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Get the scoop on the Baton Rouge Area Foundation when Chris Meyer joins Strictly Business in August

What are the biggest surprises Baton Rouge Area Foundation President Chris Meyer discovered when...

Length of time to sell a home in Baton Rouge has more than doubled in past year

It’s taking much longer to sell a house in Louisiana than in other parts of the country, according to a new report released last week. 

Baton Rouge Metro Airport passenger numbers nearing those of 2019 

Passenger volume at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport was up 14.7% in June of this year compared to the same month in 2022, with 66,827 total passengers flying in and out, according to the airport’s latest passenger volume report. 

Jabby’s Pizza plans new Baton Rouge location in former Hive Pizza spot

Jabby’s Pizza plans to open a new location in the Acadian Perkins Plaza shopping center, which would mark its fourth location overall, co-owner Albina Brahimi says. 

ExxonMobil is eyeing the lithium market as electric vehicles gain popularity 

ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods told analysts on Friday that the oil giant is looking to get into the lithium market as the rise in popularity of electric vehicles boosts demand for the battery component. 

Nearly 500,000 Louisianans have either quit or been fired in year’s first five months

Just over 5% of Louisiana workers left their jobs either voluntarily or involuntarily this...

LSU research group studying water treatment method for industrial usage

An LSU research group is making breakthroughs in perfecting a method of water treatment for use in many industries that call Baton Rouge home. 

Elder Outreach nonprofit buys office building off Bluebonnet

Nonprofit organization Elder Outreach has bought the office building it has operated out of for years off of Bluebonnet Boulevard.

The SBA loan process is about to get easier

The Small Business Administration is undergoing an overhaul that it says will simplify loan...

Auditors say EBR retirement system failed to fully report fraud incident

A fraudulent $15,000 withdrawal from a city-parish employee’s deferred retirement account was not reported to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office or the district attorney as required by law, the LLA reports.Â