Economic Development

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

Who are Rick Hartley and David Vey … and what happened to the most reclusive real estate developers in Baton Rouge?

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, when doing deals in the local real...

Where are all the tech workers? IBM shortfall reflects struggling industry

IBM’s failure to fulfill its promise of creating 800 jobs this year is an...

News alert: IBM fails to meet job numbers; Louisiana extends deal for two more years

IBM failed to create the 800 jobs it promised by 2017 in Baton Rouge...

Mounting frustrations over Baton Rouge building permit delays

The No. 1 complaint in the Baton Rouge construction industry is the lengthy wait...

Baton Rouge grocers scramble to add amenities in increasingly tight market

With Rouses preparing to open two more locations in Baton Rouge, including one that...

Edwards concedes he goofed in saying Amazon coming to Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards says he misspoke Wednesday, when he said on his monthly...
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Baton Rouge still wrestling with how to handle ITEP applications

While parishes throughout the state begin using their newfound authority over the generous Industrial...

Entrepreneur: Blaze Ragusa

Photography by Don Kadair POSITION Owner and operator COMPANY Ragusa’s Automotive ADDRESS 2714 Government St. WHAT THEY DO Auto repair NEXT GOALS...

JR Ball: Let’s treat Baton Rouge like we do LSU football

Ask Les Miles how seriously we take our LSU football. Mediocrity—or just being pretty...

Suburban Growth: Families and businesses moving into fast growing Ascension and Livingston parishes

The arrival of Bass Pro signified Livingston Parish was no longer simply a collection...
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