Economic Development

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

An energy firm plans to convert bagasse into biomass that can be burned in coal-fired plants without pricey retrofitting

When sugar cane is ground up, a wet, fluffy, fibrous byproduct called bagasse is...

Can a new body shop on Scenic Highway become a model for transforming North Baton Rouge’s economy?

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Capital City Collision owner Jason Hughes) The smell of fresh paint...

Stephanie Riegel: Building a better Shaw Group?

It took Jim Bernhard more than two decades to build The Shaw Group. It...

Baton Rouge General officials have sketched out a future for their two-campus system, but the plan raises as many questions as it answers

(Baton Rouge General President/CEO Mark Slyter; photo by Don Kadair) When Baton Rouge General Medical...

Spending a day on a boat with DAL-CO Marine Services

DAL-CO Marine Services Photography by Tim Mueller DAL-CO Marine Services provides launch services on the Mississippi...

Video game developers at Baton Rouge technology park look to release five games over next year

Baton Rouge natives Michael Taranto and his younger brother Matthew Taranto gained experience for...
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One year after upheaval, RDA still without business plan or permanent funding source

When Gwen Hamilton became interim CEO of the East Baton Rouge Redevelopment Authority one...

Lipsey hopes to represent Louisiana higher ed, business communities on Edwards transition team

When Governor-elect John Bel Edwards contacted Richard Lipsey early this year to ask for...

Motivation to get into business should transcend money matters, Big Think panel says

Businesses looking to make their mark need to be worried about their impact on...

Baton Rouge area economy expected to expand by up to 2.2% next year

The Baton Rouge metro area’s economy is growing at a faster rate than predicted...
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