Economic Development

Business expansions, relocations, incentives, and investment fueling economic growth across the Baton Rouge area.

Elite Roofing Supply buys former Sunbelt Rentals location

Elite Roofing Supply, an Arizona-based company, bought the former Sunbelt Rentals location on Wooddale Boulevard in a $1.9 million deal Thursday.

Louisiana’s two major oil and gas plays offer study in contrasts

Louisiana’s two predominant oil and gas plays, Tuscaloosa Marine Shale and Haynesville Shale, have taken starkly divergent paths over the past decade.

Louisiana’s weekly initial unemployment claims post big drop

Louisiana unemployment claims last week fell by an eye-catching 28%, a sign the state's economy is finding its footing.

PAC launched to support CATS tax renewal

Guaranty Broadcasting President Flynn Foster is soliciting donations for a campaign to convince voters to renew a property tax that supports the Capital Area Transit System. 

‘LaPolitics’: Special elections coming into focus

Now that qualifying for this fall’s legislative races has concluded we know not only...

City says supply chain issues delaying installation of new downtown meters

The Broome administration is blaming supply chain issues caused by the ongoing pandemic to a monthslong delay in the installation of new smart parking meters downtown.
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Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant

Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of...

Lake After Hours replacing former Arzi’s on Government

A Lake After Hours Urgent Care will replace the former Arzi’s Restaurant space on...

Louisiana oil lobbyists urge domestic focus as White House presses OPEC to boost production

The White House has urged OPEC to increase oil production in response to rising demand, prompting criticism from associations representing Louisiana’s oil-and-gas industry.

Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?

The pandemic has reshaped how Americans exercise and upended the fitness industry, accelerating the...
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