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Bascom Hunter acquires Houston firm Seamech
Baton Rouge aerospace and defense contractor Bascom Hunter continues its expansion with the acquisition of Texas-based Seamech, the local company announced today.
Roundup: Rise in entrepreneurship / ‘Electrified’ roads / LSU Executive Education
Startups: There were 5.4 million applications for business tax identification numbers filed in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, surpassing the previous peak...
Parades are rolling: See this year’s Mardi Gras calendar
Mardi Gras is officially back in the Capital City.
Here is this year’s lineup of events, put together by 225 magazine.
Plans are accurate as of...
Here are the 5 most expensive homes on the Baton Rouge market
These homes—including one that seemingly is always on the market—could be yours.
The Massage Emporium moving into Electric Depot
The Massage Emporium, a Baton Rouge-based spa, is moving into a building in Electric Depot on Government Street this spring.
Baton Rouge Discovery Academy will open in 2023 at former Runnels School site
Baton Rouge Discovery Academy is opening a pre-K through fourth-grade location on the former Runnels School site on South Harrells Ferry Road.
Loren Scott to petrochemical industry: Expect ‘cheap’ natural gas
The Capital Region’s petrochemical industry likely will continue to benefit from low domestic natural gas prices over the next two years, economist Loren Scott told Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance members today.
Nominations open for LSU 100 and Roaring 10 awards
LSU today announced it has opened nominations for the 2022 LSU 100, and LSU Roaring 10 awards.
Gov. Edwards to discuss what he knew early on about Ronald Greene’s death
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has scheduled a 4:30 p.m. news conference today to address the growing chorus of questions
How managers can offer workers more flexibility without losing productivity
If employees want the benefits of flexibility, they’ll also need to shoulder some of the responsibility that goes with it, like autonomous problem-solving and...
Roundup: FedEx delays / US traffic deaths / COVID vaccine
Staffing shortages: FedEx today announced it is pausing some freight services due to staffing shortages caused by the omicron variant, Axios reports. The company...
Job openings rose nationally in December amid worker shortages
U.S. employers stepped up their search for workers in December despite the looming impact of the omicron wave of coronavirus infections.
Roundup: Bomb threats / Moderna vaccine / Future flooding
Southern not alone: At least a half-dozen historically Black universities in five states and the District of Columbia—Baton Rouge’s Southern University among them—were responding...
ExxonMobil restructures divisions as it moves headquarters to Houston area
ExxonMobil is restructuring its business into three divisions and moving its headquarters 250 miles south from Irving, Texas, to its campus north of Houston.
Louisiana lost the most construction jobs in US last year
Louisiana had the steepest one-year construction employment decline in the U.S. in 2021 with a 15% contraction, Reuters reports.
Baton Rouge General planning more neighborhood hospitals
Baton Rouge General Medical Center is planning to establish “a couple” more facilities along the lines of its Ascension Neighborhood Hospital over the next few years, CEO Edgardo Tenreiro says.
Rents keep rising in Baton Rouge as home affordability shrinks
Rents in Baton Rouge have hit an all-time high, and as for when they will drop back down seems to be anyone’s guess as home prices also continue to climb.
State House speaker weighs action over governor’s ‘gross misconduct’
Louisiana’s top GOP lawmaker today weighed taking legislative action against Gov. John Bel Edwards for “gross misconduct and the highest level of deceit” in his response to the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene.
Brandon Landry’s new restaurant scheduled to open on Perkins this spring
Originally planned for late 2021 or early 2022, Brandon Landry’s new restaurant concept on Perkins Road is now scheduled to open in April.
Louisiana could get up to $113M in federal dollars to boost small businesses
Louisiana could get as much as $113 million from the federal government to support small business capital and technical assistance programs.
