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Former Metro Council member slams LSU arena project
Former Metro Council member Darrell Glasper on Tuesday delivered a pointed critique of LSU’s proposed $400 million arena project, warning that the deal lacks...
Capital Region companies sprint onto the Inc. 5000 list
For the second consecutive year, 15 companies based in the Capital Region have earned spots on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies...
Study calls for turning the River Center into a 350-room hotel and events center
Following a comprehensive entertainment market study on the River Center expansion and hotel project, Chicago company Hunden Partners has recommended redeveloping the River Center...
Gov. Landry’s former policy director launches lobbying firm
John Kay, who served as Gov. Jeff Landry’s policy director for the first 18 months of his administration, has stepped away from the governor’s...
Amtrak’s NOLA-to-Mobile passenger rail route gets moving next week
Amtrak’s new Gulf Coast passenger rail route running from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, starts Monday, Aug. 18.
The twice-daily route, called the Amtrak Mardi...
Two foreclosed apartment complexes sell for a combined $5.5M
A Kansas City, Missouri-based property management company has acquired two foreclosed apartment complexes in Baton Rouge for a combined $5.5 million, according to separate...
Who’s building and who’s buying in greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes.
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Hut 8 breaks ground on massive data center north of Baton Rouge
Construction has commenced on the massive $12.5 billion data center that bitcoin miner Hut 8 is developing in West Feliciana Parish, according to Parish...
Louisiana jobless claims fall in early August
Louisiana’s initial unemployment insurance claims dropped for the week ending Aug. 2, according to the latest data released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.Â
The state...
A New York firm bought Towne Center at Cedar Lodge for $81M
The Towne Center at Cedar Lodge lifestyle development has been sold in an $81 million deal to a New York-based shopping center operator.
DLC Management...
BCP is selling its stake in Brown & Root
Bernhard Capital Partners announced that it has agreed to sell its stake in Baton Rouge-based Brown & Root Industrial Services.Â
KBR Inc., an investor in...
Industrial property in a developing area of Gonzales sells for $1.3M
A local investor has purchased an industrial property along a developing stretch of La. 30 near Interstate 10, with plans to bring a new...
Industrial construction firm announces a nearly $2M investment in Livingston Parish
Pala Interstate, an industrial construction firm specializing in metal fabrication, is investing $1.9 million to build a paint and blasting shop and expand operations...
National salon suite franchise opens location in Perkins Rowe
Image Studios, a salon suite franchise, has opened a location in Baton Rouge, its first in Louisiana.
The salon and studio coworking space is located...
Rolfe McCollister: Questions shroud the LSU arena project
About 18 months ago, LSU started exploring options to replace the aging PMAC, but little else about this project has been made public except...
78K and counting: How one local architect is using TikTok to boost business
At 71, Baton Rouge architect Kevin Harris has embraced, with great success, an unconventional business tool for professionals of his age: TikTok.
Harris started posting...
St. George bought this building for its new city hall
The City of St. George has purchased a nearly 20,000-square-foot office building on Proverbs Avenue near Coursey Boulevard to serve as its new city...
City-parish weighs retiree health coverage shift that provides budget relief
City-parish officials are weighing a shift in employee retiree health coverage for those 65 and older to Blue Cross’ Blue Advantage Medicare plan, a...
BRAC exec hired as CEO of St. Tammany economic development organization
One of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s top executives, Russell Richardson, is leaving the chamber to take on the role of president and CEO...
A search committee for LSU’s next president to meet later this month
The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold its first meeting at 9 a.m. on Aug. 19 in...
