Economic Development

Iron Tribe Fitness building second Baton Rouge location

Blane Clark of Kean Miller filed a $900,000 permit today to build an Iron...

Questions remain over maintenance, funding of MovEBR’s green infrastructure

A major component of many MovEBR projects is green infrastructure that helps with drainage and new and improved landscaping. But who will maintain it and how?

Thanks to federal dollars, LSU erases some $7M in student loan debt

LSU has erased more than $7 million in student debt accrued from spring 2020...

Baton Rouge-based Deltech sells majority stake to New York firm

SK Capital Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, announced the acquisition of the...

Louisiana’s economic recovery ranks 46th among states, according to  ULL report 

Even as the U.S. economy bounces back from the COVID-19-induced turmoil of the 2020,...

LSU launches Office of Innovation and Ecosystem Development 

Five of LSU’s entities that support innovation and business development have joined forces under the new Office of Innovation and Ecosystem Development, LSU announced today.
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The Bug Man acquires two local competitors

The Bug Man, a 43-year-old, family-owned pest control business, is expanding with the recent acquisition of two longtime, friendly competitors—Witt’s Pest Control and Chip’s Pest Control.

Coca-Cola plans $42M expansion at Baton Rouge facility

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED has announced it is planning a $42 million expansion that will add 120,000 square feet of warehouse space at its north Baton Rouge facility.

Local plant managers concerned over COVID’s impact on craft workforce

Capital Region plant managers are concerned about the impact COVID-19 will have on the availability of craft workers in the coming months, says Connie Fabré, president and CEO of the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance.

Allowing top performers to move around the company is good for business

It’s normal for managers to want to hang on to the superstars on their...