Economic Development

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

ExxonMobil files ITEP request for north Baton Rouge refinery modernization

ExxonMobil is requesting a roughly $2.7 million property tax break over the first year...

Local businessmen buy 40 acres off Burbank

Roughly 40 acres off Burbank Drive and Pelican Lakes Parkway has sold to a pair of Baton Rouge businessmen.

Baton Rouge 2020 hotel data shows extent of pandemic’s impact on industry

Overall hotel occupancy in the Capital Region fell slightly more than 11% in 2020, a year that saw mass cancellations of events, meetings and travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

BREW: Baton Rouge needs to embrace diversity, inclusion to recruit talent

While the future of Baton Rouge looks bright, panelists participating in a Baton Rouge...

TJ Ribs reopening shuttered Prairieville location in early April

TJ Ribs plans to reopen its Prairieville location following a two-year shutdown, according to a recent Facebook post.

BREW: A glimpse into the future of investing

Efforts to curb the stark racial inequities regarding investment in minority-owned businesses must be...
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COVID-19 caused record job absences in 2020

More workers called in sick during 2020 than at any time in at least...

Working from anywhere is turning into working whenever

The pandemic is killing the 9-to-5 workday for many, Axios reports.  So much of our...

Walk-On’s unveils aggressive 2021 franchise development strategy

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has unveiled an aggressive 2021 franchise development strategy, with a goal of opening upward of 25 new restaurants across the U.S. this year.

CFOs at midsize companies predict swift revenue rebound

U.S. midmarket companies expect their businesses to rebound in the year ahead after revenue...
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