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Baton Rouge’s Dyke Nelson Architecture earns top design award

Baton Rouge-based Dyke Nelson Architecture received the highest-level award from the American Institute of Architects Louisiana chapter for its design of the DNA Workshop on the corner of Government and 14th streets, according to an AIA announcement.
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LSU enrolls largest freshman class in its history

LSU today announced its current freshman class is the largest and most diverse in its history, while also averaging the highest GPA and ACT score of any incoming class at the school.

I Hate Receipts partnering with Shopify, Pax Payment to expand app

Less than one year after its launch, Baton Rouge-based tech startup I Hate Receipts has raised half of the $1.5 million it is targeting in its seed round of funding, and has signed a deal with online retail platform Shopify, which will expose potentially millions of users to the company’s app.

LSU partners with employee upskilling platform to offer online credentials

LSU this morning announced a new partnership with education and upskilling platform Guild Education to provide online degrees and certificate programs to Guild’s employer partners, which include Chipotle, Target, Walmart and Waste Management.

Potential sites for new Mississippi River bridge narrowed to 17

Officials and consultants with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development have identified 17 potential sites for a new Mississippi River Bridge in the Greater Baton Rouge Area.

Baton Rouge cryptocurrency entrepreneurs plan platform to invest in young athletes

Local entrepreneurs have launched a cryptocurrency and are building a platform they say will allow investors to profit by picking up-and-coming athletes.

Pace of bank mergers faster than at any time since 2008 crash

Banks this year are completing acquisitions and mergers at a pace not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Vinformatix to partner with DC firm to go after federal contracts

Baton Rouge-based IT firm Vinformatix is positioning itself for growth in the government contracting sector through a new, joint venture with The Parnin Group, an Alexandria, Virginia, consulting firm that specializes in working with governmental agencies.

Baton Rouge retailers trying to get ahead of supply chain issues for holiday season

Backed-up supply chains have been an issue for retailers since the early days of the pandemic, and Baton Rouge stores are trying to combat the problem in order to have enough stock for holiday shopping.

DOTD selects design for I-10 bridge over City Park Lake 

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development today announced it has selected designs for the new Interstate 10 bridge and tower over City Park Lake, after seeking public input on the span 

Job seekers adding COVID vaccination status to their résumés 

As more employers make COVID-19 testing and vaccine rules for workers—with some limiting hiring to vaccinated candidates only—people are starting to volunteer their vaccination status on job applications and on résumés. 

OLOL weighs in on Mary Bird Perkins’ deal with BRG

What will Friday’s announcement that Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and one of the largest oncology practices in Baton Rouge are partnering with Baton Rouge General’s Pennington Cancer Center to expand services to the BRG Bluebonnet campus mean for Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center?

Mental health providers frustrated with state’s Medicaid managed care organizations

A recent survey of mental health providers found dissatisfaction with several of the organizations the state uses to manage Medicaid services.

Hurricane Ida may limit local produce at markets until late October 

Southeast Louisiana farmers, who were already in the middle of their traditional slow season, are now dealing with fallen trees, flooded fields and flattened crops as a result of Hurricane Ida. Some Baton Rouge-area growers may not be back in business until mid or late October.

Baton Rouge car owners renting their vehicles out through Turo 

With rental cars still in short supply, enterprising car owners are renting their vehicles out to travelers through Turo, an online carsharing marketplace, Axios reports. It could cause a shift in the rental car industry similar to what was seen when Airbnb took off. 

Louisiana’s unemployment trust fund insolvent by federal standards

The fund Louisiana uses to pay benefits to unemployed workers falls short of federal standards for solvency, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation.

LSU faculty researching next-gen learning environment for construction, engineering

LSU construction management professors Yimin Zhu and Amirhosein Jafari are researching how new technology can be leveraged to create next-generation learning environments for architecture, engineering and construction engineering.

Louisiana lawmakers considering greater oversight for nursing homes 

Lawmakers grilled Louisiana Department of Health officials about the botched nursing home evacuation during Hurricane Ida in which at least seven residents died while...

Derek Stingley Jr. might not take the field as LSU opens SEC play 

The morning of the Tigers’ meeting with Mississippi State a year ago, LSU released a statement saying star cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. would miss the game after becoming “acutely ill” overnight. His absence was glaring as the Bulldogs threw for an SEC record 623 yards in a 44-34 win against the Tigers.
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CSRS bucking trend by expanding to new, bigger offices 

While many employers are rethinking their need for office space in the COVID era, downsizing offices or closing them altogether, CSRS is expanding.