Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Leadership Baton Rouge Announces Class Of 2022

Members of the 2022 class include:

Baton Rouge Area Chamber Outlines Major Progress For Economic Development In 2021

BRAC will unveil its new, five-year regional strategic plan at a campaign launch event on February 3, 2022, at Electric Depot.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Canadian Pacific Plans Inaugural Round Trip For BR-NOLA Passenger Rail

“We look forward to the expansion and working with Amtrak to develop passenger service,” stated Clements.

Rural Sourcing To Establish 150-Job Software Development Center In Downtown Baton Rouge

“On behalf of Louisiana, I welcome Rural Sourcing to our state and to Baton Rouge,” Gov. Edwards said.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Board Announces Support For Transit Millage Renewal

Public transit is an essential component of every thriving metropolitan economy. Recent BRAC analysis found that CATS' past performance ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Releases Endorsements On Constitutional Amendments

The Louisiana Department of Revenue collects the 4.45% state sales tax, but separate collectors assigned by each parish collect local sa ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Air Products Announces $4.5 Billion Blue Hydrogen Clean Energy Complex In Ascension

The project will create 170 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $93,000, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development esti ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber Releases Public Policy Commentary On CATS Performance And Future Goals

Baton Rouge Area Chamber will announce its position on the CATS renewal in the coming week.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Premier Health Announces Headquarters Expansion In Baton Rouge

The project will create 50 new direct jobs with an average annual salary of $50,000, plus benefits. Louisiana Economic Development estim ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Leadership Baton Rouge Opens Applications For Class Of 2022

Applications for the class of 2022 will be accepted until October 31, 2021, at midnight.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: FuturePAC Poll On CATS Renewal Finds Strong Support

When asked how they would vote if the election were held the day of the survey, respondents tallied as follows:

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Joins Economic Development Groups Advocating For Unified Federal Aid

The multi-billion-dollar financial impact of these disasters include

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Releases Final Analysis Of Hurricane Ida Impact Survey

Key takeaways from survey responses include:

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Resource To Find Gas Stations And Track Outages

To view locations with fuel on a map, you can visit their Tracker Map, which allows a user to zoom in an out of the Baton Rouge area. As ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Releases Preliminary Analysis Of Hurricane Ida Impact Survey

Key takeaways from the initial responses include:

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY UNITED PROPOSES $42 MILLION INVESTMENT IN BATON ROUGE FACILITY

The proposed expansion of the bottling facility would include constructing 120,000 square-feet of additional warehouse space, allowing f ...

These Baton Rouge Area Restaurants Got Revitalization Funds

Nationally, around 101,000 eateries received grants, including some in the Baton Rouge area.

Which Baton Rouge Businesses Got PPP Loans

The Paycheck Protection Program helped around 150,147 Louisiana businesses in 2021 alone, including some in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Announces 2021 Capital Region Employee Health Innovation Award

Applications are available to companies within the nine-parish Capital Region, regardless of size or whether the business is a BRAC inve ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Economic Development District Coming To Plank Road Corridor

Attached photo from the ceremonial signing held today, July 14.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC And TruFund Partner To Launch Revolving Loan Fund For Small Businesses

The RLF will focus primarily on those businesses most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and most in need of support to recover, specif ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: The Economic Impact Of Amazon In Baton Rouge

The Amazon project is an example of the Capital Region successfully diversifying its industry mix: during the pandemic, logistics proved ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Releases Economic Impact Analysis Of Amazon Project

Amazon's redevelopment of the former Cortana site will have a significant, lasting economic impact on the Capital Region. The constructi ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Broad And Sweeping Bipartisan Progress A Hallmark Of The 2021 Session Achievements

Substantial progress was achieved in nearly every component of BRAC's legislative agenda, most notably in tax reform, centralizing sales ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Why Ending Enhanced Unemployment Is The Logical Choice

The thrust of these talking points is that a combination of three things outside of the enhancement are to blame: low wages for the jobs ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Issues Emergency Preparedness Recommendations For Businesses

In the event that a hurricane or other major weather event impacts the Baton Rouge Area, businesses should ensure the security of their ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Announces Trey Godfrey As SVP Of Policy

As senior vice president of policy, Godfrey will drive regional and state-level initiatives to create a more competitive region for busi ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Countdown Underway For Disney Space Feature Film In Baton Rouge

The Disney motion picture is the latest in a flurry of Louisiana filming since last year's industry shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemi ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Weyerhaeuser Investing In Holden Mill

Through these investments, Weyerhaeuser will secure 119 existing jobs and create up to four new direct jobs, with the new jobs providing ...

Mayor Broome Establishes Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Business Program In Baton Rouge

The Division of Supplier Diversity will be tasked with closing the disparity gap and establishing participation goals by contract type.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: Lifting Of Mask Mandate Could Boost Economy

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Baton Rouge Area Chamber: National Start Up Exec To Keynote BRAC Signature Speaker Event

The initiative is of particular significance for small to mid-sized employers, which make up 88 percent of the Baton Rouge market. Baton ...

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: BRAC Confers Annual Awards

Award recipients include:

How Did Coronavirus Affect Bankruptcies In Baton Rouge Area?

Bankruptcy filings were down in East Baton Rouge Parish last year, but experts expect them to surge in coming years.

How Reliable Is Your Louisiana Power Supplier?

See how well power providers in the Baton Rouge area and across LA serve local customers.

Baton Rouge Area Chamber: SoLA Super Region Committee Endorses Right-Sized Infrastructure Investment Ahead Of Legislative Session

SoLA officially took a position of support on the infrastructure legislation because it provides essential funding for prioritized infra ...

East Baton Rouge Parish Library App: Gale Business - Plan Builder

It is a great resource for planning your small business.

Baton Rouge's MOVEBR Program On Track

By completion of the program, the amount of local small business spending on preconstruction activities is forecast to exceed $57 million.

Coronavirus: How Baton Rouge Businesses Can Apply For SBA Disaster Aid

LA Gov. John Bel Edwards has announced that small businesses in all 64 Louisiana parishes will have access to federal disaster aid.

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Temporarily Waives Sign Ordinance

Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has issued an Executive Order temporarily suspending the parish’s sign ordinance for 120 days.