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Our Lady of the Lake bets $25M on Gonzales
Ascension Parish’s growing population is drawing new medical and fitness construction to Gonzales, including a $25 million proposal from Our Lady of the Lake.
The...
How far is LSU from reaching its goal of becoming a top 50 research...
LSU has its sights set on becoming one of the nation’s top 50 research universities. Speaking Wednesday to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge,...
Mid City Tower changes course and gains tenants
A shift in leasing strategy and referrals has begun to generate momentum at Mid City Tower, as the pipeline of tenants for the Class...
Roundup: Underground film festival / Google HiLight / GM’s $4.5B deal
Indie takes centerstage: The second annual Baton Rouge Underground Film Festival runs Aug. 27-30 at Manship Theatre, featuring dozens of independent films, including Baton...
Here’s the latest on NEMO Industries’ proposed $3B Ascension pig iron facility
NEMO Industries has selected the technology provider for a key piece of its proposed $3 billion pig iron facility in Ascension Parish, the latest...
Meta prevails as Louisiana regulators block disclosure of data center expansion records
Louisiana utility regulators sided with Meta on Wednesday, overturning a judge’s order that would have required the company to provide records supporting its projections...
Think your business is too small for Louisiana’s new privacy law? Think again
Every click leaves a trail—and beginning Jan. 1, Louisiana businesses will have new responsibilities for the data they collect along the way.
That’s when the...
Roundup: Louisiana Hospital Association / New arcade experience / Existing-home sales
New board chair: Edgardo Tenreiro, president and CEO of Baton Rouge General, has been named chair of the Louisiana Hospital Association Board of Trustees...
Materra’s build-out continues as final residential phase comes up for approval
Developers are proposing a residential expansion phase for the 100-acre Materra traditional neighborhood development near Woman’s Hospital.
Enquist Development is proposing to develop 38 lots...
The tariff refund battle has a new front with a $100B backdrop
The federal government is fighting to claw back tariff refunds that a trade court ordered it to pay—even to companies that never sued to...
Humanoid robots are coming to US auto factories, but can they boost productivity?
Automakers are increasingly investing in humanoid robots as a potential next stage of factory automation, with BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla among the companies...
Letlow’s purchase of Meta stock after signing an NDA raises ethics concerns
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow signed a nondisclosure agreement with Laidley LLC, a Meta-related entity, on June 29, 2024, concerning the company’s planned $50 billion...
ICYMI: See which Capital Region companies made this year’s Inc. 5000 list
Seventeen Capital Region companies landed on this year’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America.
Omega Foundation Services, based in Slaughter, was the...
Roundup: Meta’s Muse Glimmer / Truth Social / Jones Act waiver extended
Private AI: Meta announced its release of Muse Glimmer, an open-source, smaller AI model designed to run locally on consumer laptops without an internet...
Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit leads a new approach to maternal mental health
The Perinatal Mental Health Unit at Woman’s Hospital is being honored with a Community Impact Award for its work establishing mental health care for...
Too much chicken, too little demand: Poultry producers face a profit squeeze
The U.S. poultry industry is dealing with an oversupply of chicken after producers increased supply more than consumer demand, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Companies...
The latest on Proof Works, the innovation hub planned for the ex-Tin Roof site
Proof Works, the hard-tech prototyping and commercialization hub planned for the former Tin Roof Brewing Co. site in Baton Rouge, is nearing a fully...
The US data center boom isn’t dying. It’s just stuck waiting for parts and...
America’s data center boom is facing a significant construction bottleneck, with more than half of the capacity expected to come online in 2027 not...
ICYMI: Bernhard Capital Partners to acquire Virginia engineering firm
Baton Rouge-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Reston, Virginia, engineering and infrastructure services firm Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. in...
Roundup: Pennington grant / Prince St. Pizza / Cassidy backs Blanche
Developing safer teen drivers: Jeffrey Keller of LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Sara Seifert of Minnesota HealthSolutions have received a $353,306 NIH Small...
