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Baton Rouge industrial real estate market sees dip

Sales in the industrial real estate sector for Baton Rouge dipped last month as the market remains underbuilt and undersupplied.

VP tapped to plan LSU’s future strategy leaves after two years

Mark Bieger, who served as LSU’s vice president of strategy for two years, has left for a new job leading the West Point Association of Graduates.

LSU’s Foodii continues to innovate by adding new revenue sources

Since it opened in 2013 in a former poultry lab on the LSU campus, the LSU AgCenter Food Innovation Institute has been best known for helping culinary entrepreneurs develop products and get them to market.

After raising prices sharply, corporate profits are now getting squeezed

The squeeze is on for profits at big companies. After enjoying a strong run where...

Where y’at? Baton Rouge agencies using cellphone data to track visitor behavior

Baton Rouge agencies are now turning to cellphone location data to help with planning and marketing.

Four-day workweek can lead to more efficient employees

Employees become more efficient when the average workweek drops from 38 hours to 33 hours, according to new research. Conventional wisdom among employers has been that a four-day workweek would result in a productivity decline.

SunGas Renewables considers Rapides Parish for $1.8B methanol facility

SunGas Renewables, an independent division of GTI Energy, today announced it’s considering investing $1.8 billion for a renewable low-carbon methanol production facility in Rapides Parish.

Brian Kelly says LSU football has established a winning culture

LSU’s baseball and women’s basketball teams both won national championships during the second year in Baton Rouge for head coaches Jay Johnson and Kim Mulkey.

State lawmakers question funding, oversight for elder abuse investigations

Louisiana legislators questioned Tuesday whether the state needs to devote more money to fight elder abuse after an investigation showed the Governor’s Office of Elderly Affairs has not adequately responded to reports of mistreatment and neglect.

Louisiana Nursery is planning its future while not forgetting its past

Visit one of Louisiana Nurseries’ three locations in the Capital Region and it becomes quickly apparent it’s not a typical nursery.