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New bar and live music venue proposed for Nicholson
A bar, lounge and live music venue is being proposed for a 6,200-square-foot space in an existing building on the west side of Nicholson Drive, south of Interstate 10.
First Glimpse Prenatal Imaging moving to new Jefferson location
First Glimpse Prenatal Imaging is moving less than a mile down Jefferson Highway, into a shopping center near Interstate 12.
Lounge and rooftop bar in former Hound Dogs space moving forward
Plans to redevelop the former Hound Dogs bar at the corner of Main and Seventh streets downtown as a lounge with a rooftop bar are moving forward.
Bon Carré getting $10M face-lift
The new owners of Bon Carré are getting ready to begin work on an exterior renovation of the 71,000-square-foot office park and former shopping center that they acquired in early December.
Former BRAC, New Schools executives form education nonprofit
Liz Smith and Adonica Duggin, both well-known for their work in economic development and education policy circles, have left their respective positions with the Baton Rouge Area Chamber and New Schools for Baton Rouge to form their own education nonprofit.
Construction work begins on Chad Hughes’ barbecue restaurant
Work has begun on the old Cracker Barrel site on Perkins Road that Chad Hughes is planning to bring back into commerce as a barbecue restaurant.
BTR Jet unveils new FBO facility, hangar at airport
The Baton Rouge Jet Center is today unveiling a new, 6,600-square-foot fixed-based operator facility at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, along with a 22,000-square-foot hangar.
Short-term rental committee reconvenes after neary yearlong pause
After the pandemic essentially put efforts to draft a new short-term rental ordinance for Baton Rouge on hold for nearly a year, the committee tasked with researching and writing the new policy is back in business.
Lemoine Co. gets contract to do Cortana demolition for Amazon
Now that demolition work has begun on the former Cortana Mall site to make way for a 3.5 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center, local companies are beginning to reap the benefits of the construction jobs the project is creating.
Engquist buys downtown riverfront lot from Bernhard for nearly $5.7M
Jim Bernhard has sold one of the last undeveloped tracts of downtown riverfront property to businessman and developer John Engquist for $5.68 million in a deal that closed Monday.
New Baton Rouge bridge over Mississippi River years from groundbreaking
Engineers studying the feasibility of a new bridge across the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge are making progress, but the project is still years away from a groundbreaking, much less completion.
Mint relocating Corporate Boulevard showroom to Jefferson Highway
Mint is relocating from its Corporate Boulevard location to the Jefferson Highway space in Bocage that formerly belonged to Saunders Lux Jeweler
Nexus Louisiana, LSU partner on program for aspiring entrepreneurs
Nexus Louisiana and LSU have partnered to launch Ignition, a new accelerator program for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Panel: State’s job market would suffer from rapid shift to renewables
Replacing high-paying oil jobs with clean energy jobs is much easier said than done, a three-person panel of Louisiana professionals with Gulf Coast operations agreed during a virtual discussion Thursday evening of the state of the oil and gas industry.
Richport Technology College to occupy suite near Mall of Louisiana
Richport Technical College has closed on a permit to occupy a 7,500-square-foot suite in the Bluebonnet Parc shopping center near the Mall of Louisiana, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s office.
Council unanimously approves Millennial Park rezoning
Millennial Park developer Cameron Jackson has received permission from the Metro Council to rezone his shipping container park on Florida Boulevard to sell alcoholic beverages.
Local commercial sales in February top 6-year averages in number, dollar volume
Through February 2021, the total number and dollar volume of commercial sales in the Baton Rouge market are both up 40% over the previous six-year averages, according to an analysis released earlier this week by local real estate firm Elifin Realty.
Dismukes challenges report calling Formosa project ‘financially unviable’
A Baton Rouge-based energy expert refutes several of the points made in a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, which called The Formosa Plastics Group’s proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish “financially unviable” and urged its cancellation.
The Healing Sole, Well Theory move into larger space
Dr. Meredith Warner and Natalie Noel are moving their two companies—The Healing Sole and Well Theory—into a larger office and warehouse space to accommodate growing operations like shipping.
Earl K. Long redevelopment plans near completion
Plans are nearing completion for the redevelopment of the former Earl K. Long Medical Center site on Airline Highway into a mixed-use development with health care, educational and recreational services, as well as more than 60 affordable senior housing units.
