Business News

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

Mattress sale at the movie studio? A sign of the times in the former Hollywood South

Early today, the Louisiana Entertainment office released a list of film and television activity...

Health advocates laud passage of Baton Rouge smoking ban

Health advocates are hailing Baton Rouge’s new smoking ban as a “historic win” for...

Housing authority left out of Broome’s plan to realign agencies

Two local agencies dedicated to redevelopment and blight elimination will be “realigned” by October...

River House developers list office building for sale

The developers of the River House mixed-use development on Nicholson Drive are offering their...

BRAC defends industrial tax exemption program that Together Baton Rouge claims has cost Baton Rouge $769M

Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program has done little to attract new business or jobs...

How one Baton Rouge retailer went straight to the source to secure artisan goods abroad

Fig & Dove owner Colleen Waguespack. Photography by Don Kadair Colleen Waguespack, the Christmas season...

Mergers and acquisitions driving Baton Rouge technology sector, but is bigger better?

J. Smith Thomas, of BIG Networks, warns growing a technology company through mergers and acquisitions...

Entrepreneur: Anne Milneck

Photography by Don Kadair POSITION Owner COMPANY Red Stick Spice Co. ADDRESS 660 Jefferson Highway WHAT THEY DO Family-owned purveyor of...

A Louisiana economic development deal gone bad

Stixis CEO Rayudu Dhananjaya says Louisiana lacks the skilled workforce tech companies demand while...

Uber winning the ride-hailing battle in Baton Rouge—for now

Aaron Caffarel, drives for both Uber and Lyft, and says Uber appears to be...
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