Economic Development

The Baton Rouge Health District is gaining a new hotel option with the opening of Element by Westin, a Marriott brand.

Louisiana came in at No. 44 in CNBC’s annual list of top states for business, ranking ahead of just Mississippi, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maine, Hawaii and Alaska. 

Upended by the pandemic, refocused with new priorities and finding themselves with unprecedented clout, employees are increasingly saying ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to their jobs.

Supply shortages and shipping delays have Baton Rouge retailers scrambling this holiday season to keep up with higher demand.

Air Products is asking a state board to approve a local property tax exemption that would be worth almost $44.5 million the first year. 

Lumber company RoyOMartin, and LSU alumni Roy O. Martin III and Kathy Kilpatrick Martin have committed $3.5 million to advance top capital priorities on three LSU campuses. 

The Port of Baton Rouge received $1 million in funding as part of the Marine Highway Grant program to expand the port’s capacity and make equipment improvements

While construction work draws closer on the widening of I-10 through Baton Rouge, key questions remain unanswered about the project.

The two sides in the legal fight over the incorporation of St. George could once again not come to an agreement. This time it was about whether to appoint a commissioner to fill in for the judge in their case who is retiring.

The newly discovered omicron variant has many businesses rushing to determine its impact on the workplace, and many employers are rethinking office cleaning protocols as they prepare to open again in early 2022.