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From walk-on to superstar
Businessperson of the Year: Rejecting those who said the idea wouldn’t work, Brandon Landry has built Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux into a restaurant powerhouse.
Details matter
Young Businessperson of the Year: Nick Speyrer, fueled by a strong work ethic, has grown Emergent Method into a major player in the project management space.
Adapting to change
Company of the Year: Lipsey’s has a long and successful history built on conviction and strength—and a willingness to evolve.
A successful partnership
Company of the Year: City Group Hospitality, with veteran leadership, has seen rapid growth in its first four years of operation.
MESH wins Best in Show at Baton Rouge Addy awards
Baton Rouge-based creative agency MESH was honored as Best in Show Overall at the annual American Advertising Awards, held last Saturday as a drive-in event at L’Auberge Casino Hotel.
California-based Mexican restaurant chain expanding to Baton Rouge
El Pollo Loco, a Los Angeles-based Mexican restaurant chain, is coming to Baton Rouge, with plans to open a location on Airline Highway.
Smalls Sliders expanding footprint with Bluebonnet location
Smalls Sliders is expanding its footprint with a second location, slated to open this summer in the parking lot in front of Rouses Supermarket on Bluebonnet Boulevard.
Siegen Lane Marketplace apartments sell for $34.5M
The Tuscany Villas, located in the Siegen Lane Marketplace by Interstate 10, changed hands last week in a pair of deals that ultimately ended with a Tampa businessman owning the apartment complex
Baton Rouge auto dealers see used car prices surge amid production cutbacks
Thanks largely to supply crunches, Baton Rouge auto dealers say used cars are becoming harder to find and more expensive.
Indianapolis-based Juicy Seafood coming to College Drive
A restaurant called Juicy Seafood is coming to College Drive, with plans to open its doors in May. The Cajun seafood concept is moving into a 10,000-square-foot suite in the Village Square Shopping Center on College, near Office Depot.
ITEP approval moves Grön Fuels step closer to port energy project
A massive renewable energy facility planned for the Port of Greater Baton Rouge moved one step closer to reality Wednesday, when the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved a property tax abatement for the project under the Industrial Tax Exemption Program.
Women hold 30% of LSU’s highest-paid jobs but earn only 25% of the pay
Last year, women held 30% of the highest-paid jobs among LSU’s core employees, but received only 25% of the dollars that went to the university’s top earners.
Long Farm Village developer begins design work on final residential phase
Developer Russel Mosely is nearing the completion of residential lots in the fourth filing of his Long Farm Village and is beginning the engineering and design work on the fifth and final phase.
Louisiana Fish Fry preps for expansion
Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Fish Fry is gearing up to expand its product line again and recently filed two advance notices with state economic officials regarding planned expansions.
Natural disaster business keeps former BBQ Guys founder busy
When BBQ Guys co-founder and former owner Mike Hackley sold his company last year and announced he was starting a small business with his son and son-in-law, he might have thought it was a way to slow down.
Council on Aging buys Lotus Center property from city-parish
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging bought the newly renovated Lotus Center property on Main Street from the city-parish Monday.
Area chambers back state gas tax increase while LABI, NFIB still undecided
The Southeast Super Region Committee—a partnership of economic development organizations that includes the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Greater New Orleans Inc., and the South Louisiana Council—has come out in support of a bill that would raise the state’s gasoline tax to fund key infrastructure projects while also increasing oversight of the state transportation department.
Former State National Life Insurance building downtown sold to NOLA investor
The former State National Life Insurance building in downtown Baton Rouge has been sold to a New Orleans-based investor.
Bernhard group, Enwave poised to share LSU energy contract
The LSU Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting Tuesday, at which it is expected to announce that the two entities competing for a lucrative energy services deal for the main Baton Rouge campus have reached an agreement to share the contract.
Unglesby withdraws as plaintiff in suit challenging St. George incorporation
Veteran Baton Rouge defense attorney Lewis Unglesby is no longer a plaintiff in Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s lawsuit challenging the incorporation of the prospective city of St. George.
