Economic Development

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

BTR seeing slightly more passengers, but flights haven’t topped 50% capacity

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport is beginning to see an increase in air travel,...

How do you enforce social distancing? Restaurant owners say it’s not easy

Nearly one week into the phased reopening that has allowed restaurants to resume limited...

Census snapshot: More than half of state’s households see income losses

As of May 12, about 1.9 million Louisiana residents—or 55.7% of adults statewide responding...

Virus roundup …  

• More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in...

Dismukes: Oil price recovery has begun, but crude could remain below $50/barrel until 2028

Oil prices have inched back up in recent weeks, after plummeting to historic lows...

Amazon deal at Cortana stalled as buyer backs out of Virginia College purchase 

The owner of the former Virginia College building at Cortana Mall, which has been...
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East Baton Rouge Parish leads state in new coronavirus cases in May

With more than 1,150 positive cases of the novel coronavirus diagnosed since May 1,...

Baton Rouge businesses, entities figuring out how to reopen public restrooms

Americans are making it clear that they won't be ready to go out to...

BRAC economic indicator shows signs of stabilization in Capital Region 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its weekly COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that...

Cortana property owners playing hardball with Amazon proxy, potentially threatening major deal

For nearly a year, a property development firm with ties to Amazon has been...
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