Economic Development

Struggling businesses near LSU are hoping the university offers a financial lifeline this fall by opening the campus to students … and football fans.

Consumer spending had normalized in the Capital Region to near pre-pandemic levels in the...

• The cost of groceries has been rising at the fastest pace in decades...

Black members of the business community, through the sharing of their stories, put the spotlight on boosting economic opportunities.

BRAC and other local organizations are determined to bring increased diversity to boardrooms across the Baton Rouge region.

COVID-19 will indeed have an impact on health insurance premiums, which almost certainly will rise, but by how much remains the question?

As the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic deepens, city-parish government is tightening its...

Nearly 20,000 small businesses around Louisiana initiated applications with the state’s Main Street Recovery...

As motion picture productions prepare to resume filming in Louisiana after a months-long pause,...

Business groups are increasingly nervous about what could happen if the state’s Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund runs out of money, which, at this point, appears to be a real possibility.