Economic Development

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

After year of delays, industrial maintenance work forecast to surge  

When COVID-19 decimated the demand for fuels, the first reaction by industry was to...

Strategic Biofuels plans to develop renewable fuels plant in north Louisiana 

Gov. John Bel Edwards and Paul Schubert, CEO of Strategic Biofuels LLC, today announced...

Edwards open to corporate flat tax

Gov. John Bel Edwards said Thursday he is open to a flat income tax...

Home prices continue climbing, boosted by short supply 

The relentless climb in U.S. home prices and tightening supply threaten to cool the...

Baton Rouge lawmakers identify funding source for new Mississippi River bridge

A bill filed today by three members of the Capital Region delegation would extend...

Recovery largely bypassing those without college degrees

Hiring has rebounded quickly for Americans with college degrees, but people with only a...
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Franklin Associates to open special events center in May

The historic Mid City building that local consulting firm Franklin Associates is transforming into a conference and special events center is slated to open in May.

Study: Fathers sharing child care key to keeping moms in workforce

To keep women in the workforce, men need to do more at home, the...

Port of South Louisiana completes Dow rail storage project

Construction of a six-track rail yard for Dow Chemical in St. Charles Parish is...

Trees will soon line slimmed-down Government Street

As the $11.7 million Government Street Road Diet project nears its end, with the state department of transportation estimating a midsummer completion date, the city-parish is beginning a beautification phase of the project that involves planting dozens of trees in the tree wells that line both sides of the newly overhauled thoroughfare.
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