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Roundup: Federal Reserve / Roseland fire / Hurricane Katrina’s toll
ICYMI: President Donald Trump said Monday night that he’s firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation...
This Korean hot pot restaurant makes its Baton Rouge debut this week
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot is officially opening its Baton Rouge location this week.
The fast-growing restaurant chain claims to offer an “unforgettable dining...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Multi-tenant office building for sale
Now available for sale, 5917 Jones Creek Road is a ±10,232 SF multi-tenant office building with strong visibility in a busy area. All units...
July new home sales beat forecasts, but demand remains shaky
New U.S. home sales outpaced expectations in July, Bloomberg reports.
New home sale contracts were signed at a 652,000 annualized rate—above economists’ projections of 630,000—even...
Faith meets business: Religious construction is going up
Church attendance may be down nationwide, but construction of houses of worship is surging, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Federal data show spending on religious...
How AI is changing flood insurance for cities
Fremont, California, is breaking new ground in how municipalities insure against floods, Governing writes.
The city’s risk manager, Steven Schwarz, grew frustrated that the only...
Roundup: Keurig Dr Pepper deal / SEC disclosure rule / Greater New Orleans Foundation
Beverage deal: Keurig Dr Pepper has struck a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
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A deeper look at Meta’s mammoth bet on rural Louisiana
Construction is underway on the former Richland Parish farmland that is the site of Meta’s most ambitious project yet—a $10 billion, nine-building “Hyperion” data...
Roundup: Tariff exemption ending / Furniture tariffs coming / Press Club speaker
Shipments paused: The end of an exemption on tariff duties for low-value packages coming into the U.S. is causing multiple international postal services to...
Loss of subsidies could make the renewables sector stronger in the long run
The U.S. has pulled the plug on decades-old subsidies for wind and solar, but industry watchers say the sector is strong enough to stand...
Data centers’ thirst for water raises sustainability questions
As artificial intelligence fuels a global boom in data center construction, researchers warn that the industry’s thirst for water is becoming harder to ignore....
Roundup: TikTok sale / Stocks rebound / Troubles at Intel
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
Shaquille O’Neal endorses LSU arena project
Former LSU basketball star and four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal on Friday expressed his support for the development of a new $400 million arena...
This company just bought the site of its Gonzales operations for $3.5M
Elliott Electric Supply has purchased the Gonzales property that houses its operations for $3.5 million.
The company acquired the site through Elliott Partners LTD, represented...
Initial unemployment in Louisiana climbs for third week
Initial unemployment claims 8/22 by Holly Duchmann
Roundup: Shrimp recalled / Research funding cuts / Absorbing tariff costs
Radioactive contamination: More packages of frozen shrimp potentially affected by radioactive contamination have been recalled, federal officials said Thursday. California-based Southwind Foods recalled frozen...
A look at how Baton Rouge casinos performed in July
Baton Rouge’s casinos saw a dip in revenue for the second straight month after recording their best month of the year in May.
The casinos...
Labor shortages and high costs are causing fix-and-flip investors to pull back
The once-hot fix-and-flip housing market is cooling as higher interest rates, rising costs, and a shrinking labor pool slow sales and strain returns, CNBC...
Roundup: Venezuelan crude / SBA awards / Canceled home purchases
US resumes imports: Two tankers chartered by Chevron carrying Venezuelan crude reached U.S. waters on Thursday, marking the first U.S. imports of the South...
