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

The old Rite Aid property near Towne Center is being redeveloped

The former Rite Aid property on the corner of Corporate Boulevard and Jefferson Highway...

Newtron Group founder Newton Thomas dies

Newton Thomas, who founded The Newtron Group, a $1 billion Baton Rouge-based industrial construction...

Area casino revenues slipped in June after a strong May

Baton Rouge’s casinos experienced a dip in revenue last month after recording their best...

Feds: LSU arena finalist secretly made millions in ‘incentives’ steering its clients to Ticketmaster

A signed non-prosecution agreement in the indictment involving the top contender for the LSU...

Will Meta’s Louisiana data center one day rival Manhattan’s footprint?

In a post on Threads this week, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg touts the build-out...

How the Capital Region residential market performed in June

The Greater Baton Rouge housing market continued its trend of stability in June, yielding...

Shell Project BlueCat expansion elevates Port Allen to No. 1

Shell Catalysts & Technologies has completed Project BlueCAT, a $121 million expansion that gives...

‘LaPolitics’: A late entry adds wrinkles to the New Orleans ballot

A few weeks ago, the field for the New Orleans mayoral election seemed to...

Business Lunch: The Overpass Merchant’s Thai Peanut Shrimp Salad

The Overpass Merchant Address: 2904 Perkins Road Phone: (225) 508-4737 theoverpassmerchant.com Cuisine: American Owner: Hufft Marchand Hospitality Scene: Gastropub in...

LSU helped launch it. Now Bocock Brothers’ college cigar line is growing

Last year, Houston-based cigar company Bocock Brothers made history when it began selling officially...
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