Developer buys land near Amazon’s Cortana site for new Starbucks

New Orleans-based Dorsey Development has purchased land next to the Raising Cane's on Florida Boulevard, which is also near the site of the Amazon fulfillment center now under construction. Plans are to build a Starbucks at the location.

Local startup wins pitch competition for its twist on advertising

Aura Advertising Co. offers an advertising concept with a twist. The company partners with drivers for Uber, Lyft and ASAP to run its digital...

DSLD buys land for Willow Run subdivision off Staring Lane for $4.9M

DSLD Homes LLC has purchased 70 lots off Staring Lane for $4.9 million that will be part of the Willow Run subdivision,

Row of three luxury downtown townhouses sells for $4M

Main Street Townhouses, a row of three luxury side-by-side townhouses on the corner of Main Street and River Road, has sold for $4 million,

Louisiana PPE manufacturer gets FDA nod to make chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves

SafeSource Direct LLC, a Louisiana-based manufacturer of personal protection equipment, announced that its chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves have received FDA approval

Dantin Bruce buys land for Waters at Bluebonnet apartments for nearly $5.6M

Dantin Bruce Development has purchased 14.3 acres of undeveloped, forested land on Bluebonnet Boulevard for more than $5.57 million,

See how many projects Louisiana has begun as a result of infrastructure law

Louisiana wasted little time making use of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, kicking off 551 transportation projects to repair and rebuild the state's crumbling infrastructure

Capital Region sees steep drop in mortgage loans, rise in home equity lending

Mortgage lending activity in the Baton Rouge area continues its steep decline, as rising rates batter the purchase and refinance markets.  The number of new...

Warehouse near Central sells for $714,000

An industrial warehouse space in the Evan Brooks Commercial Park off Greenwell Springs Road, has sold for $714,000, according to documents filed with the...

Sigma Consulting Group merging with Mississippi engineering firm

Sigma Consulting Group, a privately owned civil engineering and surveying company headquartered in Baton Rouge, announced it has agreed to merge with Waggoner Engineering...

Louisiana ranks 49th on “prosperity index”

Louisiana ranks 49th in the nation for “overall prosperity” among states and Washington, D.C., according to a new report.  According to the American Dream Prosperity...

LWF moves its headquarters to Bluebonnet Boulevard

Louisiana Wildlife Federation, or LWF, has moved its headquarters into a new space on Bluebonnet Boulevard. LWF Executive Director Rebecca Triche says that the organization...

Regions Bank joins companies offering tuition assistance as employee perk

Regions Bank announced today that its full- and part-time associates can now earn a tuition-free college degree at partnering universities such as LSU.

Couple purchase Jasper Avenue apartment building

The Texas owners of a Jasper Avenue apartment building have sold the property to a Baton Rouge couple for $240,000,

Tigerland’s Chateau du Cour apartments purchased for $1.6M

Tigerland's Chateau du Cour apartment complex has been purchased by a local investor group for $1.6 million, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Clearing begins for 75-home Silverside Cove subdivision on Staring Lane

Land is being cleared on Staring Lane to make way for the new Silverside Cove subdivision.

See what the Former Shoppers Value on Greenwell Springs is being converted into  

A vacant Shoppers Value grocery store in the Park Forest Shopping Center on Greenwell Springs Road is being converted into a two-story self-storage center

Local investors purchase Richland Avenue apartments for $1.3M

The Richland Avenue apartment complex has been purchased by local investors for $1.3 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish...

OLOL sells Lake Surgery Center for $8.95M

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has sold the Lake Surgery Center on Perkins Road for $8.95 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.