Economic Development

It’s not like we weren’t warned. The doomsayers predicted this months ago: “A MASSIVE...

The ongoing regular session offers both promise and change for the Louisiana Community and...

While the pandemic did not decimate the retail sector as much as one might have predicted last year at this time, it hastened trends that were underway before the onset of COVID-19: Vacancy rates in local shopping centers increased to more than 10% for the first time since 2014, and the growth of online shopping exploded at an unprecedented pace.

While the past year has thrown a wrench in some sectors of the local...

While the economy is showing positive signs of recovery, the yearlong pandemic has created uncertainty in the market that makes it difficult to predict the future of the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors in Baton Rouge, according to experts at this morning’s TRENDS Real Estate Seminar.

Three measures meant to hold employer taxes and worker benefits steady despite the state’s...

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards continued its pattern of growth by acquiring the shipbuilding assets of...

Vaccinated shoppers are heading back to the mall, offering hope that the worst of...

Construction employment decreased by 12%, or 5,900 jobs, in the Baton Rouge area from March 2020 to March 2021.

A public battle is raging over how ExxonMobil should face questions about long-term oil...