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Industrial Fabrics announces $8M Pointe Coupee production facility
Industrial Fabrics Inc., a Baton Rouge-based manufacturer and distributor of geotechnical products, on Thursday announced that it is investing $8 million to establish a...
How many jobs did the Capital Region add in April?
The Baton Rouge area hit a jobs record after adding 2,300 jobs in April, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s latest economic indicator...
Baton Rouge restaurants brace for the ‘Keith Lee Effect’
Wildly popular TikTok food critic Keith Lee on Monday announced that he’s coming to Baton Rouge for his next food tour, and that’s big...
BREC superintendent to lay out agency’s economic outlook before Metro Council
BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson will present a report on the agency’s economic outlook and a strategic plan for the future at a Metro Council...
EBR sales tax collections drop in March
February East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Holly Duchmann
LED moving headquarters to River Road
Louisiana Economic Development is planning to move its headquarters to a building on North River Road near Lafayette Street, according to Downtown Development District...
SoGo Tea Bar has closed, but it may not be gone for good
SoGo Tea Bar, a tea shop inside Red Stick Spice Company on Jefferson Highway, quietly shut down about two weeks ago.
Red Stick Spice owner...
ExxonMobil awards EPC contract for Louisiana CCUS project
ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to Technip Energies and Turner Industries for a massive carbon capture, utilization...
Marucci, Victus to become the official bats of Major League Baseball
Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports on Friday announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Major League Baseball for its Marucci and Victus...
St. Bruno Bread Co.’s business is booming on the heels of their one-year anniversary
St. Bruno Bread Co. opened its commercial bakery in May 2023. Now, just a year later, owner and founder Steven Gottfried has an elite...
Kolache Kitchen announces closure of corporate-owned locations
Will Edwards, owner and founder of Kolache Kitchen, announced the closure of all company-owned locations on Wednesday.
The kolache restaurant brand, founded in 2013 off...
Is the COVID-19 ‘bicycle boom’ over for Baton Rouge bike shops?
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. experienced a “bicycle boom”—a dramatic increase in bicycle sales largely driven by gym closures...
Surprise legislation targets control of Research Park Corp. and Nexus Louisiana
If signed by the governor, amendments to what was once a sickle cell anemia bill by state Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, would substantively...
Pennsylvania casino real estate investors are backing the Belle’s move onto land
Pennsylvania-based Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would fund and oversee the landside move and hotel renovation of the Belle...
A ‘totally new’ ITEP process is in the works
At its meeting Tuesday, the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry will consider sweeping changes to the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
Under ITEP, eligible...
SoLou’s Lafayette location opens today
SoLou, a Baton Rouge eatery with an emphasis on south Louisiana fare, is expanding into Lafayette.
The new restaurant is on Kaliste Saloom Road near...
Lori Melancon discusses her priorities as BRAC’s new CEO
Last week, it was announced that Lori Melancon had been named the new president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber. She will...
Meet the Boomerangs: Laura and Sarah Roland
Sisters Laura and Sarah Roland, who were born and raised in the Walden neighborhood of Baton Rouge, also found themselves returning to their roots...
Meet the Boomerangs: Adam Guarisco
Adam Guarisco, 28, enjoyed the crawfish boils, football games, and family life that for him were synonymous with Baton Rouge. But he wanted new...
Meet the Boomerangs: Samantha Jarman
Samantha Jarman wanted a Southeastern Conference college experience but preferred not to attend LSU, where the University High graduate had not only gone to...
