Economic Development

Next step for Baton Rouge-based Esperance Pharmaceuticals’ cancer-fighting drug? Clinical trials.

(Photography by Don Kadair: Hector Alila) During the 1990s, Pennington Biomedical Research Center scientist William...

Quarterly Outlook: Seven sector-watchers share their predictions for Baton Rouge in Q4

Uncertainty continues to trickle through the biggest economic sectors in the Capital Region, driven...

The choice of Louisiana’s next governor is weeks away. What might the 2016 cabinet look like?

As important as it is for an incoming governor to staff up with the...

Closure of additional stores and production facilities by Kean’s reflects larger downsizing effort

The closure of eight Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning locations, announced Friday, is part of...

2015 Louisiana governor’s race will impact ‘LSU and all of higher education,’ Alexander says

The 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial race is a critical election “for LSU and all of...

A year from being approved, new CATS routes serving LSU and Nicholson areas no closer to fruition

The lack of a downtown Baton Rouge hub for the Capital Area Transit System...
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Kean’s to close eight Baton Rouge area dry cleaning locations

Baton Rouge-based Kean’s Fine Dry Cleaning is closing eight underperforming locations throughout Baton Rouge—more...

Pennington introduces new business model with Elite Health and Wellness Program

The Pennington Biomedical Research Center is rolling out a new wellness program for the...

Square 46 developers delaying construction until Government Street ‘road diet’ plan is finalized

Developers and architects for the long-awaited Square 46 mixed-use development in Mid City are...

Biking it: Meet five Baton Rouge professionals who make the trek to work on two wheels

A projected 2016 bike-sharing program. The formation of the bicycle advocacy group Bike Walk...