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Amazon developer files plans for massive distribution center at Cortana Mall site
A developer with ties to Amazon has filed plans with the Planning Commission to redevelop the shuttered Cortana Mall in north Baton Rouge into a nearly 2.9 million-square-foot regional distribution center.
Waguespack: Sad, speechless and spent
Ridiculous. Unbelievable. Heartbreaking. These words are the words that came to mind this week as images of our nation’s Capitol being treated like a...
Barriere Construction acquired by Fortune 500 firm
Barriere Construction was acquired late last year by CRH America Materials Inc., the largest building materials business in North America.
Barriere, which has operated in...
Roundup: Protesters fired / Vaccine anxiety / Social media
Cutting ties: In the wake of the riot at the Capitol, companies moved to cut ties with President Donald Trump and his supporters and...
LUBA Workers’ Comp acquires Florida-based FHM Insurance Co.
Baton Rouge-based LUBA Workers’ Comp, a 30-year-old regional casualty insurance company that covers businesses across the Gulf South, has announced plans to acquire Florida-based...
How your office could be different this year, if you go in
After a year in which the coronavirus pandemic upended the very concept of the workplace—one in which millions of white-collar workers traded office attire,...
Name, concept unveiled for restaurant taking over Rum House space
The restaurant that will open early this spring in the former Rum House space is SoLou—which, as its name suggests, will serve south Louisiana-inspired cuisine in the recently renovated building.
Neighbors put up a fight ahead of Millennial Park rezoning request
Millennial Park, the shipping container retail and restaurant park in the 3800 block of Florida Boulevard, is drawing criticism from some nearby residents who...
Baton Rouge bar and cafe openings to look forward to in 2021
Now that 2020 is behind us, the local restaurant industry is ready to move forward. Dining-in options are available with COVID-19 precautions, outdoor patios...
DOTD secretary concerned over wording in proposal to increase gas tax
Louisiana Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says that although he supports, in concept, a preliminary proposal to raise the state’s gasoline tax to fund needed construction projects, he is concerned about language in the plan that calls for “reforming” the way his department operates.
Rouse defends presence at rally, says he left before the violence began
After calls to boycott Louisiana-based Rouses Markets began circulating online Thursday morning, co-owner Donald Rouse Sr. released a statement this afternoon about his experience...
Roundup: Special elections / BREW semifinals / BRAC achievements
March 20: Gov. John Bel Edwards has officially called a March 20 special election for Louisiana voters to select two new members of the...
Baton Rouge bar and cafe openings to look forward to in 2021
Now that 2020 is behind us, the local restaurant industry is ready to move forward. Dining-in options are available with COVID-19 precautions, outdoor patios...
Grön Fuels project named nation’s No. 2 deal by ‘Business Facilities’
Grön Fuels’ proposed renewable fuels complex in West Baton Rouge Parish has been named the nation’s No. 2 project in Business Facilities magazine’s 2020...
Enwave files counterchallenge against Bernhard on LSU energy deal
A second complaint has been filed with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in connection with a growing controversy over competition for a...
How one startup may have accidentally changed the future of exit strategies
When the Federal Trade Commission swooped in to prevent a potential $1.37 billion sale of the trendy grooming-products startup Harry’s, the company’s two co-founders...
Broome assembles key leaders to discuss litter in Baton Rouge
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome was hosting a meeting at 2 p.m. today with key stakeholders from Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office, the Louisiana Department...
Roundup: COVID-19 cases rise / LSU football coaches / Federal hack
State record: Another spike in Louisiana's coronavirus case count has led to a new state record for a single-day increase in cases, as well...
Viewpoint: Minimizing your company’s cybersecurity liability
Peddling cybersecurity during and following a pandemic is like telling a paraplegic to get a flu shot. Businesses are struggling to financially recover from...
IRS gives OK for tax breaks on forgiven PPP loans
The Internal Revenue Service will allow businesses that received their Paycheck Protection Program loans forgiven to write off expenses paid for with that money,...
