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Site cleared for Amazon fulfillment center; nearby real estate activity picks up
Is Amazon already spurring economic development activity around the site of the former Cortana Mall?
New Perkins Road boutique aims to please customers of all ages
The former Subway location near College Drive and Perkins Road has undergone a major transformation and is now the home of Myla Boutique, a clothing store for women and girls that opened last weekend.
OLOL Foundation chair resigns, calls hospital system ‘morally bankrupt’ in cancer care war
Tom Adamek, who has been simultaneously serving as board chair of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and also Our Lady of the Lake Foundation, resigned from the foundation board today, as tensions between OLOL and MBPCC erupted into a free-for-all.
LWC launching new programs to help those affected by Ida
The Louisiana Workforce Commission was awarded $5 million as part of a National Dislocated Worker Grant and is using the funds to launch programs to support jobs and recovery programs following Hurricane Ida, LWC announced today.
Raising Cane’s sending corporate employees to staff restaurants
Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers is sending about half of its corporate staff to work in its restaurants amid a severe shortage of hourly workers.
LED earns top award for second-stage business growth program
Louisiana Economic Development this week won two awards at the International Economic Development Council’s annual conference in Nashville, taking home a gold award for its efforts to support entrepreneurship and a silver medal for talent development and retention, according to an LED announcement.
LABI gives five Baton Rouge-area lawmakers perfect marks on business scorecard
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today released its 2021 Legislative Scorecard, highlighting lawmakers who supported pro-business legislation during this year’s regular session.
Premier Health planning $1.5M headquarters expansion
Premier Health Consultants CEO Steve Sellars on Tuesday announced that the company will expand its Baton Rouge headquarters, making a $1.5 million capital investment in its facilities to support the more than 85 urgent care clinics it operates.
What’s driving the cancer care wars in Baton Rouge?
Monday’s announcement by Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center that it is developing a new $100 million cancer institute raises a lot of questions about the future of the cancer care market in Baton Rouge.
Changes to federal flood insurance may open door for private-sector insurers
Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program could encourage more private-sector insurance companies to offer flood policies in Louisiana, state Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon says.
Worker shortage for LSU games affecting postgame traffic, concessions
Getting to Tiger Stadium and the areas surrounding it ready for game day is a monumental task, but this year it's been compounded by employment shortages due to Hurricane Ida and COVID-19, WBRZ-TV reports.
Delaware company buys Oakbrook Apartments on Nicholson
A Delaware-based company bought the Oakbrook Apartments on Nicholson Drive for $34.7 million on Friday.
The buyer was Oakbrook St LLC, which was represented by...
City-parish denies allegations in lawsuit against @Highland
The city-parish is fighting back against The Temple Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which filed suit in August seeking to stop development of a controversial 240-unit multifamily complex at the @Highland mixed-use development, which is adjacent to the Mormon temple on Highland Road.
Cassidy says delaying FEMA flood insurance rate changes nearly impossible
Thousands of Louisianans are paying more for flood insurance beginning this week after the Federal Emergency Management Agency implemented its new pricing schedule despite pleas to postpone it from coastal lawmakers like Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy.
Best Places to Work: The best of the best in Baton Rouge
The 60 companies on the 2021 Best Places to Work list demonstrate what it means to care about employees, serving as a model for other businesses.
Best Places to Work-Small Companies: Do the right thing
Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens LLC has found success by fostering a family atmosphere and being motivated by standards not involving money.
Best Places to Work-Medium Companies: Empowering and transparent
The Pangburn Group Inc. fosters a culture that’s about wanting to make employees stay, rather than simply work.
Best Places to Work-Large Companies: A sense of community
GMFS Mortgage has created a winning formula by embracing change, listening to employees and giving back to the Baton Rouge community.
Baton Rouge’s economy outpacing rest of the state, says Loren Scott
The Capital Region will have gained back about 81% of the jobs it lost to the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of this year, outpacing the rest of the state, economist Loren Scott predicts.
Hiring and firing based on COVID vaccination status gaining ground in Baton Rouge
Hiring or firing employees based on their vaccination status has become more common across the country as vaccines have gained FDA approval, Axios reports. But will the trend reach Baton Rouge?
