
Community leaders re-igniting efforts to redevelop, improve north Baton Rouge
By Terry Jones
Excerpted by the advocate.com/Baton Rouge. See the article link below for the full story
Three years after North Baton Rouge voters raised taxes to support an economic development agency focused on the needs of that community, it appears poised to tackle the work in earnest…

EDC Joins Space Florida In Welcoming Firefly Aerospace to Cape Canaveral Spaceport
The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) joined Governor Ron DeSantis, Space Florida, and the 45th Space Wing in Cape Canaveral to welcome Firefly Aerospace to Brevard County, as the company announced its plans for a mass production facility and Cape Canaveral launch site.
Firefly Aerospace, Inc…

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The Empire State connects business and academia for innovative collaborations
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