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No windows, no problem: How to bring nature into your workday
The crisp crinkle of fallen leaves beneath your feet. The swish and trickle of water moving through a stream. A breath of crisp, fresh...
‘We’re just getting started,’ Mayor Edwards says in State of the City
East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards says the city-parish is on solid footing following his first full year in office, citing declines in...
This local engineering firm just expanded to Texas
Baton Rouge-based Cajun Engineering Solutions, a subsidiary of Cajun Industries Holdings, has acquired the engineering office of Primoris Design and Construction Inc. in Tyler,...
See what’s moving into the old Rite Aid property near Towne Center
Last year, Daily Report wrote that the former Rite Aid property on the corner of Corporate Boulevard and Jefferson Highway was being redeveloped. Now,...
Roundup: Environmental reviews / Housing crisis / Job market
Rolling back regulations: The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations it says needlessly delay federal approvals for energy and infrastructure...
The state buys land for planned Hyundai steel facility in Ascension
The industrial tract planned to be the site of Hyundai’s $5.8 billion steel manufacturing facility has been purchased by the state of Louisiana.
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This Citiplace hotel was recently sold to an out-of-state group
Georgia-based hotel investment and management group Natson Hotel Group is the new owner of the Extended Stay America-Citiplace hotel property on Corporate Boulevard.
The group...
Orion Labs, FMOL Health partner to expand services across the state
FMOL Health and Orion Laboratories have announced a joint venture to expand access to Louisiana-based laboratory services for patients and health care providers across...
An oil giant exec’s take on Venezuela
One of the nation’s largest refiners says geopolitical upheaval in Venezuela could become a windfall for U.S. fuel makers built to process heavy crude,...
A Baton Rouge accounting firm has merged with a larger regional enterprise
Baton Rouge-based Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll LLP has merged with Oklahoma-based HoganTaylor LLP, expanding HoganTaylor’s footprint in Louisiana and bringing one of the Capital...
Roundup: Landry talks Venezuela / Car sales / AM Mart
Chiming in: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry wrote in an opinion column he believes captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should be put to death for...
A $1B bet on Louisiana growth puts pressure on power bills
Entergy is preparing to return to the Louisiana Public Service Commission in 2026 with another round of billion-dollar transmission proposals as electricity demand surges...
Private equity firm scoops up this North Ardenwood Drive apartment complex
North Carolina-based private equity firm Emerald City Associates has purchased the 328-unit Greenview East apartment complex on North Ardenwood Drive.
Emerald City bought the property...
Hyundai Steel’s $5.8B steel mill in Ascension is named Deal of the Year
Hyundai Steel’s manufacturing project in Ascension Parish has been named the Platinum Deal of the Year for 2025 by Business Facilities, the publication’s highest...
Roundup: Pizza pinch / Flu outbreak / Build Baton Rouge
Crust bust: Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries, according to industry data....
US companies carved out of global minimum tax plan
U.S. multinational corporations will be exempted from paying more corporate taxes overseas in a deal finalized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The...
Trump team plans talks with oil executives on Venezuela
Top U.S. energy officials are set to sit down with oil industry leaders this week to begin mapping out how Venezuela’s battered energy sector...
A glimpse at how the EBR commercial market performed in November
Commercial real estate sales in East Baton Rouge Parish continued an upward swing in November, posting a significant increase in sales volume, despite deal...
Roundup: The billionaire tax / Big bucks / Cash out
Capital exodus? As a so-called “billionaire tax” looms in California, the firms of two high-profile California investors announced on New Year’s Eve they are...
When AI becomes your favorite coworker
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in daily work, Inc. reports, some researchers and executives say it may be quietly reshaping how employees interact...
