Chinese company to buy U.S. movie theater chain AMC
Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group Co. announced this morning it's buying a major U.S. cinema chain—AMC Entertainment Holdings—for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. The Beijing-based company...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Small businesses in La. still pessimistic about economic recovery
Louisiana businesses have more faith in the local economy than in the national economy when it comes to expectations for improvement, according to a new survey conducted by Capital One Bank. In its quarterly "Market Pulse" survey, the bank says...
DATE: May 21, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
News roundup: B.R. firm makes home electronics industry top 100 list … IP to close Minden plant … Mason and Ava top the most popular baby names in La.
Successful sounds: For the third year in a row, Baton Rouge-based Acadian Home Theater and Automation has been ranked among the top 100 companies in the United States in home electronics installation by CE Pro magazine, which...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Lights, camera, action
225 editor Jeff Roedel wrote me a few months ago to tell me about his idea for a TV-themed blog for this newly-launching website. He said I was the first and only person he thought of. So I guess I have a reputation as a TV junkie. Should I...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Sheauxtime
Surrounded with Sounds
Thanks for checking out Surround Sounds, 225's local music blog. It's almost cliché now to describe how important music is to the Louisiana culture. From Cajun country to the Delta, homegrown artists have kept the state going during times...
DATE: May 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Surround Sounds
B.R. pharmaceutical company begins new trials on ovarian cancer drug
Esperance Pharmaceuticals, a Baton Rouge-based company founded on technology developed at LSU, Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the LSU AgCenter, announced today it has begun enrollment of a randomized, multicenter Phase 2 trial of its lead...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
38.6 million Gulf acres up for grabs in June lease sale
Oil and gas companies have until June 19 to file their bids for the government's upcoming auction of drilling leases in the central Gulf of Mexico, the Interior Department announced today. The Houston Chronicle reports as many as 7,276 blocks...
DATE: May 17, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Preis sells 5 Spanish Town properties
Developer Richard Preis has sold five Spanish Town rental properties to Lance Bennett, a well-known neighborhood property owner who plans to renovate the houses using historic tax credits. The price of the sale was not disclosed, but Preis says the...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Tax credits to help save Spanish Town houses
State historic tax credits will allow for the restoration of five houses that are considered contributing elements to the historic Spanish Town neighborhood. Developer Lance Bennett says he paid about $100,000 each for the houses—three on...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'Expecting' something
New York Times best-selling mom-to-be guidebook What to Expect When You’re Expecting transforms into a romantic comedy of toddler proportions this Friday. Nanny McPhee’s Kirk Jones directs an ensemble cast of...
DATE: May 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: (Weekender) Movies
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