Economic Development

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

Broome scraps plan for streetcar between LSU and downtown Baton Rouge, will pursue bus rapid transit

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome confirmed this morning she will not pursue federal funding for...

BRAC unveils proposed ITEP matrix; Together Baton Rouge lays out desired criteria

As East Baton Rouge Parish moves slowly toward deciding how to handle the Industrial...

Investar Bank launches north Baton Rouge homeownership program

Baton Rouge-based Investar Bank is launching a unique program aimed at increasing homeownership in...

BREC hires Duplantis Design Group for $17.3K to study Fairgrounds site for new zoo

Editor's Note: This story has been revised from an earlier version to correct the...

10/12 Industry Report, First Quarter 2018

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Launch: Eyes on the Gulf

These are interesting times for the oil industry in the Gulf of Mexico, which is...
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ExxonMobil’s new aviation lubrication plant in Louisiana is designed to satisfy a growing global demand

ExxonMobil celebrated the first birthday of its newest Baton Rouge-area plant last summer with...

OSHA regulations aren’t changing much under Trump, but manufacturers may have a different kind of relationship with the agency

The Trump administration has promised to roll back regulations that it says are handcuffing...

From drones to robots to rope access, owners and contractors are finding new ways to reduce ‘at-risk’ labor hours

Advances in inspection technology are playing a sizeable role in minimizing “at-risk” labor hours...

Facing a new set of rules, ITEP stumbles forward

Dec. 12, 2017, was a historic day for Louisiana’s lucrative Industrial Tax Exemption Program....
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