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

Nicholson Drive developers square off over failed HUD financing

As developers Emanuel “Manny” Organek and Marc Blumberg begin work on River House—a mixed-use...

New maps show much of downtown, Old South riverfront zoned for heavy industrial use

Controversy erupted this summer when a barge cleaning facility was proposed for a 60-acre...

July housing numbers signal good news for Baton Rouge economy

While the stock market is volatile at the moment, the local housing market appears...

Cook: Walker site purchased for Creekside Crossing apartments

John Buzzell and Deane Bryson, through 447 Apartments LLC, purchased a 7.5-acre tract in...

Albemarle leaving Baton Rouge for Charlotte

Albemarle confirmed today what many have been hearing for months—the company is relocating its...

‘The Brief’: Baton Rouge, New Orleans form new business relationships post-Katrina

Baton Rouge and New Orleans haven’t exactly always gotten along. They’re really more like...

BRAF helps resolve dispute over historic Coca Cola sign downtown

The parties involved in a long-running dispute over the historic neon Coca Cola sign...

BRAF hires consulting firm to write mental health facility plan

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has hired an Atlanta-based consulting firm to write a...

Future Fitness moving to Connellys’ new Studio Park development

Personal trainer Chris Gendusa will be moving his Future Fitness Wellness Center from Mid...

DHH official: Chances slim brain-eating amoeba infects Baton Rouge water

While a brain-eating amoeba has found its way into drinking water systems in St....
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