Economic Development

Q&A: Congressman Garret Graves

Baton Rouge Republican Garret Graves, until recently head of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and...

What the Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore merger means for Louisiana

While the outside world might have been surprised by the Dec. 23 announcement that...

Voices: What’s your business resolution for 2015?

Grow, expand, build and prosper. These are the words used by local business professionals...

Immigration dilemma

(Photography by Don Kadair) The national debate hits home as Capital Region companies struggle to meet...

Talking Points: Fox Business Network Anchor Cheryl Casone on Louisiana industry

Who’s hiring? Everyone. Indeed, workforce needs top Louisiana’s business agenda for the next several...

Stephanie Riegel: A look back at a busy year

As a writer, year-end retrospectives always strike me as a bit self-indulgent. Still, it’s...
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Trade groups struggle to build an electrical workforce.

News of job growth usually brings enthusiastic responses from businesspeople, but local concerns about...

Top 10 local business stories of 2014

From worries about workforce sufficiency to the thrill of Uber, here are the headlines...

How low can it go?

While falling prices at the pump may increase consumers’ disposable income this holiday season,...

Stuck in the weeds: Gap financing and grants are small but successful

Two of the RDA's most successful endeavors arguably have been its gap financing and...