Economic Development

Will Meta’s Louisiana data center one day rival Manhattan’s footprint?

In a post on Threads this week, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg touts the build-out...

Shell Project BlueCat expansion elevates Port Allen to No. 1

Shell Catalysts & Technologies has completed Project BlueCAT, a $121 million expansion that gives...

LSU helped launch it. Now Bocock Brothers’ college cigar line is growing

Last year, Houston-based cigar company Bocock Brothers made history when it began selling officially...

Top 100 Private Companies: A closer look at Level Homes

Level Homes has steadily expanded its footprint across south Louisiana and into North Carolina. Launched...

This Lafayette fine jewelry brand is opening a Baton Rouge storefront

Lafayette’s Embark Fine Jewelry is expanding into Baton Rouge. The company plans to open...

Meet the 500: Craig Stevens, CEO of Genesis 360

Craig Stevens started small in 2011 by offering parking lot striping services. The retired...
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LSU arena stakeholders plan a ‘due diligence review’

Amid disturbing revelations that have emerged about the top pick to develop a new...

Baton Rouge’s MasteryPrep is expanding its Texas footprint with this acquisition

Baton Rouge-based ed-tech firm MasteryPrep has acquired Sirius Education Solutions, a leading provider of...

See which local homebuilders are among the nation’s leaders

Several Louisiana-based homebuilders are among the nation’s leaders in single-family closings.  The five highest-producing builders...

Louisiana schools face uncertainty amid $6.8B federal funding freeze

On June 30, the U.S. Department of Education told states that it was placing...