Economic Development

Consumer brands boost production, betting workers staying home long termĀ 

Consumer product companies are expanding factories and revamping production lines, wagering that work-from-home habits...

Shell laying off nearly 700 workers at Convent refinery

Royal Dutch Shell has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, with...

Bernhard seeks to disqualify Enwave on LSU energy deal

Controversy over a long-term, lucrative deal to modernize the aging energy system on the LSU main campus is intensifying, now that the university’s technical staff and consulting firm, KPMG, have recommended the board award the contract to Enwave Energy over Louisiana Energy Partners, a venture owned in part by businessman Jim Bernhard’s portfolio company Bernhard Energy.

Local developer buys nearly 200 acres off Burbank Drive

Developer Kevin Nguyen bought nearly 200 acres off Burbank Drive in a deal filed last week with the clerk of court.Ā 

Louisiana considering changes to ā€˜jungle primary’ election system

Louisiana is in the middle of revisiting a decades-old debate of whether to jettison...

Port NOLA eyes property for $1.5B container terminalĀ 

The Port of New Orleans could soon begin the due diligence process for a...
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Two programs account for 74% of business tax credits granted in Louisiana this yearĀ 

Of the roughly $323 million in business tax credits granted in Louisiana in 2020,...

Drakes Landing multifamily development greenlit for construction

Contractors have received the go-ahead to begin construction on Drakes Landing, the nearly 300,000-square-foot multifamily development planned for North Ardenwood Drive.Ā 

The region’s top industry news from 2020

A litany of tumultuous events turned 2020 into a very bipolar year. Few in...

Many large companies say they won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for workersĀ Ā 

Some of America’s largest businesses say they will encourage—but not mandate—employees to get COVID-19...