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Take a look inside a new Perkins Road gift shop
Emerald Layne, Baton Rouge’s greenest new gift store, officially opens Nov. 6 in the Southdowns Village space that formerly housed LD Linens & Décor,...
‘Today Show’ highlights Baton Rouge as a top fall travel destination
Earlier this month, travel expert Mark Ellwood joined the Today Show to share his top travel destinations for the fall.
Among his picks? None other...
Who bought this Prairieville industrial property near I-10 for $1.1M?
A 13,500-square-foot industrial building was sold in Prairieville to continue as an industrial wholesale location for rigging products.
Greg Denova purchased the property through American...
The economy is good. Why are people still uncomfortable?
The economy is humming, inflation is cooling, Americans are well-employed but people are still not over how much higher prices are today than in...
Roundup: Highway expansions / Business etiquette / Honeywell
Band-aid solution: While highway expansion projects are considered common fixes to traffic and congestion problems, a California researcher says highway expansions actually make traffic...
What Morgan Stanley’s investment in carbon capture means for Louisiana
Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has struck a deal that aims to remove 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Axios reports.
Morgan Stanley...
Roundup: ‘Lighthouses’ approved / Business activity / Ted James
Vulnerable residents: The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council approved the mayor-president to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement to engage 24 congregations and community...
Sales of new homes across the US surged in September
Sales of new homes across the nation jumped in September as customers responded to more incentives from builders and a drop in mortgage rates,...
Why MBA programs are seeing a surge in applications
An increasing number of professionals are applying to business schools, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Applications for MBA programs have increased 12% in 2024, according...
JPMorgan Chase is considering two LNG projects in Louisiana
JPMorgan Chase is in talks to resume trading physical liquefied natural gas (LNG) after more than a decade, Bloomberg News reports.
The bank has had...
Company Insights: EFCU Financial
Sponsored by EFCU Financial
In 1934, 178 members invested a total of $941.70 to open the Stanocola Processing Employee’s Federal Credit Union (now ExxonMobil) —...
Company Insights: Acadian Capital Group
Sponsored by Acadian Capital Group
Acadian Capital Group is a multifamily office and private market management firm that offers an institutional approach to capital management...
This new tool aims to make the reporting of public school data more efficient
Louisiana's Treasury Department has launched a new tool for public school governing authorities to report financial data, The Center Square reports.
The site will feature...
This perk is a key in attracting affordable talent
Companies are increasingly offering schedule flexibility to attract talent affordably, according to Inc Magazine.
ZipRecruiter’s Q3 survey of new hires revealed that 45% of respondents...
Roundup: Home sales / Beyond Inc. / Coca-Cola
Slowest since 2010: Sales of previously owned homes fell 1% in September compared with August, to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 3.84 million...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Is it bad to...
Contacts are super convenient and widely used, so you’ve probably heard that you shouldn’t sleep in them. But you might not know that you...
Roundup: Tax brackets / Holiday shopping / The Newtron Group
Inflation adjustments: The brackets that determine how much Americans pay in taxes each year are moving up by their smallest amount in a few...
Home improvement projects are forecast to surge next year. Here’s why
Analysts and building products executives are forecasting that lower interest rates will fuel a remodeling renaissance next year, with increased spending on new kitchens,...
Roundup: Endorsements / New banking rules / Inflation fight
Council races: FuturePAC, the political action committee of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, today announced its endorsements for the Nov. 5 election. Candidates receiving...
Cardiovascular practice buys vacant North Harrell’s Ferry office building
A locally owned cardiovascular practice has purchased an office building on North Harrell’s Ferry Road to expand its operations.
Parris Cardiovascular Center purchased the vacant...
