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b1Bank acquires local financial consulting firm American Planning Corp.
Business First Bancshares, the holding company for b1Bank, has acquired American Planning Corp., a Baton Rouge-based financial consulting firm that has served community banks...
It’s another record year for the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies
Editor's note: The Top 100 Private Companies list has been updated since its original publication to incorporate financial information that Brown & Root and...
New details: What we know about Meta’s Baton Rouge workforce academy
Meta’s America’s Workforce Academy is coming to Baton Rouge, and the program’s local details are beginning to come into focus.
Announced in June, the $115...
What a tightening supply across the local commercial real estate market means
The Baton Rouge commercial real estate market is entering the second half of 2026 with strong fundamentals as limited new construction continues to tighten...
How is the USS Kidd museum faring without its main attraction?
The USS Kidd Veterans Museum has weathered a steeper decline in attendance than expected since its namesake destroyer left Baton Rouge for repairs more...
Two prominent homebuilders weigh in on where the local industry currently stands
The local homebuilding industry is navigating one of its most challenging environments in recent years, with builders balancing cautious buyers, elevated construction costs and...
From location to funding, here’s the latest on the new Mississippi River bridge project
State transportation officials expect to unveil a preferred location for a new Mississippi River bridge south of Baton Rouge by the end of the...
BTR expects a red-hot holiday travel rush
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport expects one of its busiest Fourth of July travel periods in recent years, with passenger traffic projected to climb 10%...
Breaking: Air Products scraps its $4.5 billion Ascension Parish project
Pennsylvania-based Air Products announced Tuesday that it is scrapping its plans to develop the $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in Ascension Parish.
The company...
St. George wants a higher standard. Developers want ‘common sense’
After installing new double-pane windows in a St. George house, Elliott Grand expected his renovation project to be nearing completion. Instead, city inspectors determined...
Insider loans? Audit raises red flags over Louisiana orphan well program
A private organization entrusted with money intended to protect Louisiana from the cost of abandoned oil and gas wells used funds to make below-market...
The Sammy’s Grill property on Highland has a new tenant. See who it is
The longtime home of Sammy’s Grill on Highland will soon house a new restaurant concept from the family behind Willie’s Restaurant on Coursey Boulevard.
Willie...
LSU, Hyundai Steel forge a research partnership tied to $5.8B Ascension Parish mill
LSU and Hyundai Steel have entered into a research partnership designed to support Hyundai’s planned $5.8 billion steel mill in Ascension Parish while also...
Our Lady of the Lake plans new home for Cancer Institute
FMOL Health is planning a new home for the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute. Health system officials say the multimillion-dollar investment is...
Does St. George legally exist? Maybe not, a bombshell new lawsuit claims
A prominent landowner in St. George is asking a state court to declare that the city was never legally incorporated—or, if it was, that...
Business Report’s Excellence in Health Care Awards spotlight the leaders redefining care in the...
Some of the biggest names in health care will be honored this summer as Business Report hosts the inaugural Excellence in Health Care Awards,...
Baton Rouge chosen as launch site for Meta’s $115M AI workforce academy
Meta is launching a national workforce training boot camp geared specifically toward training workers for jobs in AI infrastructure—and Baton Rouge is its first...
LABI’s Will Green talks session wins and losses
Louisiana’s top business lobby scored several workforce and economic development wins during the recently concluded 2026 legislative session, though some of its attempts to...
Baton Rouge’s economy is booming, report says
Baton Rouge is outperforming many of its regional competitors on several key economic measures, from job growth and pay to housing affordability and worker...
Integer Technologies to expand at LSU, creating 23 new jobs averaging $130K
Integer Technologies, an applied research and digital engineering company, is expanding its research and development partnership with LSU in a move Louisiana Economic Development...
