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Dantin Bruce buys land for Waters at Bluebonnet apartments for nearly $5.6M
Dantin Bruce Development has purchased 14.3 acres of undeveloped, forested land on Bluebonnet Boulevard for more than $5.57 million,
Terraces at Perkins Rowe sells for $41.8M
The Terraces at Perkins Rowe, the 230-unit multifamily apartment complex that sits atop the sprawling outdoor mall’s office and retail spaces, has been sold...
Baton Rouge company gets USDA grant to develop soft serve ice cream machine
Baton Rouge-based applied research and product development firm Inventherm has received a $650,000 Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the U.S. Department...
Baton Rouge home sales down 25% in October from a year ago
Home sales were down about 25% in the Capital Region during October compared to the same month last year, the Greater Baton Rouge Association...
Capital Region sees steep drop in mortgage loans, rise in home equity lending
Mortgage lending activity in the Baton Rouge area continues its steep decline, as rising rates batter the purchase and refinance markets.
The number of new...
As utilities spend billions on transmission, calls grow for independent monitoring
An aging electric grid, fossil fuel power plant retirements and a massive renewable electricity buildout are all contributing to a boom in transmission and...
Roundup: Rose Parade / Carvana layoffs / Lane closures
Baton Rouge presence: Baton Rouge will join with the Louisiana Office of Tourism and four Louisiana destinations to present a float in the 134th...
Traditional Thanksgiving dinner in Louisiana will cost less than last year
Louisianans will pay less than last year for a traditional home-cooked Thanksgiving meal, an annual survey finds and as reported by the Daily Comet.
Residents...
Roundup: First freeze / Best US airport / Folgers lawsuit
Protect your pets: The Baton Rouge area is expected to see its first widespread freeze of the fall/winter season overnight. Temperatures will dip to...
How hypnosis can make you a better leader
Despite David Wachs’ success as founder of Phoenix-based robotics company Handwrytten, he says he's struggled with managing stress and operating in a "reactive state."
To...
Baton Rouge General, Ochsner BR get ‘A’ grades for safety
Baton Rouge General Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge both received “A” grades in a new report regarding safety at general...
White Light Night returns to Mid City this weekend
Celebrate local artists, makers, businesses, restaurants and more at this year’s White Light Night, hosted by Mid City Merchants. This Friday, Nov. 18, Mid...
Sigma Consulting Group merging with Mississippi engineering firm
Sigma Consulting Group, a privately owned civil engineering and surveying company headquartered in Baton Rouge, announced it has agreed to merge with Waggoner Engineering...
Sherwood Pointe shopping center sells for $1.6M
The Sherwood Pointe shopping center on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard has sold for $1.6 million, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish...
LSU study projects state will add 3,500 oil and gas jobs by Q2 of...
Louisiana’s oil and gas sector is expected to gain 3,500 jobs by the second quarter of next year, according to the latest edition of the LSU Center for Energy Studies’ Gulf Coast Energy Outlook.
MasteryPrep sale seen as potential boost for other Capital Region startups
Baton Rouge-based education tech firm MasteryPrep, said to be one of the fastest-growing K-12 education companies in the nation, was acquired this week by New York City education investment firm Achieve Partners for an undisclosed sum.
LWF moves its headquarters to Bluebonnet Boulevard
Louisiana Wildlife Federation, or LWF, has moved its headquarters into a new space on Bluebonnet Boulevard.
LWF Executive Director Rebecca Triche says that the organization...
BRAC Handshake report card updates effort to retain college graduates
BRAC partnered with LSU and Southern in 2020 to use Handshake, a nationwide digital job board, to help connect students to jobs in the region.
Roundup: Agriculture aid / Schools perform better / LABI staff changes
Declaration request: Gov. John Bel Edwards is asking the federal government to make a disaster declaration for several Louisiana parishes where farmers were hit...
Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson give Louisiana additional clout in new US House
Republican Louisiana U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson will be among the leaders at the seat of power in the next GOP-controlled House...
