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TRENDS: Industrial real estate market struggles to keep up with demand
The Baton Rouge industrial real estate market continues to find itself in a state of “gridlock and stagnation” even as the national market appears...
Cheri Johnson ensures safe perinatal experiences for women
Cheri Johnson didn’t seek to be a hospital executive. It sought her.
Before becoming the executive vice president of patient care and chief nursing officer...
How to make unhappy customers happy
In business, excellent customer service can sometimes be all that stands between merely surviving and truly thriving. Scott Berg, president of Lee Michaels Fine...
H&E Equipment completes its acquisition of a Montana company
Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. announced Wednesday that it had completed its acquisition of Lewistown Rental, a Montana-based equipment rental business, and three...
Rough market conditions sway more people toward leasing commercial real estate
The East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market has been hampered by inflation, interest rates and insurance, leading to a trend where more...
Lawmakers want to curb large investors from scooping up single-family homes to rent
After investors scooped up hundreds of thousands of homes across the nation as rental properties, lawmakers across the nation are looking to crack down...
D.P. Dough franchisee looking to add daiquiri shop to calzone restaurant
Akshaykumar Solanki, a D.P. Dough franchisee, has applied for a permit to add a drive-thru daiquiri shop to the calzone chain’s Baton Rouge location...
Henry Hays: AI will disrupt your industry, so stay ahead of the curve
AI isn’t just for tech giants like Google and Microsoft. It’s here in Baton Rouge, and it’s probably going to disrupt your industry whether...
How Theatre Baton Rouge stabilized its books after last year’s financial issues
Theatre Baton Rouge suffered a financial crisis last summer, but several changes have stabilized the organization as it seeks a new leader.
The financial crisis...
Mid City Tower gets first tenant following renovation
Renovations to the Mid City Tower wrapped up last summer, and the building's first tenant recently took up residence.
Fabian Edwards with Elifin Realty says...
Vacant lot on Bluebonnet Boulevard sells for $1.8M
A vacant lot on Bluebonnet Boulevard near Celtic Drive sold for $1.8 million, according to a deal filed Tuesday with the East Baton Rouge...
Developer of $750M Ascension Parish plant to apply for Quality Jobs program
Origin Materials, a California-based company planning a large-scale manufacturing plant in Geismar, on Friday submitted an advance notification of its intent to apply for...
Sun Coast Resources sells its Baton Rouge property for $1.2M
Sun Coast Resources, a fuel and lubricant distribution company, sold the property housing its Baton Rouge location to a Delaware-registered company for just over...
Metal Supermarkets expanding into Baton Rouge
Metal Supermarkets, a large supplier of small-quantity metals, is expanding into the Capital Region.
The company is opening its newest location, on Merchant Drive in...
Baton Rouge banker indicted on bank fraud, embezzlement counts
A federal grand jury has indicted Eric Jason Schouest, who was employed as a manager at Regions Bank’s Plank Road branch in Baton Rouge...
Bernhard Capital firm acquires New Mexico-based nuclear consulting firm
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners announced Tuesday its Department of Energy platform acquired Strategic Management Solutions, a management and technical consulting services for federal...
New York investors buy three Baton Rouge apartment complexes
New York investors purchased three apartment complexes in Baton Rouge last week, according to Elifin Realty’s weekly Pulse report.
Brothers Todd and Marc Menowitz purchased...
Local investor purchases retail shopping center in Gonzales for $1.19 million
A multi-tenant retail property along Airline Highway in Gonzales has changed ownership, according to Elifin Realty’s weekly Pulse report.
Local investor Kevin Bettis of Clay...
Tech startup advancing to next phase in partnership with EmployBR
Baton Rouge-based tech startup Directed Analytics is approaching the second phase of multiple programs to employ diverse groups.
Directed Analytics, founded by Jody Mitchell and...
Tenant buys commercial property for $1.3 million
Building ownership of the property that houses EE Kitchen and Bath on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard changed hands, according to a deal filed Thursday...
