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Fertilizer companies race to build ammonia plants along Gulf Coast
Fertilizer companies are leading the race to build plants along the Gulf of Mexico to produce ammonia, a compound mainly used for fertilizer, while...
Here’s why Capital Region business owners should consider joining Threads
As Twitter tries to figure out what it wants to be following the Elon Musk acquisition, competing microblogging platforms have emerged, though most have so far struggled to gain much traction.
Constructing workforce innovations
Contractors are creating new solutions for an old and worsening labor problem.
Exercises to develop a more connected team
John Gordon: If you want a more committed team, then you must have a more connected team. Here are some exercises to build your team.
Baton Rouge car dealers report higher sales amid nationwide upturn
After years of grappling with low inventory, Baton Rouge-area car dealers are seeing a bump in sales this year, following the national trend of rising new car sales.
BRAC will host its second annual economic inclusion conference next month
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is hosting its second annual Economic Inclusion Symposium on Aug. 30.
Media company founder who grew up here looks to launch investment fund for local...
While Sanjay Sharma always wanted to make movies, the son of Indian immigrants didn’t see a viable path into that world, so the Baton Rouge High, Columbia University and Stanford Law graduate ended up working as an in-house attorney at Warner Bros.
OLOL’s $100M freestanding cancer care center likely to be built in three phases
Officials with Our Lady of the Lake are working on a three-phase plan for a $100 million cancer center, says Charles “Chuck” Spicer, the health system’s Baton Rouge market president.
Relocation benefits are back as businesses push for in-office workers
Companies are bringing back relocation benefits, paying for workers to move across the country and around the world again, in a sign of how...
LSU names director of innovation and technology commercialization
LSU today announced that technology licensing and commercialization veteran Spencer Rogers has been named director of the school’s Office of Innovation and Technology Commercialization.
Scheffy going deeper into the real estate sector
Scheffy Group is branching beyond general construction with the launch of a real estate business segment.
"The reason we started Scheffy Group Realty is because...
Check out these July networking events you don’t want to miss
July is another busy month in Baton Rouge. From professional networking opportunities to continuing education for your career to celebrating local businesses, there’s something happening every week.
See where ‘Newsweek’ ranks Capital Region cancer hospitals
Two Baton Rouge-area providers made Newsweek’s 2023 list of the top 175 cancer hospitals in the nation.
Abandoned telecom cables could be leaking lead into parts of south Louisiana
Louisiana is making headlines again this week, and not just for its LSU baseball stars. The Wall Street Journal this morning published an investigative...
Louisiana cashing in on sports betting
Louisiana tax revenues continue to climb for mobile and retail sports betting, while collections have been mixed for other gaming compared to last year.
5 THINGS to watch in July
Must-attend business, leadership and community events in the month of July.
A mall fights for relevance
Shifting consumer and economic dynamics are forcing the Mall of Louisiana to reinvent its retail mix to keep customers spending. Experts wonder if it will be enough.
Millions pulled from Louisiana lawmakers’ districts in wake of spending cap vote
Conservative Louisiana House members who tried to block Gov. John Bel Edwards and legislative leaders from spending more state funding saw $22.8 million in...
The Baton Rouge business behind the branded walls in restaurants all over town
Lately, Lettermans President and CEO Steven Perret finds himself asking more of his clients the following question: If your walls could talk, what would they say?
How one Baton Rouge lobbyist is harnessing AI
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how business owners and workers do their job as different industries experiment to see how the technology can be applied to their fields.
