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Business Lunch: Pizza Byronz
Business Lunch: Pizza Byronz, located in Willow Grove, offers pizza three ways as well as pasta, sandwiches and its popular burgers.
Does your company need cybersecurity insurance?
Buying cybersecurity insurance is one way many local small- and mid-sized businesses are trying to mitigate the risk of cyberattacks.
Baton Rouge companies that are evolving with the times
A willingness to adapt to changing circumstances is enabling both Click Here Digital and Franklin to find success in a new niche
As Harveston begins second residential phase, Mike Wampold remains bullish on commercial
Work has expedited on the second residential phase of Harveston, Mike Wampold’s planned community at Nicholson Drive and Bluebonnet Boulevard, as his commercial plans pick up speed.
Baton Rouge-founded company partners with GE on new app-based education platform
The WGI Worldwide Company, founded in Baton Rouge, and General Electric today announced a partnership to launch an app-based education platform.
The working parents dilemma
A reality of pandemic-related virtual schooling is Baton Rouge working parents struggling to balance job demands with providing care for their children.
Baton Rouge commercial property owners see smaller assessment hikes than homeowners
East Baton Rouge Parish property owners should have received by now a notice of their new property tax assessments for 2020, but commercial property owners likely saw a smaller increase in their new assessments than did most homeowners.
Construction on south branch library in Rouzan expected to begin in early 2021
The team working on the planned library in Rouzan is asking the Metro Council to approve a contract for its preferred architectural design team, and hopes to start construction in early 2021.
JR Ball: You win 2020, I surrender
2020—with the last straw being Hurricane Laura—is fast-becoming the worst year ever ... then again, LSU did win the college football national title.
Riegel: Anger and stress in a time of uncertainty in Baton Rouge
We're emotionally cratering under the strain of a pandemic, a hurricane, social unrest and a presidential race, writes Editor Stephanie Riegel.
Publisher: What’s changed since the 2000 Baton Rouge mayor’s race?
The questions facing this year's candidates for Baton Rouge mayor are the same as those who ran for the office in 2000. When will they be answered?
The future of higher education in Louisiana is an educated guess
Colleges and universities across Louisiana are dealing with the harsh financial realities of a pandemic while also charting a path into an uncertain future.
The Bluffs golf course goes back to previous owner; major renovations underway
The neighborhood-based group that bought The Bluffs on Thompson Creek Golf & Conference Resort in St. Francisville has transferred the property back to its previous owner.
Chad Hughes demolishing house on high-profile Government Street
Demolition has begun at the house on the corner of Government Street and Beverly Drive, near Elsie’s Plate and Pie, though there are no set plans for the property’s future use.
Baton Rouge brokers launch Louisiana affiliate of Liberty Business Exchange
Liberty Business Exchange, a Dallas-based association of business brokers, is expanding its consulting services to the Baton Rouge area through a new Louisiana affiliate business called GPS Business Brokers, headquartered at the Louisiana Business and Technology Center in the LSU Innovation Park.
After 5-month hiatus, discussions resume over Baton Rouge’s 5G cell tower ordinance
Discussions surrounding a draft ordinance that would regulate the placement of 5G cell towers in Baton Rouge have picked up over the past month, following a five-month hiatus triggered by the pandemic.
Class A office off Sherwood Forest sells for $840K
Pacesetter Claims has closed and sold its Baton Rouge office off Sherwood Forest Boulevard to a Baton Rouge-registered LLC, according to property records.
Hotel boost from Laura expected to outweigh economic impact of closures
While financial figures won’t be available for a few weeks, local economic experts say the positive economic impact from evacuees that sought shelter from Hurricane Laura in Baton Rouge will probably outweigh any local losses from cautionary closures.
Petz Plaza on Jefferson Highway closes two years after sale to Denver company
Two years after being acquired by a Denver-based pet grooming and boarding company, the Petz Plaza on Jefferson Highway has closed.
The Lemoine Company acquires majority financial interest in DC-based disaster recovery firm
The Lemoine Company, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company focused on general contracting and construction management, has acquired a majority financial interest in DCMC Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based company specializing in crisis management and disaster recovery.
