Economic Development

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

Baton Rouge-area residential market starts year strong with sales up 27%

The Baton Rouge-area residential market is continuing its hot streak, posting nearly 27% more...

Could tying minimum wage increase to cost of living help sell Biden’s proposal?

A centerpiece of the Biden administration's economic proposals is its pitch to double the...

Cold weather helps push price of oil to 13-month high

Frigid temperatures across swaths of the U.S. injected new momentum into the rally in...

Delayed census data throws redistricting process for states into chaos

The U.S. Census Bureau won’t be releasing population data needed to redraw state legislative...

Price tag for proposed southeast Louisiana levee system raises concerns

The federal government has proposed building a levee system that could give residents of...

Harveston residential activity progresses; commercial slower to take off

Homes in The Lakes at Harveston—the second residential phase of developer Mike Wampold’s planned community at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard—will come online later this spring, around March or April.
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Freezing weather expected to chill crawfish supply

The cold weather is expected to reduce Louisiana crawfish farmers’ catches for the next week, leading to higher prices for mudbugs.

Businesses take unusual steps to navigate acquisitions during pandemic

Mergers and acquisitions are time-intensive even in normal years. They can suck resources away...

How to fix your pandemic-related shrinking professional network

People’s personal and professional networks have decreased close to 16%—or by more than 200...

US salaries recover faster than jobs

In a stark sign of the economic inequality that has marked the pandemic recession...
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