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Property near Amazon fulfillment center sells for $2.4M
A 19-acre property off Tom Drive near the former Cortana Mall site has sold for $2.4 million.Â
Turner Industries sells plant management software
Baton Rouge’s Turner Industries is selling its suite of proprietary plant management and field operations software, MobilOps, to Raleigh, North Carolina-based Prometheus Group, the companies announced Monday.Â
Alvarez Construction buys lots for Woodstock Park
Alvarez Construction has purchased 13 lots for the final phase in the Woodstock Park subdivision.
Noël Family Distillery gearing for growth in new year
The Noël Family Distillery recently inked a distribution deal with Southern Glazer to distribute their products across the state.Â
The Donaldsonville-distillery, which opened in May,...
Florida businessman buys former Baton Rouge International School property
Ryan Jumonville, a Florida businessman with Baton Rouge ties, has purchased a pair of buildings off Airline Highway, according to records filed Tuesday morning...
Health District building sells for nearly $1.4M
A commercial building in the Baton Rouge Health District changed hands last week for $1.37 million.Â
By & Bette LLC, represented by Brigham Y. Ragusa,...
East Baton Rouge tax collections creep upward in September
East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected nearly $18.9 million in sales taxes in September, which was about .64% more than during the same month...
21 tips for a positive new year
1. Stay positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can trust that with faith...
The office real estate market is full of uncertainty, reluctant investors and unmet demand
Virtually no one is bullish about the Baton Rouge office market these days. Most investors and owner-occupant buyers are choosing to sit tight as...
What Stephen Waguespack learned from a failed campaign for governor, and where he goes...
In a field of seven major candidates, he was the last one in. Then the head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he...
The unseen advantage of playing where others are not
A few years ago, my friend’s triplets were looking for a way to earn some money. They settled on a lemonade stand—with a twist....
DR Horton buys lots in Baker subdivision
National homebuilder DR Horton has purchased 20 lots in the Sunshine Gardens subdivision in Baker.Â
1 Key to Success
An avid outdoor sportsperson for most of his life, Logan Meaux noticed a problem with booking hunting and fishing trips—there was no centralized marketplace...
Baton Rouge office sales volume remains on a downward pathÂ
The volume of office sales in the Baton Rouge market continues to fall, with the trailing 12-month volume dropping some 22% last month.
Southern University student wins Nexus BizTech Challenge for business networking startup
A Southern University finance junior’s business networking company was selected for a $10,000 investment from Nexus Louisiana as part of the annual BizTech Challenge designed to encourage HBCU students with startup opportunities.
Housing prediction forecasts continuing declines for Baton Rouge market
National real estate experts are predicting Baton Rouge will see the third-highest decline in sales growth in the nation next year.Â
Home prices in Baton Rouge increasing slower than national average
While the average sales price of homes in the Baton Rouge area has been going up, prices are not rising as rapidly in the Capital Region as they are in the rest of the country. Â
Will pushback against tolls impact the new Mississippi River bridge?
Louisiana lawmakers voted to kill a public-private partnership to replace the Interstate 10 bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after trucking firms complained about the cost of the tolls that would have helped to pay for the project.
State construction bill said to be off by $300M, threatening high-profile projects
The Louisiana Legislature’s most recent capital outlay bill calls for spending some $300 million more than is available for high-priority projects, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says.Â
Why Small Business Saturday wasn’t its usual success
This year’s Small Business Saturday―a national event that promotes small businesses and incentivizes holiday shoppers to support them―wasn’t quite the success that it has been in the past, some Baton Rouge business owners say.Â
