Economic Development

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

LWC: Fraudulent jobless claims could range from 28,000 to nearly 150,000

The Louisiana Workforce Commission has referred more than 28,000 cases of suspected unemployment insurance...

Baton Rouge assistant CAO resigns for new state role

Veneeth Iyengar has resigned from his position as assistant chief administrative officer to lead...

Predicted bankruptcy wave begins, court records indicate

Nearly a year since coronavirus-related shutdowns began affecting large swaths of the American economy,...

ITEP approval moves Grön Fuels step closer to port energy project

A massive renewable energy facility planned for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge moved one step closer to reality Wednesday, when the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved a property tax abatement for the project under the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.

LSU researchers work to combat discrimination in digital services

Over the past few years, sharing economy services such as Uber, Airbnb, and TaskRabbit...

DOTD gets federal approval for I-10 widening project, work to start in 2023

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced it has received federal approval...
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Amazon site at Cortana could create up to 3,500 jobs, sources say

The planned Amazon distribution facility at the site of the former Cortana Mall will be larger and will employ more workers than documents filed with the city-parish to date have indicated, according to sources familiar with the project.

Long Farm Village developer begins design work on final residential phase

Developer Russel Mosely is nearing the completion of residential lots in the fourth filing of his Long Farm Village and is beginning the engineering and design work on the fifth and final phase.

BC&I approves Marathon’s 10-year, $43M ITEP request, with strings attached

In a rare move, the Louisiana Board of Commerce & Industry today unanimously approved...

Patient Plus Urgent Care, PRIME Occupational Medicine launch partnership

Patient Plus Urgent Care has partnered with PRIME Occupational Medicine to bring professional care...
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