Economic Development

Pod Pack International looking to expand facility, add product line

Pod Pack International, the Baton Rouge-based company that produces individually portioned packets of coffee and tea for use in hotels, offices and restaurants, wants to invest $5.4 million to expand its existing facility in order to add a new product line.

Activist-led hedge fund wins two ExxonMobil board seats 

Activist investor Engine No. 1 won at least two seats on the board of...

Charter Schools USA eyes former Runnels preschool location for new charter

Charter Schools USA has applied for a permit to renovate the former Runnels preschool...

BRAC releases statement opposing BREC breakup legislation 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber this morning announced strong opposition to Louisiana Sen. Bodi...

White begins groundwork to fund Central baseball fields if BREC breakup happens

With his bill to break up BREC and create independent parks districts for Central...

Expert advises companies not to let employees pick their work-from-home days  

It’s clear that as the U.S. economy reopens after COVOD-19 precautions, many organizations will...
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Haynesville shale to play bigger role as Gulf Coast LNG exports surge 

Louisiana’s Haynesville shale is the biggest near-term growth opportunity for Williams, a midstream natural...

House passes bill that would hide corporate tax break data from public

House lawmakers have voted 59-38 for a bill that would change the public records...

More flood control projects in line for federal funding but less than 10% will get money

Local governments around the Capital Region will find out this week which of nearly two dozen flood control projects will receive funding through the Louisiana Watershed Initiative, a state-run flood mitigation program funded with $1.2 billion in federal money.

Map Design Group files to build office near Electric Depot

The Map Design Group is planning to build a roughly 3,400-square-foot office building near Electric Depot in Mid City.