Economic Development

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

SU26-Dispatches from St. Francisville

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Stephanie Riegel: Do we really support public transit?

Baton Rougeans love to complain about the city’s gridlock and infrastructure issues—and justifiably so....

Reversal of fortune: Cheap natural gas that fuels Louisiana’s manufacturing rebound even lassos jobs from overseas.

The nascent manufacturing renaissance that’s happening in the Gulf Coast region isn’t just creating...

The diversity challenge: Despite initiatives, Capital Region law firms struggle to recruit minorities.

Year after year, companies worldwide strengthen their efforts to create diverse work environments. Whether...

Name it: Government agencies explore corporate branding as an alternative revenue stream.

In recent years, Louisiana lawmakers have used all sorts of stopgaps to balance the...

An ecosystem for entrepreneurs

The Capital Region has been slow to build an integrated support system for fledgling...
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A budding ecosystem

In 2010, the Regional Innovation Strategy closely examined what it recognized as the three major incubator...

Aiming high: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport’s new chairman has lofty goals for Capital Region air travel

The new chairman of the East Baton Rouge Airport Commission, Jared Smith, wants to...

Moving on down the road: Companies along Airline Highway are migrating south. What does it mean for those left behind?

(Photography by Don Kadair. Above: Joey Canella, senior adviser of commercial real estate brokerage...

Film fight: As the legislative session approaches, industry professionals gear up to protect Louisiana’s production incentives

(Photo: Paramount Pictures/Portions of G.I Joe: Retaliation were filmed in Louisiana) New Jersey native Pieter...
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