Economic Development

Vivid Ink working with LSU, Lamar to make PPE

Baton Rouge printing company Vivid Ink has joined the effort to produce personal protective...

Governor’s business task force meets but no word on timeline for reopenings

With the state beginning to talk about relaxing stay-at-home rules and gradually allowing businesses...

Legislative Economic Recovery Task Force to meet tomorrow 

The Legislative Economic Recovery Task Force—composed of private sector business leaders tasked with advising...

BRAC releases ‘Safe at Work’ framework for reopening Louisiana’s economy

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released a framework, developed in partnership with industry...

Alford: Panels plotting next steps

A task force created by the Senate president and House speaker will soon convene...

Doctors, dentists ready to get back to work but have questions

With Gov. John Bel Edwards’ recent announcement that the health care sector can prepare...
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BRAC: Baton Rouge jobless claims are 100 times above normal

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its weekly COVID-19 dashboard that examines and...

Second round of PPP funding could go quicker than first

Banks are gearing up for a second round of funding for the Paycheck Protection...

How many task forces does it take to restart the state’s economy? 

Last Thursday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the creation of the Resilient Louisiana Commission...

Survey finds lower demand, shorter season for Louisiana crawfish producers

Results from a survey of crawfish producers show that decreased demand for their product...