Economic Development

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

What will it take to make the Baton Rouge Health District happen?

(Rendering courtesy the Baton Rouge Area Foundation: The Baton Rouge Health District imagined.) Some health...

Four former Capital Region economic development professionals who have moved on share their newfound insights

In the economic development field, people move around a lot, and new locations can...

Cook: Residential sales support a strong market

The residential market in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes continued to show...

Oil production in Louisiana is down. But just how low is it?

It’s obvious that the oil industry is struggling. But newly released statistics from the Louisiana...

Baton Rouge airport official blames seating capacity reduction for 4% decline in 2015 passenger count

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport saw a slightly more than 4% decrease in the...

Rigorous BASIS charter school set to open in Baton Rouge in 2017

Plans are on track for the fall 2017 opening in Baton Rouge of Louisiana’s...
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Baton Rouge councilman wants proposed economic opportunity zone to include entire northern part of parish

As the local and state officials meet to draw boundaries on the proposed Economic...

Northside Motor Exchange building in ‘downtown east’ to become collaborative shared space for artists, creative entrepreneurs

The long vacant Northside Motor Exchange Building at 655 Scenic Highway, in the neighborhood...

Waguespack, Scott and Spain talk politics, economy and progress at Leadership Power Breakfast

As Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack prepared to deliver his...

Solving Baton Rouge gridlock problem is harder than it looks, says local traffic expert

We’ve sent astronauts to the moon, created smartphones and cured certain cancers, so why...
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