Economic Development

Baton Rouge visual effects artists worked on hit Halle Berry project

Baton Rouge-based visual effects artists played a role in the creation of the Netflix hit movie Bruised, which marked the directorial debut for actress Halle Berry.

LED hosting virtual career fair for manufacturing Wednesday

LED FastStart will host a virtual career fair to connect job seekers with manufacturing...

How the supply chain crisis got this bad 

Ships stuck at sea, warehouses overflowing, trucks without drivers: The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval, with little end in sight.

Feds halt state initiative that waives back taxes for employers who misclassify workers 

A new law passed this year that would have waived unemployment taxes and penalties...

How businesses can combat the labor shortage

Fewer than half of the American workers who lost their jobs during the pandemic...

Paul Arrigo’s impending retirement leaves three key Baton Rouge positions in flux

Paul Arrigo, the longtime head of Visit Baton Rouge, announced this week that he will retire in September, meaning the leadership positions at three high-profile local organizations are either empty or soon will be. 
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Louisiana’s weekly initial unemployment claims drop 24%

Unemployment claims in Louisiana fell once again last week, right before the holidays and announcement of the recently discovered Omicron variant. 

Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 gets $16M Naval Academy contract

Baton Rouge-based facility maintenance and construction firm Genesis 360 LLC was recently awarded a $16 million, five-year contract from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Apartment complex planned for West Parker Boulevard near LSU

Dallas-based Stuart I. Roosth Architect on Thursday filed permits for a new apartment complex at 300 West Parker Boulevard, near the intersection of West Parker and Gourrier Avenue, further expanding the number apartments in the LSU area.

‘LaPolitics’: End-of-year storylines stacking up

Right now, however, as December marches to its midpoint, we seem to have just as many pending or developing political stories as we do those that have been resolved and written