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Catching up with pro-athlete trainer and former Forty Under 40 Kolby Tullier
Kolby Tullier, a 2005 Business Report Forty Under 40 honoree, went from training LSU and local golfers at his Definitions Fitness Center in Baton Rouge to working with PGA Tour and NFL athletes in Jupiter, Florida.
City says supply chain issues delaying installation of new downtown meters
The Broome administration is blaming supply chain issues caused by the ongoing pandemic to a monthslong delay in the installation of new smart parking meters downtown.
Will Metro Council’s revised proposal go far enough to regulate development in the floodplain?
Metro Council member Rowdy Gaudet scrapped his plans Wednesday to push a vote on a measure that would have toughened building regulations around new...
Coffee prices increasing due to supply issues
Your next cup of coffee could be a bit more expensive as some vendors have had to hike prices due to increasing costs of supplies from coffee beans to cups.
Skyhawk merges with Texas company
Baton Rouge-based technology and security services company Skyhawk today announced it has merged with Texas-based Twenty20 Solutions.
The combination of the two companies will expand...
LSU will mandate vaccines following final FDA approval
LSU President William Tate today announced that when the FDA fully authorizes one or more of the COVID-19 vaccines, LSU will mandate that all...
Lake After Hours replacing former Arzi’s on Government
A Lake After Hours Urgent Care will replace the former Arzi’s Restaurant space on Government Street.
Lake After Hours will occupy the entire lot, says...
Walk-On’s launches national NIL program for walk-on athletes
Baton Rouge-based Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux today announced it is launching a new "Walk-On of the Week" program that will award name, image and likeness deals to walk-on collegiate athletes across the country.
Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
The pandemic has reshaped how Americans exercise and upended the fitness industry, accelerating the growth of a new era of high-tech home workout equipment...
$1 trillion infrastructure bill provides inducements for small businesses
The Senate on Tuesday approved the sweeping infrastructure bill that will inject around $1 trillion over five years into America's roads, waterways, and bridges—and...
Live music making a comeback, though Delta variant adds new uncertainty
Music fans are eager to hear their favorite bands again after the long COVID-19-induced dry spell, though the recent cancellation of Jazz Fest highlights...
The Lemoine Company merging services under name LEMOINE
The Lemoine Company is consolidating its four core services and will now be called LEMOINE, the company announced today.
Fall events dropping like flies due to COVID surge
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still rising in south Louisiana, and while Gov. John Bel Edwards has yet to announce any restrictions on...
LSU employee union demands tougher COVID measures as faculty weighs legal action
A union that represents 150 employees on the LSU campus is urging the university administration to toughen its COVID-19 mitigation measures.
The United Campus Workers...
Patrick Lencioni: Executives with wrong focus dangerous for organizations
Joy is not a word often associated with work. However, in the view of author and organizational health expert Patrick Lencioni, joy “is the...
Impact of tenant eviction ban on Baton Rouge market minimal so far
One week into the federal government’s extension of a moratorium on certain evictions in communities with “substantial'' or “high risk” of COVID-19 transmission, which...
Baton Rouge beer, liquor companies concerned over bottle, can shortage
A national shortage of cans and glass bottles is causing problems for beer and liquor manufacturers and limiting booze supplies in some parts of the country.
Restaurants helping one another deal with supply chain shortages
Restaurants in New Roads, just north of Baton Rouge, are getting around the shortages, supply chain issues and price increases food service companies in...
LSU AI platform used to create COVID-19 treatment
LSU researchers and drug company Skymount Medical are beginning studies on COVID-19 patients involving a combination of medicines, known as SM-19, that have shown...
US job openings surpass number of unemployed
The number of available jobs since May has outnumbered Americans looking for work, The Wall Street Journal reports. Job openings reached 10.1 million in...
