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Planning Commission to take up Kevin Nguyen’s proposed apartment complex
The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning and Zoning Commission is set to consider approving Four Seasons, a proposed apartment complex on the south side of Burbank Drive east of South Kenilworth Parkway.
Roundup: Stormwater fee map / BREC dog event / Student loan forgiveness
Estimator: East Baton Rouge Parish has launched a digital map that allows property owners to look up what they would pay each month if...
Growing number of companies charging workers for job training if they quit
A growing number of companies are charging their employees for the cost of their training when they quit, according to Reuters.
Red-hot warehouse market shows signs of slowing
A pandemic-driven boom in warehousing demand is showing signs of slowing, The Wall Street Journal reports, as companies grow more cautious about leasing in...
Small businesses expect holiday shoppers to spend more cautiously this year
Small businesses are stocking their shelves early this holiday season and waiting to see how many gifts inflation-weary shoppers feel like giving.
Eight questions for DDD’s new executive director
225 magazine checked in with Sayal about her vision for downtown, the new parking meters on its streets, and her most interesting—and surprising—past job.
Owners of Sunshine Cleaners purchase land from Celtic Studios for $900K
Baton Rouge-registered business Procel LLC purchased an undeveloped tract of land from Celtic Management Corp. for $900,000,
Baton Rouge tank barge operator GMS acquired by Parker Towing
General Marine Services, the Baton Rouge-based tank barge operator, has been purchased by Tuscaloosa's Parker Towing Co.
Two downtown BR buildings slated for demolition for potential nine-story project
Two vacant buildings in the heart of downtown Baton Rouge appear headed for demolition, potentially to make room for a major residential development with retail.
Roundup: BRCC / ExxonMobil project / Mortgage rates
Grant writing: Baton Rouge Community College has been selected by Project Vision as one of 10 colleges to participate in a new program funded...
College football boosters helping bankroll arms race for coaches’ pay
USA Today’s annual analysis of NCAA football found that head coaches’ pay rose 15.3% this year over last year, the greatest one-year spike since 2009.
Bank CEOs increasingly turning pessimistic on economy
The outlook for the U.S. economy from Wall Street’s biggest banks is getting gloomier, with many top executives saying they're preparing for a potential downturn or a recession.
Baton Rouge Tex-Mex restaurant marks six decades in business
Serving old school Tex-Mex from unassuming digs on Airline Highway, El Rio Grande Restaurant marks its 60th anniversary this Monday, a notable accomplishment amid...
‘LaPolitics’: Hillar Moore for attorney general?
There were two new names officially folded into the developing race for attorney general this month, and they may not be the last, according...
Commercial real estate sales volume hits $952M, an eight-year high
This year to date has seen a volume of $952.7 million in commercial real estate sales completed through September
Roundup: Arts Council grants / Kroger and Albertsons / Netflix with ads
Deadline extension: The deadline to apply for the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Everett G. Powers Fund for Creativity Award has been extended...
As Belle of Baton Rouge prepares upgrades, adjacent buildings go on the market for...
Two buildings that have been part of the Belle of Baton Rouge’s operations, and Catfish Town before that, are on sale as a pair for $5 million.
Hilton turns tunnel made famous by Huey Long into upscale entertainment space
Guests who wander beyond the neon sign that reads “The Tunnel” and into the basement at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center now find themselves face-to-face
ITEP analysis concludes reforms boosted Louisiana business climate
A new analysis found that reforms to Louisiana’s popular industrial tax subsidy appear to have strengthened the state’s business climate.
Hurricane Ian’s impact on Louisiana’s homeowner insurance crisis
Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida, but Louisiana homeowners will also suffer the storm’s impact through higher insurance costs and shrinking availability from an industry fleeing coastal regions throughout the country
