Economic Development

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

Gov. John Bel Edwards leaves most legislators’ pet projects in budget

Gov. John Bel Edwards agreed to nearly all of the $20 million-plus in pet...

LABI announces winners of 2020 Free Enterprise Awards

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today announced the nine companies and individuals...

Brightside Clinic, Everso Systems expanding, adding 20 jobs  

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and CEO Evon Roquemore of Brightside Clinic and Everso...

Though leaner, Baton Rouge budget for 2021 includes police pay raises

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome presented the 2021 city-parish budget to the Metro Council this...

Shell closing Convent refinery 

The Shell Refinery in Convent will begin shutting down later this month after failed...

Electric scooter rentals approved for Baton Rouge; what’s next?

Scooter rental companies can now set up shop within Baton Rouge city limits, the Metro Council decided at its Wednesday meeting. 
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Tax credit denials, cost overruns delay Wampold’s plans for Chase South Tower

Mike Wampold’s plans for redeveloping the Chase South Tower into a mixed-use high-rise is...

Entrpreneur: Nhi Nguyen and Jeremy Starns

Nhi Nguyen and Jeremy Starns are co-founders and partners with Agilify, a management consulting firm that's seen big growth since landing a contract with LDH.

Baton Rouge peer review

A study regarding the economic development potential of Baton Rouge against peer cities reveals the good, the bad and the ugly of its potential.

Whether ExxonMobil layoffs will include Baton Rouge employees still unclear

While ExxonMobil Corp. announced yesterday it would shed as much as 15% of its global workforce over the next year, it’s not clear whether the company’s Baton Rouge employees will be affected.
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