Economic Development

Don’t expect a new Mississippi River bridge in the Baton Rouge area anytime soon. That became clear today when consultants hired by the state for the planning of the project said it will be another two years before the public sees any proposals for the highly-anticipated bridge project.

More than six months after Amazon’s plans to acquire the various parcels comprising the former Cortana Mall fell through, the high-stakes deal to redevelop the 1-million square foot site into a massive regional distribution center appears to still have life.

The quest by LSU construction management researchers to develop an engineered cementitious composite, or...

Baton Rouge-based Walk-On's today announced a new partnership with college food service provider Aramark, where the restaurant will anchor a new "Purdue Marketplace" on the university’s West Lafayette campus in Indiana. 

Given the financial pounding retailers have absorbed during COVID-19, it would seem the last place one would find a real estate commercial bright spot is in the retail sector.

As 2020 draws to a close, small lenders are doing far better than expected...

In an effort to create additional safe parking areas at night in downtown, the Downtown Development District will reclaim and improve the free parking under Interstate 10. 

The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is sending big industries jostling to persuade public-health officials...

The Afton Oaks Apartments on Newcastle Avenue, off Sherwood Forest Boulevard, was sold to a Colorado-based investment and management group for $23.5 million. 

Louisiana will wait until mid-January to update its income projections to account for the...