Economic Development

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct a new environmental impact review of Formosa Plastics Group’s planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish. 

Louisiana Economic Development is awarding LSU a $1.25 million grant over five years to launch a cutting-edge virtual production and emerging media filmmaking program. 

Baton Rouge-based Bardwell Homes purchased 33 lots in the Inniswylde subdivision off  Bluebonnet Boulevard...

Finding talent in technology and professional business services is proving especially challenging in the Baton Rouge market.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center is ending its affiliation with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and has announced it is partnering with a Nashville-based network of independent oncology practices, OneOncology.

After a three-year renovation, the River Center Performing Arts Theatre is finally set to reopen in September, just in time for a full slate of events.

As the state moves forward with its $1.1 billion plan to widen Interstate 10 through the heart of Baton Rouge, a group of residents is increasingly concerned about what the yearslong construction project will mean for those in the shadow of the highway.

Through July 2021, commercial real estate sales are up about 73% in total volume, compared to six-year averages in the market, says Chase Weatherly, marketing and communications director at Elifin Realty. Commercial sales have been on an upward trend since January.

Kansas City Southern decided Tuesday to delay this week’s planned shareholder vote on Canadian National’s $33.6 billion offer to buy the railroad because regulators haven’t yet ruled on a key part of the acquisition plan, which involves potential passenger rail between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. 

The U.S. is experiencing a surge in worker productivity that could rival the tech...