton Rouge launching CEO search

The board that oversees East Baton Rouge Parish’s redevelopment authority will meet tomorrow and begin the search to find a replacement for outgoing CEO Chris Tyson.

Local retailers see easing supply shortages

Supply delays and shortages have plagued retailers and their suppliers since this summer, but those issues could be easing a bit for some local stores, and could get even better after the holidays.

Infrastructure projects signal hope for Louisiana construction industry

Like the rest of the U.S., Louisiana has dealt with labor shortages and higher...
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Louisiana craft brewers launch public campaign for regulation overhaul

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild has put up more than 30 billboards in Lake Charles to urge lawmakers in town for the annual LegisGator event to take a hard look at how the state regulates the craft beer industry, Executive Director Cary Koch says. 

Cassidy talks hurricane recovery, omicron  

Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said Tuesday that America should come to the...

Employees increasingly ‘boomerang’ to past workplaces 

An increasing number of people, often dubbed boomerangs, are returning to companies they once...

Supply chain snags, aging workforce fuel demand for truckers, training

Providers of commercial truck driving training are seeing more applicants seeking to fill what industry leaders say is a driver shortage.