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A grassroots initiative has a plan to revitalize Baton Rouge’s parks
Varsity Sports founder and owner Jenni Peters is reimagining the grassroots plan she launched last year to align with what she believes is a...
Here’s what the newly formed Leaders for a Better Louisiana is planning
In January, two of Louisiana’s most influential public policy advocacy groups—the Committee of 100 for Economic Development and the Council for a Better Louisiana—merged...
How do local jobless claims compare to national trends?
After two consecutive weeks of declining unemployment claims, initial jobless claims rose last week in Louisiana, following national trends, according to the latest available...
If you’ve been debanked, Louisiana’s treasurer wants to know
Louisiana State Treasurer Dr. John Fleming is partnering with the State Financial Officers Foundation to create a database of people or entities that have...
Could your business be one of the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies?
Baton Rouge Business Report is preparing its highly anticipated Top 100 Private Companies list, an annual ranking of the largest privately held businesses in...
Live After 5 will return to a full schedule after local companies step up
Baton Rouge’s free concert series will return to a full, six-show lineup after MAPP Construction and b1Bank stepped up as financial backers of the...
How Baton Rouge businesses are responding to increasing egg prices
Egg prices are at an all-time high and businesses everywhere—including the Capital Region—are feeling the pressure. With the ongoing bird flu outbreak, supply chain...
The Dunham School is expanding in Baton Rouge
The Dunham School, a pre-K-12 Christian school, is opening a second campus in partnership with the nondenominational church The Chapel on Siegen Lane.
The Dunham...
Vivid Ink Graphics is merging with this Phoenix company
Printing and graphics company Vivid Ink Graphics has been acquired by Prisma, a Phoenix-based printing company intent on growing its national footprint.
The acquisition of...
News alert: Louisiana launches a new innovation brand and AI research institute
Louisiana Economic Development announced on Thursday the launch of Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO), a new division of LED dedicated to making Louisiana a leader in...
The latest on Ochsner’s plans to expand at The Grove
Ochsner Health has plans to expand its medical health complex near Interstate 10 between Bluebonnet Boulevard and Siegen Lane.
The Planning Commission will review the...
These two local companies are partnering to improve workplace wellness
Baton Rouge physical therapy practice Kinetic Physical Therapy and commercial furniture dealer Frost-Barber of Louisiana are joining forces to offer local professionals customized ergonomic...
Why Luke Lognion is parting ways with Live After Five
Luke Lognion, co-owner of Circa 1857, is stepping down from his role as managing director of Live After Five Inc.
Lognion says he ended his...
This Baton Rouge industrial firm just announced an expansion
Baton Rouge-based John H. Carter Company continues to expand its footprint in the Capital Region.
The company, which provides a wide array of products, services...
Waitr founder Chris Meaux’s new venture is an AI-driven startup accelerator
Waitr founder Chris Meaux and Business Report founder and columnist Rolfe McCollister have partnered to launch a new tech venture: QiMana.
The company has a...
What we know about the new bookstore opening on Highland
Baton Rouge is getting a new independent book store.
TBR Books and Tea, a locally owned bookstore, coffee and tea shop, is opening in early...
OTC Industrial Technologies acquires two Baton Rouge companies
Two Baton Rouge industrial equipment and service firms―Premier Equipment Corporation Inc. and Premier Control Systems LLC―are under new ownership.
Ohio-based industrial equipment service provider and...
St. Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge is on the hunt for its next CEO
St. Vincent de Paul Baton Rouge has formally launched its search for its next CEO.
Baton Rouge-based Connectly Recruiting and Washington, D.C.-based The Boland Group...
Constitutional Amendment No. 2, explained
On March 29, Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment—Constitutional Amendment No. 2—that would make some significant changes to the state’s...
A global media brand just named this local company as a Best Place to...
Baton Rouge-based ThreeSixtyEight's workplace culture of care and flexibility has been recognized nationally. Global media brand Ad Age ranked the local B-corp creative and...
