Attracct expands to add financial advisory services

Baton Rouge-based Attracct Accounting Advisors on Monday announced the launch of Attracct Financial Advisors, a new business unit aimed at providing business owners with...

Once considered a Louisiana success story, this company is now weighing bankruptcy

Waitr Holdings Inc., the parent company of ASAP (formerly Waitr), is considering bankruptcy, according to a Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and...
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Mayor’s office vows to get tougher regarding downtown street parking

The mayor’s office on Thursday announced that street parking enforcement downtown will increase starting at the end of April.  “It’s time to step up enforcement...

Metro Council to vote tonight on adding chief of staff, other positions

The addition of a chief of staff, a new city-parish manager and an executive counsel to the mayor’s office are a few of the...

Baton Rouge-based Cost Segregation Services acquired by private equity firm

Cost Segregation Services Inc. has been acquired by Align Capital Partners, an out-of-state private equity firm that is in the process of forming a...

Crawfish prices falling slowly as the SBA offers help

As Easter weekend nears, Louisiana’s favorite delicacy is getting cheaper, albeit slowly. This week, average boiled crawfish prices dropped about 15 cents per pound.  Live crawfish...

BRCC gets three-year grant to boost film and television workforce development

Baton Rouge Community College’s film and new media production program is receiving a $750,000 grant over three years to improve the film and television...

Kleinpeter Dairy Farms plans a multimillion-dollar expansion

Kleinpeter Dairy Farms is growing. The dairy producer plans to add manufacturing capacity to the existing plant facility and upgrade machinery and equipment to meet...

Baton Rouge Symphony executive director resigns

After four years at the helm of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, Eric Marshal is stepping down as the organization’s executive director this summer.  Marshal...

Southern job growth: Stagnant in Louisiana; rising in Baton Rouge

Despite growth in four regions of the state, Louisiana’s overall job growth has remained relatively stagnant compared to its Southern peers over the past...

What you need to know about how commercial real estate sales are going

Commercial sales transactions in East Baton Rouge Parish are up nearly 4%, with the 12-month trailing volume totaling $610.9 million last month. Here’s a look...

BRAF membership reaches an all-time high

Baton Rouge Area Foundation membership has reached an all-time high, President and CEO Chris Meyer told donors and members at its annual meeting Wednesday...

From location to timeline: Your questions about the new LSU arena answered

Last week, the Metro Council approved an ordinance backing a new $300 million LSU arena. The arena will host sporting events for LSU as well...

BBQGuys is expanding to Florida with a new showroom

Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys, a grill and outdoor equipment retailer, announced Tuesday that it is expanding into south Florida with a new Backyard Design Center...

2024 Baton Rouge Business Awards & Hall of Fame

For four decades, Business Report has recognized the disruptors and visionaries shaping our region’s economic evolution through the annual Business Awards & Hall of Fame. This year’s...

What we know about the planned Livingston Parish airport

The Livingston Parish airport plans are progressing, with groundbreaking tentatively scheduled for April. “We’re about to go out and get bids for clearing the area...

New Orleans, Baton Rouge container-on-barge initiative sets a record

The Port of New Orleans, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge and Ingram Marine Group have set a new record in their collaborative container-on-barge...

See what’s moving into the former Kolache Kitchen on Jefferson Highway

Chicky Sandos, a food truck specializing in Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches, is moving into the former home of Kolache Kitchen on Jefferson Highway. In September,...

Gov. Landry signs executive order killing ITEP job creation requirements

During his keynote speech at the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s annual meeting today, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order aimed at streamlining participation in the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.

How does downtown Baton Rouge stack up against other emerging downtowns?

At the Downtown Development District’s meeting today, Executive Director Whitney Hoffman Sayal shared the findings of an International Downtown Association study comparing downtown Baton Rouge with other comparable U.S. downtown areas.