The Data on Disparitysponsored by Horizon Financial Group

During the process to develop BRAC’s new five-year strategic plan, halted by the onset of COVID-19, we compiled statistics with our consulting partners at Ernst & Young LLP to benchmark the Capital Region against some 40 peer metropolitan areas. The results of this research, while not surprising, were jarring. Across a broad swath of indicators measuring a region’s relative strength for economic inclusion, broken down by race – poverty rate; household income; educational attainment; and workers in management positions – the Baton Rouge Area performs in or very near the bottom half of every list.

We know these disparities have a direct correlation with economic performance across the board. Regions that score high on measures of inclusivity also have stronger overall economic growth, creating a virtuous cycle. For regions that score low, like ours, the cycle just spins its wheels. And as other regions race ahead, if we’re not moving forward, we are actually falling behind.

Join us to dive into the data behind the region’s economic disparity with the consultants working on our five-year campaign, and discuss ways in which BRAC and its partners can work toward an equitable recovery from the economic fallout of COVID-19, and build the inclusive economy and community that Baton Rouge deserves.

Speakers:

Amy Holloway, Partner/Principal, Economic Development Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

John Rees, Director of Research, Economic Development Advisory Services, Ernst & Young LLP

Eric Dexter, Chair of BRAC’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and Director of Business Development for Civil Solutions Consulting Group

Adam Knapp, President and CEO, BRAC

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