Economic Development

Beauregard Town multifamily development to break ground in coming weeks

A new four-story, 25-unit multifamily housing project is set to break ground in Beauregard...

Bernhard Capital Partners acquires Metairie-based The MCC Group

Bernhard Capital Partners, the private equity firm founded by Jim Bernhard and his top...

Firm working on LSU master plan to visit campus next week for meetings with stakeholders

Architects with NBBJ, a nationally recognized planning and design firm, will fly into Baton...

Proponents of Baton Rouge-New Orleans rail line have five-point plan for next governor to make service a reality in first term

John Spain kicked off this morning’s Smart Growth Summit panel discussion on the long-proposed...

Green space key to attracting, retaining new people and businesses to Baton Rouge, former HUD deputy secretary says at Smart Growth Summit

What’s the secret to luring people to Baton Rouge—or any city for that matter—and...

Baton Rouge Metro Airport has $1.1B annual economic impact, says study aimed at attracting more business travelers

The Baton Rouge Metro Airport is unveiling a strategic plan this afternoon that seeks...
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Baton Rouge named second most competitive city in North America for chemical and plastics industry

Baton Rouge is ranked as the No. 2 city for economic development in the...

BRAF acquires Cane Land Distilling property next to Water Campus for $375K

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has acquired from Cane Land Distilling Co. the one-acre...

Courtyard Marriott groundbreaking expected downtown within 120 days; opening pegged for fall 2017

Now that the Metro Council has approved a special tax incentive for a new...

New Southern University president and chancellor to recommend big changes in forthcoming strategic plan

With about 120 days on the job under his belt as president of the...