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How the Arts Council is connecting culture and commerce
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has launched an initiative that rewards customers for shopping at local businesses.
This month, the Arts Council is...
What are angel investors looking for in a startup?
Launching a startup is no small feat, but securing the funding necessary to turn a promising idea into a thriving business is another beast...
A new athletic training facility has opened in Baton Rouge
D1 Training, a national athletic training facility business, on Monday opened its first Baton Rouge location.
There are currently two other D1 Training facilities in...
A new technology at BRG could improve patient care
Anesthesiologists at Baton Rouge General have new technology to streamline procedures.
Cox Business recently supplied Baton Rouge General with approximately 50 high-tech tablets for use...
The film industry responds to a legislative setback
The Louisiana House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 87-12 to approve a bill that would, among other reforms, eliminate the state’s tax incentive program...
See who purchased the One American Place building
One American Place in downtown Baton Rouge was sold Wednesday morning at the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s auction for a tick under $20...
New coworking space planned for Baton Rouge, but with a twist
A first-of-its-kind women’s coworking space is in the works in Baton Rouge.
Abbey Kish, CEO of Kish Consulting, plans to open The Pathos Collective, a...
What historic building tax credits have meant for downtown Baton Rouge
Roughly 100 downtown Baton Rouge buildings have been renovated and returned to commerce thanks to the Louisiana Rehabilitation of Historic Structures Tax Credit Program,...
D.R. Horton bought 18 lots in this Zachary residential development
National homebuilder D.R. Horton recently purchased 18 lots for its Brook Hollow residential development in Zachary.
D.R. Horton purchased the lots through D.R. Horton Inc....
Louisiana Chemical Association launches search for a new leader
The Louisiana Chemical Association and its sister organization, the Louisiana Chemical Industry Alliance, have initiated a search to identify their next leader, the organizations...
LSU research well will enhance study of carbon storage technology
State, industry and LSU engineering officials gathered Friday afternoon to mark the start of a university-based carbon storage research well project to pinpoint ways...
See where Louisiana ranks when it comes to tax competitiveness
The influential Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 40th overall in its 2025 State Tax Competitiveness Index.
Previously called the State Business Tax Climate Index, the organization...
Stephen Hightower is leaving City Group Hospitality
Longtime executive Stephen Hightower is stepping down from City Group Hospitality for an executive position with University Club.
Hightower, who served as vice president of...
Large Bluebonnet Centre office space sells for $2.5M
Weiler Plastic Surgery has purchased the former Hamilton Telecommunications property on Bluebonnet Centre Blvd in the Bluebonnet corridor near Interstate 10 to expand its...
Louisiana’s tax credit program for historic structures is on the chopping block
State lawmakers returned to the Capitol today for their third legislative session―this one for tax reform.
Gov. Jeff Landry’s Louisiana Forward tax reform package includes...
A Baton Rouge designer tailored Barron Trump’s Election Day suit
Baton Rouge-born Pearce Bespoke tailored the Election Day suit of Barron Trump, President-elect Donald Trump’s youngest son.
Pearce Bespoke founder and CEO Nathan Pearce tells...
Is Louisiana ‘uniquely positioned’ to be an offshore wind leader?
It’s no secret that major offshore wind projects are under development in wind-rich areas along the nation’s East and West coasts. But how likely...
Baton Rouge’s film-focused charter school gets the green light
The Louisiana Academy of Production, a new 9-12 charter school with an emphasis on film and digital media being planned for Baton Rouge, has...
Where do leading mayoral candidates stand on BREC’s millage renewals?
A pair of items on this year’s ballot allow voters to decide whether to renew two millages that keep BREC afloat.
Where do leading mayoral...
See how an email scam altered access to planning and zoning applications
If you’re an avid reader of the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission agenda, you may have noticed a recent change.
The applications typically linked to...
