Business News

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

Medical marijuana brings an uncertain state to industry

Medical marijuana is bringing a radical new reality to Louisiana industrial plants and the various responses are rather hazy.

Top-ranked LSU landscape architecture program is thoughtful by design

Through science and art, students of the top-ranked LSU landscape architecture program are taught to think for themselves.

A rising Mississippi River is raising industrial sector worries

With billions of dollars of investments at risk, industry is adjusting to the reality that Mississippi River water levels are rising.

Jeremy Alford: Sizing up the second-place race for governor

The locker room chatter in and around the gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. Ralph...

What Baton Rouge can expect next in Alton Sterling lawsuit

With no settlement in sight and plenty of legal maneuvering, the Alton Sterling lawsuit against the city-parish appears headed to trial in 2020.

Entrepreneur: Jacob Jolibois and Matthew Armstrong

Entrepreneur: Jacob Jolibois and Matthew Armstrong are the founders of Block Lawncare, an on-demand lawncare app service with plans to expand beyond Baton Rouge.
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Mandates hit, where does IBM go from here in Baton Rouge?

IBM says it’s committed to growing the tech workforce in the Baton Rouge region despite the end of state employment mandates.

Business Lunch: Tio Javi’s Mexican Grill

Business Lunch: Tio Javi's Mexican Grill, on Constitution Avenue, features contemporary Tex-Mex cuisine, including the Chilean salmon, a lunch favorite.

Executive Spotlight: Nick Speyrer

Executive Spotlight: Emergent Method, the Baton Rouge-based management consulting company Nick Speyrer founded in 2012, is has seen its revenues grow 635% since 2015.

JR Ball: Attracting an educated workforce to Baton Rouge

The state needs to rethink TOPS and Baton Rouge must change its economic development mission if we're going to attract and retain an educated workforce.
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