Economic Development

Restart BR exploring microloans, grants for recovery

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s Restart BR group is considering a multitude of recommendations to...

Virus roundup … 

• U.S. layoffs soared in March to a record 11.4 million after state and...

Opening of Pennington’s bariatric treatment center delayed; staff working with patients virtually 

One of the brightest spots on the local economic horizon heading into 2020 was...

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• Gov. John Bel Edwards yesterday announced changes to his rules for businesses reopening...

Baton Rouge media companies launch ‘Back to Business’ campaign 

With pandemic mitigation restrictions easing, it’s time for the Capital Region to get “back...

‘LaPolitics’: Scratch-off numbers offer promise

Good news on the fiscal front is hard to find these days on the...
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• As Louisiana enters phase one of reopening on Friday, the Better Business Bureau...

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• Nearly 3 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as...

BTR asks Metro Council to defer tenant payments amid low passenger counts

The director of the Baton Rouge Metro Airport will ask the Metro Council tonight...

Virus roundup … 

• Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned today of the threat of a prolonged...