Caitie Burkes, Author at Baton Rouge Business Report

IBM urging downtown Baton Rouge employees to work from home

Wanting to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, IBM sent a note yesterday...

Coronavirus could spell project delays for Baton Rouge construction firms

Baton Rouge area construction firms should begin preparing for project delays and potential contractual...

Strip retail centers taking off in Baton Rouge

Travel down Airline Highway heading toward Prairieville, and a sea of strip centers come...

Highland Park Marketplace gets three new tenants

Months into its final phase of development, Highland Park Marketplace is adding three new...

Strip retail centers are booming in Baton Rouge

Don’t tell these strip center owners—with properties filled with restaurants, grocery stores, local shops and fitness centers—that brick-and-mortar retail is dying.

Tedrick Knightshead placed on two-year probation by state Supreme Court

Tedrick Knightshead has been placed on probation by the Louisiana Supreme Court because of...

Broome’s office proposes ordinances to curb aggressive panhandling

Amid a growing aggressive panhandling problem in Baton Rouge, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office...

A growing number of Baton Rouge workers don’t go to the office, ever

Though she manages 12 employees and a few freelancers, Mary Ellen Slayter, the founder...

It’s home sweet office for a growing number of remote workers

Remote working has its ups and downs, but it’s gaining in popularity and is a trend that’s here to stay in Baton Rouge—for now.

Entire Runnels School to close at end of academic year

The entire Runnels School is closing at the end of the academic year, school...