Driven to change: Mercedes-Benz of Baton Rouge is planning to break ground soon on 1.1 acres next to their current dealership. The $2 million expansion, set for completion at the end of the year, will create 10 jobs for sales and service for the Sprinter line: Mercedes-Benz commercial trucks and vans that will arrive in Baton Rouge this month. The project will also entail renovating the current dealership and making access easier and more customer-friendly.
Set to change menu: Couyon's Bar-B-Que is expanding into a full-service restaurant on Nicholson Drive. The restaurant will open in a 2,500-square-foot space in March, in a retail center on the first floor of the Staybridge Suites hotel, says owner Jason Hammack. For the past six years, Couyon's—the name uses a Cajun term for a foolish person—has operated next to a Shell station on Burbank near Gardere. Along with having more room, Hammack plans to expand Couyon's offerings beyond barbecue staples such as ribs, brisket, pork and chicken. "We're going to sell steaks, stuffed potatoes, salads," he says.
Center gets facelift: The Southdowns Shopping Center underwent a major renovation in 2008 and 2009, which led to upscale new tenants moving into the shopping center. The ripple effect of that work has spread to a smaller strip of stores adjacent to Southdowns. By April, Marcello's Wine Warehouse and Home by Rogers and McDaniel will have opened new businesses there, and Assured Flooring will be wrapping up a facelift of its existing store. "You see all the activity on Perkins Road and the overpass area and you want to be a part of it," says Gary McDaniel, who co-owns Home.
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