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How FedEx and UPS are competing for small business customers
FedEx and United Parcel Service are escalating their rivalry, competing for parcel volume from some of their smallest customers ahead of a challenging holiday...
This Livingston Parish neighborhood is expanding
National homebuilder D.R. Horton purchased land to add 21 lots to its Whispering Springs community near Walker as part of the community’s fourth filing.
D.R....
Roundup: Top 10 Digital City / Bojangles / American Freight
Decade: Baton Rouge has been named a Top 10 Digital City by the Center for Digital Government for the 10th consecutive year, the city-parish...
Roundup: Trump’s economic impact / Capital One deal / Rotary Club
Economic impact: President-elect Donald Trump’s main economic tools look to be the same as in that first term: tariffs and tax cuts. But there’s...
See the program turning local high schoolers into business owners
Most teenagers lack the financial resources to turn an idea into a reality, and navigating the legal and regulatory requirements necessary to officially register...
Voters OK putting offshore wind energy revenue into Louisiana coastal projects
Louisiana voters on Tuesday greenlit the constitutional amendment dedicating revenue from offshore-based wind energy projects towards coastal projects, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
A little more than...
US mortgage rates just jumped the highest in two years
U.S. mortgage rates continue to climb, putting additional pressure on refinancing and homebuying activity across the nation, Bloomberg reports.
The contract rate on a 30-year...
Roundup: Hurricane Rafael / 6th Congressional district / BREC
Hitting Cuba today: Hurricane Rafael is forecasted to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in western Cuba later today. As the National...
Health Tip of the week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Plastics could be causing...
A new study suggests that tiny micro or nanoplastics are being found in all parts of the human body including breast milk, the placenta,...
Retailers look to the weather when considering sales
Some of the largest retailers in the nation are increasingly using analytics to reduce the impact of unpredictable weather on sales, Inc. reports.
Once used...
Tropical Storm Rafael is already impacting oil prices
Oil prices creeped higher on Tuesday as pressures mounted from both the U.S. presidential election and the developing Tropical Storm Rafael, which could disrupt...
Roundup: Storm prep / Speaker of the House / Campaign spending
Be prepared: BREC has begun offering sandbags throughout East Baton Rouge Parish in preparation of Tropical Storm Rafael. Sandbags are currently available at nine...
How AI is driving demand from nuclear power plants
While owners of nuclear power plants had been hoping they could look to tech companies to sell their power, a ruling from the Federal...
How the national apartment boom is stabilizing
For the past two years, landlords across the country have been grappling with a surge of new units, thanks to the largest apartment construction...
Roundup: Election Day / Tropical Storm Rafael / Trade deficit
Geaux vote: Polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day for the presidential, open Congressional primary and local elections. Voters can find their polling...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Office/warehouses with 4.97 acres of...
Now available for sale, 13825 and 13841 Jefferson Hwy. consist of two parcels totaling ±4.97 acres, featuring two office warehouses and surplus land ready...
The average homebuyer isn’t who it used to be
The typical homebuyer in the U.S. today is more likely to be an older, single woman, Bloomberg reports.
The age of a typical homebuyer jumped...
Data centers may be to blame for higher electricity bills. Here’s why
Some consumers are seeing higher electric bills thanks to the increase of developed data centers, which have high demand for electricity and force regional...
The site for this proposed development near Zachary just sold for $4.5M
A 201-acre tract set for the Templeton Ridge Development site near Zachary recently changed hands.
Templeton EBR LLC, represented by Ryan Power, purchased the property...
Roundup: Withdrawing home equity / Early voting / Tropical Storm Rafael
Record equity: In the third quarter of this year, mortgage holders withdrew $48 billion of home equity—the largest volume in the two years. Homeowners...
