Hammering away: With a 13% construction employment increase in May—an addition of 4,900 jobs since May of last year—the Capital Region was the 11th-best performing city among 337 U.S. metro areas tracked by the Associated General Contractors of America. Baton Rouge had a total of 43,600 people working in the construction industry as of May 31, according to the AGCA's latest jobs report. Read the full story from Daily Report and access the complete metro rankings here.
Inch by inch: Baton Rouge's foreclosure rate edged down 0.18 percentage points in April to 2.39%, compared to the rate in April 2011, according to a new report from CoreLogic. That's a scant 0.02 percentage points down from the March rate. Still, Baton Rouge's foreclosure rate remains well below the 3.41% national average and is also lower than Louisiana's rate of 2.49% in April, which represents a decrease of 0.11 percentage points from a year ago. Get the full story from Daily Report and access a map of foreclosures by ZIP code in the Capital Region here.
Second chance: Even if you weren't able to make the Center for Community Progress' 2012 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference: Remaking America for the 21st Century, which recently wrapped up in New Orleans, you can check out most of the training seminars and presentations online. Topics range from urban blight to vacant and abandoned property and productive reuse. Check out available presentations here (click on the speaker's name below the presentation for a PDF download).
This week's poll question: When purchasing new appliances, lights and other electrical items for your home, do you generally choose a more energy-efficient product even if it means a higher price?
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