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Better Louisiana launches health-focused leadership program
Leaders for a Better Louisiana is expanding its longtime leadership development model into the healthcare arena with the launch of Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows,...
MEP supplier signs lease deal on a 45,000-square-foot industrial facility
Noland Company, a wholesale distributor of mechanical, electrical and plumbing, or MEP, supplies, is relocating to a larger facility to accommodate its continued growth.
Noland,...
Sale of former UPS facility highlights demand for Baton Rouge industrial space
A Dallas-based investor has purchased a former UPS distribution facility in Baton Rouge, and interest in the property is already building, according to Alex...
Oklahoma concrete producer expands into Louisiana, Texas markets
Suncrete Inc. expanded into Louisiana and Texas earlier this spring with the acquisition of Hope Concrete, an 80-year-old ready-mix concrete producer with operations in...
Controversial Gonzales subdivision clears a major hurdle
Dantin Bruce Development’s Harvest Fields subdivision in Gonzales is a go.
In a meeting that lasted well over three hours, the Ascension Planning Commission voted...
Tech firm finds its ‘space to grow’ with move to Towne Center
PayStar has more than doubled its Baton Rouge office space with a move to Towne Center, giving the software company room to significantly expand...
b1Bank acquires local financial consulting firm American Planning Corp.
Business First Bancshares, the holding company for b1Bank, has acquired American Planning Corp., a Baton Rouge-based financial consulting firm that has served community banks...
Local construction firm bets on Mid City in buying former Brew-Bacher’s site
Grand Construction is giving one of Government Street's long-vacant restaurant buildings a second life.
The Baton Rouge-based commercial contractor purchased the former Brew-Bacher's property last...
It’s another record year for the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies
Editor's note: The Top 100 Private Companies list has been updated since its original publication to incorporate financial information that Brown & Root and...
A ‘microdrama’ just wrapped filming in Baton Rouge. Are more on the way?
A short-form vertical drama series wrapped photography in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, and local film consultant Patrick Mulhearn says it could be the first...
Meet the 500: Richard Lipsey
Richard Lipsey, Founder, Lipsey’s
Richard Lipsey’s influence in Louisiana has run through both commerce and public institutions. He bought S&S Wholesale Sporting Goods in 1977,...
Five tips for building wealth at any income level
John Paul Caswell, president and managing principal of Baton Rouge’s Iron Horse Financial, says effective wealth building has less to do with income level than with intentional...
Amazon drone delivery service takes flight in Baton Rouge
Amazon has launched its Prime Air drone delivery service in Baton Rouge, making the Capital Region the first area in Louisiana where customers can...
New details: What we know about Meta’s Baton Rouge workforce academy
Meta’s America’s Workforce Academy is coming to Baton Rouge, and the program’s local details are beginning to come into focus.
Announced in June, the $115...
What a tightening supply across the local commercial real estate market means
The Baton Rouge commercial real estate market is entering the second half of 2026 with strong fundamentals as limited new construction continues to tighten...
New government relations firm Frontline Strategies is becoming a powerful force in a rapidly...
With the stroke of a pen, a single bill can reshape an industry overnight.
A new government relations firm is positioning itself at the center...
A new speakeasy is set to open inside Circa 1857 this month
Hearsay Social Club, a new speakeasy-style cocktail bar tucked inside the Mid City antique shop Circa 1857, is set to open July 17.
Circa 1857...
The surprising factors that convinced this boomerang to return to Baton Rouge
John Musso is the kind of boomerang that Capital Region economic developers dream about. The 41-year-old moved back to Baton Rouge after a successful...
A family-owned shop built on neon, grit and personal service succeeds one sign at...
Scott Jones was born in 1975, the year his father, Buck Jones, officially opened the doors of Jones Signs in Baton Rouge. “This is...
A new restaurant is planned for the former BR Furniture Outlet site on Florida
A new Cajun restaurant and lounge concept is in the works for Florida Boulevard, as local entrepreneur Dejon Dunbar and business partner Kedrick Taylor...
