Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

🔒 Local collections firm is using AI to increase its revenue recovery

Baton Rouge collections firm Transfinancial Companies LLC is partnering with an AI provider to...

🔒 Baton Rouge hunting and fishing booking site Mallard Bay expanding into Houston

Mallard Bay, an online marketplace for booking hunting and fishing trips, is moving six of its 14 employees to Houston over the next 90 days but will remain headquartered in Baton Rouge, co-founder Logan Meaux says. 

🔒 Email and meetings now take up 40% of an employee’s workweek 

Workers are now spending nearly two workdays each week in meetings and on email,...

🔒 Kansas company acquires local software provider for independent grocers

Baton Rouge-based software company MarginMAX has been acquired by Kansas-based Storewise, the companies announced this morning.

🔒 BRAF launches centralized platform for nonprofits to post donation opportunities 

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced the launch of the Giving Store, a tool to connect civic-minded people with nonprofits.

🔒 Baton Rouge tech startup gets contract with Fresno school district

Directed Analytics is working with a program through the Fresno Unified School District—California’s third-largest school district—to support its reading education efforts. 

🔒 New owner rebrands pottery studio on Lee Drive as BellyFire Studios

David Rollins is a startup co-founder with several projects under his belt, and now he can add pottery studio owner to his resume.

🔒 LSU faculty awarded patent for miniature light that boosts algae production

Two LSU faculty members were recently awarded a patent for a miniature, self-powered light that boosts the production of algae used for health supplements, food, dyes and biofuels, the school announced this afternoon.

🔒 Baton Rouge-based Falaya continues growth trajectory with Georgia expansion

Baton Rouge-based Falaya, an online home-selling platform, has expanded into Georgia.

🔒 Austin company brings group ride sharing option to Baton Rouge   

A new ride sharing company for larger groups of people quietly rolled into Baton Rouge earlier this year, with 15-passenger vans that riders can book in advance or on-demand via an app.