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Waitr posted a fourth-quarter profit of $2.6 million, compared to a $21.6 million loss in the same period a year ago.
Melting spring snow and heavy rains that hit the Midwest two weeks ago will cause the Mississippi River to rise to 11 feet by Thursday in New Orleans, triggering the Army Corps of Engineers' "Phase 1 Flood Fight" restrictions on the river's levees…
New York-based nonprofit TruFund Financial Services Inc. is allocating loans and grants from Google to local small businesses looking to rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic-related economic slowdown.
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Farmers Insurance looks to sell policies again in Louisiana after a seven-year hiatus.
Bonds have been approved to help finance a new $850 million facility that would recycle red mud pond waste from an alumina plant in St. James Parish.
Amazon.com paid at least $17.25 million to purchase Cortana Mall for demolition and construction of a warehouse nearly twice the size of the mall in a project that already is piquing interest in surrounding properties.
Grain dust emissions a concern at 248-acre west bank site
WASHINGTON — The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package heading to President Joe Biden’s desk directs $1,400 payouts to millions of Americans and continues unemployment checks for millions more as the country pulls itself out of the econom…
Baton Rouge area
Economic forecasts for Louisiana have gotten increasingly optimistic in the past few months as the economy rebounded faster than predicted but still is expected to fall short of a full recovery until the end of 2022.
The same large kettles where Blue Runner Foods has prepared red and navy beans and meal bases for gumbo and jambalaya will see added duty as the company expands into frozen foods in a $2.2 million production facility at Gonzales.
An $800 million facility that would extract critical rare earth elements from residue leftover at Noranda Alumina in St. James Parish is being considered by Noranda's parent company and a Canadian green technology business.
The unemployment rate fell to 6.2%.
Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion could create 28 square miles of marsh in rapidly eroding Barataria Basin
Lafayette-based food delivery company Waitr said it is teaming up with Flow Payments to create a specialized platform for the sale and delivery of legal marijuana.
New jobless claims across Louisiana dropped last week to 5,679 from 6,447 one week before, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released on Thursday.
Statewide restrictions on live music indoors have been lifted, but business owners said conditional strings attached are too tight and costly for bars and restaurants, and they instead are relying on outdoor spaces for musicians to play for customers.
The state moved back into Phase 3 of the coronavirus restrictions Wednesday, but most business owners said they don’t see it making much of an impact on their operations, despite guidelines being the loosest they’ve been in nearly a year.
Baton Rouge-based Group Insurance Inc. was acquired by California-based Alliant.
Despite strong sales in December, consumer and business spending was down slightly in East Baton Rouge Parish in 2020.
Transwestern Real Estate Services has opened a location in Baton Rouge, headed by Branon Pesnell, a longtime expert on the local market for office space.
El Pollo Loco, a California-based chain that specializes in grilled chicken, plans to build a restaurant in Baton Rouge.
For the first time in two years, clients of the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port didn't export any crude oil to customers in February after a particularly busy January.
Smalls Sliders has applied for a permit to open its second restaurant, in front of Rouses in the Bluebonnet Village Shopping Center.
The Louisiana Economic Development department stood up an online portal meant to match job seekers with available positions among companies participating in its workforce training program known as FastStart.
Windsor, a women’s clothing chain with more than 200 locations, is set to open its first Baton Rouge store in the Mall of Louisiana next month.
San Antonio-based Valero started production at new alkylation unit in its St. Charles Parish refinery after several years under construction and $314 million investment.
Evergreen at Tuscany Villas, a 274-unit complex near the Siegen Lane Marketplace, has once again changed hands, selling for $34.5 million.
Recent freezing temperatures may delay the peak of strawberry season, but fans of the red, juicy berry grown in the region can still rejoice because production isn’t expected to be badly affected by the cold.
Baton Rouge area
Developer Art Lancaster has purchased a 3.2-acre site off Burbank Drive to start building a townhome development there in the next month.
Lamar Advertising had net income of $108.7 million during the fourth quarter, or $1.08 cents per share, compared to $102.8 million, or $1.02 per share, a year earlier.
Albemarle has reached a deal to sell its fine chemistry services business, including operations in Pennsylvania and Michigan, to W.R. Grace & Co. for $570 million.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has elected Terry Baugh, chief financial officer of D&J Construction Co. LLC in West Monroe, to chair its 2021 board of directors.
Innovation Catalyst, a support organization for local tech startups, was approved to receive another $140,000 grant from non-profit NexusLA, formerly known as Research Park Corp. in Baton Rouge.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors, filed paperwork with the state economic development agency for its proposed $1 billion methyl methacrylate plant in Ascension Parish.
New jobless claims across Louisiana dropped last week to 5,469 from 6,458 one week before, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released on Thursday.
Plauché & Carr, a Seattle-based environmental law firm, has opened an office in Baton Rouge.
Clean Creations, a New Orleans-based business that provides healthy, gourmet meals, is opening in the Highland Park Marketplace at the corner of Highland and Old Perkins roads.
Developer Art Lancaster has purchased a 3.2-acre site off Burbank Drive to start building a townhome development there in the next month.
Construction crews have started on the second phase of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome's $450 million renovation project, which will include a dozen new premium field-level suites and viewing decks on two levels at each of the four corners of the stadium.
Lamar Advertising had net income of $108.7 million during the fourth quarter, or $1.08 cents per share, compared to $102.8 million, or $1.02 per share, a year earlier.
Albemarle has reached a deal to sell its fine chemistry services business, including operations in Pennsylvania and Michigan, to W.R. Grace & Co. for $570 million.
Monthslong jobless benefit delays and errors triggering even more financial hardship during the coronavirus pandemic are being cited by a group of residents suing the state agency responsible for administering unemployment benefits.
The House is expected to vote Friday.
23 residents waited too late to sue, insufficiently linked company to their ailments, ruling says
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has elected Terry Baugh, chief financial officer of D&J Construction Co. LLC in West Monroe, to chair its 2021 board of directors.
Innovation Catalyst, a support organization for local tech startups, was approved to receive another $140,000 grant from non-profit NexusLA, formerly known as Research Park Corp. in Baton Rouge.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors, filed paperwork with the state economic development agency for its proposed $1 billion methyl methacrylate plant in Ascension Parish.
New jobless claims across Louisiana dropped last week to 5,469 from 6,458 one week before, according to U.S. Department of Labor data released on Thursday.
It's the sharpest one-week decline since August,