Economic Development

Now that demolition work has begun on the former Cortana Mall site to make way for a 3.5 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center, local companies are beginning to reap the benefits of the construction jobs the project is creating.

Louisiana Economic Development estimates the tax incentives it oversees will be worth almost $473...

ExxonMobil is planning to invest $334 million on  expansion and maintenance project at its...

The economy and the COVID-19 pandemic have replaced education and transportation infrastructure as Louisiana...

Jim Bernhard has sold one of the last undeveloped tracts of downtown riverfront property to businessman and developer John Engquist for $5.68 million in a deal that closed Monday.

Six months after acquiring Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys and promising to turn the local online retailer of high-end barbecue grills and outdoor products into a nationally known brand, private equity firm Brand Velocity Partners is launching BBQGuys’ first national marketing and ad campaign, starring Louisiana’s own Archie and Eli Manning.

A state task force voted Monday to recommend moving to closed party primaries but...

Engineers studying the feasibility of a new bridge across the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge are making progress, but the project is still years away from a groundbreaking, much less completion.

Baton Rouge-based First Louisiana Insurance has been acquired by Texas-based insurance and financial services...

The next big industrial warehouse might find itself on top of a former golf...