Economic Development

Garbage collection getting better? Metro Council wants answers at today’s meeting

Has garbage collection around the parish gotten better in recent weeks, since media reports first surfaced about the impact the latest surge in COVID-19 cases is having on sanitation workers?

Oil and gas lease sales to resume following DOI announcement 

The Department of Interior announced late Tuesday plans to resume oil and gas lease...

Keeping the nursing pipeline flowing

The demand for nurses is so strong that academic institutions are adjusting to more targeted curriculum and hospitals are upping incentives to attract and retain these health care professionals.

Proposed Florida Boulevard taxing district going before Metro Council

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration will ask the Metro Council on Wednesday to approve a cooperative endeavor agreement with a new taxing district created to support redevelopment and economic activity along Florida Boulevard.

Survey: 40% of employees might leave if forced to work in the office full time 

Employees want to work from home 2.5 days a week on average, according to...

Global supply chain issues drop imports at Port of Greater Baton Rouge

The Port of Greater Baton Rouge continues to see fewer imported products coming through as a result of disruptions in the supply chain brought on by the delta variant of the coronavirus.
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Pandemic reignites job licensing debates 

The coronavirus pandemic has heated up the long-simmering debate on whether a swath of...

DOE offering free energy savings assessments for area manufacturers

Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment...

Homebuilding boom shows no sign of slowing for D.R. Horton

Investors who think D.R. Horton's good fortunes can’t continue might need to stop worrying...

Pennington wants to draw national attention with Obecity, USA campaign 

Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been sharing its research on obesity with the medical...