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The Meatatory aims to provide a new kind of butcher experience

Prairieville’s The Meatatory may look like your average butcher shop, but the flavor combinations inside are anything but. 

Hiring is getting easier for small businesses 

Small business owners say it’s getting easier to hire workers and keep them around,...

The top 10 Capital Region industrial projects currently in the works 

Industry's push for cleaner energy is fueling construction projects. Dozens of companies have announced...

From ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Steel Magnolias,’ what Louisiana leaders love to watch

Louisiana looked at one point to be turning into Hollywood South thanks to general tax benefits for movies and television shows shot in the state. 

Genesis 360 purchases Bluebonnet office for $1.25M

Genesis 360 has purchased an office building on Bluebonnet Boulevard for $1.25 million, which will serve as a second location for the construction, maintenance and IT services company.

‘LaPolitics’: Spotlight shifts to Washington Mardi Gras

As one year gives way to another, politicos in Louisiana will increasingly turn their collective attention to Washington Mardi Gras, the multiday extravaganza slated for late next month in the Beltway.
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Is a recession ahead in 2023? Economists still don’t have a definitive answer

The economy this past year was a mix of chart-topping growth, record-level inflation and...

The most significant mergers, takeovers and acquisitions from this past year 

Fears of a recession put a damper on big acquisitions during the past year,...

New codes expected to add at least $2K to Capital Region homebuilding cost

New building and energy codes that kick in next year are expected to add an average of $2,000-$2,500 to the cost of building a house in the Capital Region, according to the Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge. 

Triplet’s Blue Store to build new location in south Baton Rouge

Triplet's Blue Store is building another stand-alone restaurant on the corner of Burbank Drive and Staring Lane next door to Waffle House, according to a new building permit filed with the East Baton Rouge Permits & Inspections Division.