Economic Development

East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging purchases Gus Young fire house

The East Baton Rouge Parish Council on Aging has acquired the long-abandoned Gus Young...

Vivid Ink buys neighboring Havertys building with plans to expand

Vivid Ink has acquired the Havertys furniture building on Airline Highway, near Florida Boulevard,...

Louisiana lost residents in 2018

 All but two states—Illinois and West Virginia—gained residents over the past decade, even as...

Praxair to build hydrogen plant in Louisiana

Praxair Inc. announced plans this morning to build a large-scale hydrogen plant in Louisiana...

Louisiana Board of Regents approves new workforce development program

The Louisiana Board of Regents approved a new undergraduate certificate Wednesday, designed to meet...

Mary Bird Perkins expands into Mississippi with Natchez cancer center merger

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced this morning it is expanding its footprint into...
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LSU food incubator bottling facility opening this fall

Tenants at the LSU AgCenter Food Incubator will be able to expand their operations...

Well-connected Baton Rouge firms vie for flood-control management contract

Two teams of well connected, experienced engineers and consultants are vying for a lucrative...

Epic Piping acquires Interline Avenue building for new HQ

Baton Rouge-based Epic Piping has acquired a 24,000-square-foot building on Interline Avenue that will...

Gulf of Mexico oil making a comeback

While the energy world’s gaze has been focused on West Texas’ Permian Basin, the...