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BRAC launches minority-owned business acceleratorÂ
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today launched a new program designed to help minority business owners in the region who want to take their business to the next level.Â
Real Estate Report: Lingering effects
Hot markets, fueled by limited supply and high demand, are the story with most real estate sectors, but rising interest rates and inflation are cautionary flags.
Single family: Strength in numbers
The residential sector is hot and experts say rising rates and higher prices won’t be enough in the short term to chill the market.
Residential trend: A demanding situation
The cost of buying a home is making entry-level ownership unaffordable for many, which is now putting upward pressure on rent rates.
Multifamily: A quick pivot
Demand for apartments is suddenly surging, countering years of warnings about an overbuilt market, but will the boom last?
Commercial: A seismic shift
The pandemic upended the office market and even as business gets back to normal changes are still happening.
Commercial: Class A office space
A listing of the available multistory Class A office buildings in the Baton Rouge market.
Retail: On the rebound
Retail was the hardest-hit segment during the pandemic but the sector is rebounding as investors look to purchase properties in a tight market.
Industrial: In need of supply
The industrial sector is significantly underbuilt in the region, making it harder for companies to expand or be recruited to the market.
Small businesses struggle to deal with increasing cyberattacksÂ
Cyberattacks are becoming more common for small businesses, The Wall Street Journal reports.Â
Blues music series coming to downtown Baton Rouge this monthÂ
With warm weekend weather ahead, Friday nights during Louisiana summers beg for a celebration. That’s why Damon Stewart, owner of The Blues Cafe Bar...
Infrastructure investments highlight just-completed regular session
The Louisiana Legislature made significant infrastructure investments during the 2022 session, thanks to state surplus and federal dollars.Â
Pay to play: LSU launches sports streaming service
LSU announced Monday afternoon it is launching a subscription-based streaming service called LSU Gold that will feature "behind-the-scenes documentary series, in-depth interviews, premium podcasts, and more.”
Nurturing diverse entrepreneurs is key to addressing business inequality Â
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation this month released a four-part strategy for reducing barriers to entry for entrepreneurship and creating new jobs, Inc. reports....
Lawmakers approve up to $40M per year for new Mississippi River bridge
The Louisiana Legislature has approved a bill that would dedicate up to $40 million per year for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Baton Rouge area.Â
More than 3% of Louisiana’s workforce quit their jobs this springÂ
The Great Resignation shows no signs of slowing down.Â
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in March...
Baton Rouge sees decline in homicides but uptick in burglariesÂ
Homicide is down 10% in Baton Rouge so far this year, following a record-breaking surge of violence last year, Chief of Police Murphy Paul Jr. says.Â
Baton Rouge startup planning fully automated pizza kitchenÂ
Baton Rouge-based startup Speedy Eats is laying the groundwork to create the first fully-automated restaurant in the city,
Why one company is paying employees to quitÂ
All good things must come to an end. That's how the co-founders of San Francisco-based software company Lattice, Jack Altman and Eric Koslow, view employee retention.Â
WRKF Radio Drama Club brings theater to local airwaves
Once upon a time, before 24-hour news cycles and infinite streaming and social media, America got its entertainment jollies from weekly radio shows. Performers,...
