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Greg Stringfellow shares his big plans for Elite Training Academy
In early July, Greg Stringfellow retired from his position as assistant athletic director at LSU and entered a new role as president of Elite Training...
Business Lunch: Mansurs on the Boulevard
Mansurs on the Boulevard
Address: 5720 Corporate Blvd., Suite A
Phone: (225) 923-3366
Website: mansursontheboulevard.com
Cuisine: Creole
Owner: Justin McDonald
Scene: Fine dining; expansive bar; private meeting space
Pricing: $$-$$$
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Meet the Capital Region 500: Yvette Marsh
Yvette Marsh
Assistant vice president of talent management, LSU Foundation
A prevailing adage in the development world is that donors don’t give to causes, they give...
Scott Wozniak: Caring and customer insights
True customer insight doesn’t emerge automatically as you go about your business, not even if you have a lot of interactions with your customers...
Jon Gordon: Why craftsmanship matters
I wrote a book called The Carpenter but it’s really about being a craftsman. What’s the difference? A carpenter builds things. But a craftsman or...
H&E Rentals launches a new mental health resource for companies
H&E Rentals has launched a Mental Health and Hope training module for its own employees as well for other equipment industry companies.
The training was...
This family-owned fire safety company has filed for bankruptcy
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication to include a comment from Louisiana Fire Extinguisher CEO Kristina Fleming.
Louisiana Fire Extinguisher,...
Amazon celebrates grand opening of Baton Rouge fulfillment center
The city of Baton Rouge and Amazon celebrated the grand opening of the highly anticipated Amazon Fulfillment Center at the former Cortana Mall site...
This angel investment network continues to spread its wings
When Mike Eckert moved to New Orleans a little over a decade ago, he was surprised to find that local entrepreneurs did not have...
Buzbe just purchased this building to serve as its Baton Rouge headquarters
Modular tackle box manufacturer Buzbe has purchased a building that will serve as its Baton Rouge headquarters.
The company purchased an 8,800-square-foot building on Opportunity...
The Navy is giving this LSU partnership a $10M contract for research
LSU and South Carolina-based Integer Technologies announced on Tuesday that the Office of Naval Research awarded their team a $9.8 million contract to develop...
What we know about the planned Livingston Parish airport
Plans to break ground on the Livingston Parish airport project have been delayed several months.
Delia Taylor, chair of the Livingston Parish Airport District, told...
This company just bought Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux’s former headquarters
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux has sold the building on Burbank Drive that was formerly its headquarters, just five months after the company announced plans to...
How one local grocery store is coping with its chicken salad fame
Since reality TV star and entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel did a taste test of Calvin Bocage Market’s chicken salad on TikTok, sales have tripled for...
See how H&E’s repositioning strategy is paying off
After opening six new branches in the spring, H&E Equipment Services ended the second quarter with 149 locations across 31 states.
The company’s branch footprint...
Baton Rouge engineering firm names a new president
Baton Rouge-based civil engineering and land surveying firm SJB Group announced Phillip Zimmerman as its new president.
Zimmerman has over 35 years of professional engineering,...
See how much EBR sales tax collections rose in May
February East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Holly Duchmann
Baton Rouge software company Kologik acquired after filing for bankruptcy
Kologik, a Baton Rouge-based software company born out of the ashes of the once-prominent tech firm Thinkstream, has been acquired by Tennessee-based Greater Sum...
Gaming and Leisure Properties reports record Q2 results
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc., a Pennsylvania-based real estate investment trust that owns the property of all three of Baton Rouge’s casinos, reported record...
LaMont Cole: ‘I want to change the narrative’
LaMont Cole’s initial priorities in his new role as East Baton Rouge Parish Schools superintendent include ensuring that students are safe and that educators...
