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How is the labor market looking for Baton Rouge restaurants?
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on the restaurant industry’s labor market. Overall restaurant industry employment in the U.S. shrank...
Bernhard Capital Partners acquiring Colorado-based government tech firm
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners announced Tuesday that its dedicated government services platform has acquired Apogee Engineering, a government technology services provider.
Colorado-based Apogee specializes...
See what’s going on in Zachary’s Americana development
The massive traditional neighborhood development Americana in Zachary got its start more than a decade ago.
That expansion shows no signs of slowing.
Just last month,...
Nexus Louisiana announces queen’s visit to promote global entrepreneurship
The queen of the largest kingdom in Uganda will visit the Capital Region later this month to enhance Louisiana’s connections overseas while promoting global...
What a hyperactive hurricane season means for Louisiana’s oil and natural gas industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday issued its most aggressive Atlantic hurricane season forecast on record.
Due to near-record water temperatures and the...
Two new ‘nightlife destinations’ are coming to downtown Baton Rouge
Local entrepreneur David Facey is bringing two new “nightlife destinations” to Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge.
Facey, an LSU graduate who operated Dead Poet...
Element 25 secures site for EV battery component refinery in Ascension Parish
A proposed electric vehicle battery component refinery is one step closer to becoming a reality in Ascension Parish.
Element 25 Ltd., an Australian mining company,...
Baton Rouge sales tax collections grow in February
February East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Holly Duchmann
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana names new CEO
A longtime health insurance executive is taking over the top spot at Baton Rouge-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
The Louisiana insurer’s board...
Gordon McKernan is developing a new podcast studio
Prominent Baton Rouge injury attorney Gordon McKernan is in the process of developing a new podcast studio at his office on Hilton Avenue.
The office,...
When will the Baton Rouge trucking museum open?
The Louisiana Motor Transport Association Foundation purchased two buildings in downtown Baton Rouge for $1.2 million in February with plans to move its offices...
BREW kicks off this week
Nexus Louisiana’s 13th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off Tuesday with a full day of sessions and a pitch competition.
BREW, slated to run...
Here’s why Together Baton Rouge is opposing this ‘water grab bill’
Representatives for Together Baton Rouge, a local network of civic organizations and religious congregations, will host a press conference on Monday morning to voice...
Arts Council names president and CEO
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has named Jonathan Grimes as its president and CEO effective immediately, the organization announced today.
Grimes has been...
TRENDS: Residential real estate market continues to slow
While the Baton Rouge residential real estate market experienced record growth from 2019 to 2021, that growth has slowed significantly in 2022 and 2023.
That’s...
TRENDS: Industrial real estate market struggles to keep up with demand
The Baton Rouge industrial real estate market continues to find itself in a state of “gridlock and stagnation” even as the national market appears...
TRENDS: Baton Rouge office utilization rates surpass national average
Baton Rouge’s office utilization rates still hover around 60%, higher than the 50% national average, as the hybrid work model continues to impact the...
H&E Equipment completes its acquisition of a Montana company
Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. announced Wednesday that it had completed its acquisition of Lewistown Rental, a Montana-based equipment rental business, and three...
St. George organizer Andrew Murrell talks education, taxes
Editor’s Note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.
On Monday, the Baton Rouge chapter of the NAACP issued a statement warning that...
Here’s how H&E has repositioned itself as a pure play rental business
The focus of Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services is now squarely on its fastest-growing business segment: equipment rental.
In recent years, H&E has repositioned itself...
