Economic Development

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

Another large methanol plant planned in St. James Parish

Pending permit approvals and a final investment decision, Houston-based Syngas Energy Holdings announced today...

L’Auberge lifts Baton Rouge casino market in September; riverboat winnings up 2.8%

Two of Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos—Hollywood Casino and Belle of Baton Rouge—saw their...

White Castle biomass plant on schedule to begin turning sugar cane waste into fuel in July

The biorefinery being installed by NRF BioEnergy at a White Castle sugar mill, which...

Baton Rouge, New Orleans to eventually join together as one metro statistical area, economic development leaders predict

The Baton Rouge and New Orleans metro areas will eventually become a single metropolitan...

CATS board unanimously approves route eliminations and changes; Metro Council to have final say next month

With a proposal to eliminate a pair of Capital Area Transit System routes getting...

Baton Rouge executives open business at airport to service private aircraft

Five local executives have launched a new business at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport...
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Baton Rouge councilman thinks next mayor should be paid as a CEO to bring top candidates to table

The CEO of an $800 million company with 3,000 employees. That’s how Metro Councilman Joel...

Pair of studies could reignite push to build new parish prison in Baton Rouge

The effort to build a new parish prison and mental health facility in Baton...

First of two public hearings on CATS route eliminations draws just one attendee

Perhaps it was fitting that a public hearing hosted by the Capital Area Transit...

Capital Region plant managers expect hiring, spending to stabilize over next six months, survey shows

A survey of 41 Capital Region plant managers by the Greater Baton Rouge Industrial...
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