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Baton Rouge’s multifamily market is experiencing an upswing. Here’s why

The Baton Rouge multifamily market is expected to gain momentum in the coming months after a sluggish start to the year, according to Mark...

Organization gets $1M in funding to buy locally grown produce for food banks

Baton Rouge-based Feeding Louisiana has been awarded $1 million by the Louisiana Legislature to expand its purchase of locally grown produce and proteins for...

What the LSU presidential search committee aims to do at its first meeting

The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold its first meeting on Tuesday morning and is expected to...

Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge

Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes. East Baton Rouge Parish A...

What the state’s new income and sales tax changes will mean for households

A new study of Louisiana’s adjusted tax system by economist Greg Albrecht finds that most households are likely to see a reduction in overall...

This developer is set to break ground on a 312-unit apartment complex in Gonzales

Hammond-based Stoa Group is preparing to break ground on a 312-unit apartment complex within the Conway development in Gonzales. The Waters at Conway is planned...

Initial unemployment claims are rising in Louisiana

Initial unemployment claims 8/15 by Holly Duchmann Continued unemployment claims 8/15 by Holly Duchmann

JRE bolsters market presence with rebrand, leadership hires

Full-service commercial real estate firm JRE has announced a restructuring and rebranding of its existing companies, along with the addition of two real estate...

Buying a home for your child to live in while at LSU might make...

With LSU’s fall semester approaching, the Mortgage Research Network has released a report showing that families of LSU students could save more than $15,000...

Amedisys completes $3.3B sale to UnitedHealth

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys announced Thursday morning in an SEC filing that UnitedHealth has completed its $3.3 billion purchase of the home health care company.   Amedisys...

How the Baton Rouge-area residential real estate market performed in July

The Greater Baton Rouge housing market continued its trend of rising inventory in July, providing a benefit for buyers. Median sales prices and the...

This Metairie company bought two retail properties in Central

Metairie-based real estate investment and development company Levert Companies has purchased two multitenant retail buildings in the Settlement at Shoe Creek development. Levert acquired the...

Residents will get another chance in October to discuss Plan Baton Rouge III 

More than 2,000 community surveys have been completed and roughly 500 people have attended two community meetings as stakeholders continue to gather input for...

Capital Region companies sprint onto the Inc. 5000 list

For the second consecutive year, 15 companies based in the Capital Region have earned spots on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies...

Study calls for turning the River Center into a 350-room hotel and events center

Following a comprehensive entertainment market study on the River Center expansion and hotel project, Chicago company Hunden Partners has recommended redeveloping the River Center...

Who’s building and who’s buying in greater Baton Rouge

Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes. East Baton Rouge Parish  ...
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A New York firm bought Towne Center at Cedar Lodge for $81M

The Towne Center at Cedar Lodge lifestyle development has been sold in an $81 million deal to a New York-based shopping center operator. DLC Management...

BCP is selling its stake in Brown & Root

Bernhard Capital Partners announced that it has agreed to sell its stake in Baton Rouge-based Brown & Root Industrial Services.  KBR Inc., an investor in...

National salon suite franchise opens location in Perkins Rowe

Image Studios, a salon suite franchise, has opened a location in Baton Rouge, its first in Louisiana. The salon and studio coworking space is located...

78K and counting: How one local architect is using TikTok to boost business

At 71, Baton Rouge architect Kevin Harris has embraced, with great success, an unconventional business tool for professionals of his age: TikTok. Harris started posting...