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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

What businesses need to know about the EIDL advance program

Small businesses that have been eagerly waiting for new information about a federal loan-advance...

With small businesses suffering, women turning to entrepreneurship

As of December, more than one-quarter of U.S. small businesses have closed, according to...

Investar acquiring Alabama-based Cheaha Bank

Investar Holding Corp., the holding company for Investar Bank, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cheaha Financial Group Inc.

Together Baton Rouge yet to take stance on ExxonMobil’s ITEP request

Together Baton Rouge has yet to take a position on ExxonMobil’s recently requested property...

Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement

Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing...

Varsity Sports has new location in New Orleans with another on the way

Varsity Sports is continuing its expansion in the Greater New Orleans area.
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ExxonMobil files ITEP request for north Baton Rouge refinery modernization

ExxonMobil is requesting a roughly $2.7 million property tax break over the first year...

Local businessmen buy 40 acres off Burbank

Roughly 40 acres off Burbank Drive and Pelican Lakes Parkway has sold to a pair of Baton Rouge businessmen.

Baton Rouge 2020 hotel data shows extent of pandemic’s impact on industry

Overall hotel occupancy in the Capital Region fell slightly more than 11% in 2020, a year that saw mass cancellations of events, meetings and travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Analysis: Legislative surplus could fund needed repairs at Louisiana Capitol

The Louisiana Capitol cost $5 million to complete nearly 90 years ago, but its...
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