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Rebooted BREW coming in May

Nexus Louisiana’s 12th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week will take place during the first week of May. The theme: “Rediscover and Reimagine.”

Does an increase in remote work decrease traffic? Maybe not, BRAC says

The share of Capital Region workers who work from home more than doubled from 2019 to 2021, according to U.S. census estimates. 

Mary Bird Perkins’ new CEO discusses expansion and more  

After working beside some of the world’s leading specialists at MD Anderson Cancer Center...

Foundation from Blue Cross sale would exceed $3B; policyholders to get payments

The foundation that would be created in the wake of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana sale would have more than $3 billion in assets, Blue Cross officials say. 

How DDD and BRAC plan to recruit businesses downtown

The Downtown Development District will cover half of the salary of a Baton Rouge Area Chamber employee who will work to fill empty downtown storefronts, DDD Executive Director Whitney Hoffman Sayal says. 

Business-backed coalition forms to address violent crime in Baton Rouge

A new coalition of local government, nonprofit and business leaders was launched today in an effort to address violent crime in Baton Rouge. 
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Getting to know Jonas Fontenot

Jonas Fontenot, the new president and CEO of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, discusses his objectives for the facility.

Filling empty downtown storefronts; DDD, BRAC want to help

The Downtown Development District and the Baton Rouge Area Chamber will work to identify vacant downtown storefronts and any impediments to bringing those locations back into commerce, the DDD’s executive director says. 

Alford: Women legislators seeking ‘common ground’ across the aisle

For the first time in 10 years, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus met for a retreat this past weekend.

Louisiana college enrollment projected to fall drastically beginning in 2025

Louisiana is heading toward a higher education enrollment cliff as experts predict a rapid drop in college-age individuals beginning in 2025, Public Affairs Research Council Of Louisiana writes in a new research snapshot published today.