Economic Development

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

CC’s Coffee House continues expansion across Louisiana

Since spinning off from parent company Community Coffee three years ago, CC’s Coffee House...

Veteran broker Chris Shaheen to lead Marcus & Millichap branch opening in Baton Rouge

National commercial brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap is planting a flag in Baton Rouge...

NAI/Latter & Blum Inc., Donnie Jarreau Real Estate finalize merger

The merger of NAI/Latter & Blum Inc., the commercial real estate arm of New...

Baton Rouge airport aims to increase passenger count by focusing on business travelers, many of whom opt to fly from New Orleans

(With close parking to the terminal and faster check-ins, the Baton Rouge Metro Airport...

A trio of factors has dampened shale expectations, but some drilling and producing is proceeding in the Baton Rouge area

Nathanson Global Energy owner Steve Nathanson. Photography by Don Kadair High costs, dismal production and...

Innovation Catalyst’s new CEO Louis Freeman hopes to do what no one has yet been able to accomplish: develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Baton...

Innovation Catalyst CEO Louis Freeman. Photography by Brian Baiamonte After more than 10 years in Baton Rouge,...
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Paying the price for misplaced priorities

Funding the state’s construction projects is tricky business. This year will be trickier than...

Cook: Livingston apartment market good to local investor

Wolf Boardwalk LC has gotten more and more active in the Livingston Parish apartment...

Should Louisiana set a minimum wage higher than the $7.25 per hour federal standard?

At the moment, Louisiana does not have a state-mandated minimum wage—most businesses use the...

Capital Area United Way to dole out $4.74M to 51 nonprofits

After a multiyear process to reorganize the way it allocates funding, the Capital Area...
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