Economic Development

River House developers list office building for sale

The developers of the River House mixed-use development on Nicholson Drive are offering their...

BRAC defends industrial tax exemption program that Together Baton Rouge claims has cost Baton Rouge $769M

Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program has done little to attract new business or jobs...

Mergers and acquisitions driving Baton Rouge technology sector, but is bigger better?

J. Smith Thomas, of BIG Networks, warns growing a technology company through mergers and acquisitions...

A Louisiana economic development deal gone bad

Stixis CEO Rayudu Dhananjaya says Louisiana lacks the skilled workforce tech companies demand while...

Uber winning the ride-hailing battle in Baton Rouge—for now

Aaron Caffarel, drives for both Uber and Lyft, and says Uber appears to be...

‘Business Report’ Publisher: The politics of mayor’s BTR tax plan

Everyone is reminded daily that traffic stinks in Baton Rouge. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome...
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Louisiana Flood of 2016: Rebuilding or tempting fate?

FEMA declared the home of Hilton and Thelma Prey 80% damaged but local inspectors...

Louisiana Flood of 2016: Washed away … but moving forward

After profiling business owners from the Miller Village Shopping Center following the Louisiana Flood of...

Louisiana Flood of 2016: People rebuilt, rather than flee

Marcia Purnell, of Monticello, is still living in a FEMA trailer in her backyard...

Louisiana Flood of 2016: Getting back to business

Thomas Mahan and Richard Tugwell clean up damage at Cornerstone Commercial Flooring following the...