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Rotolo’s Craft & Crust expanding with a half dozen new locations across the U.S.
Rotolo’s Craft & Crust is opening six restaurants across four states as the Baton Rouge-founded pizza franchise continues its expansion.
New locations are under construction...
Roundup: BTR tailgate party / LIV Golf in NOLA / Hurricane risk analysis
LSU season kickoff: The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport will host a season kickoff tailgate party Friday to celebrate the start of LSU's 2025 football...
Cybersecurity startup Minimus charts global growth from Baton Rouge roots
From an unassuming office in Perkins Rowe, a cloud security startup has managed to secure $51 million in seed funding and attract more than...
Roundup: Burlington in Baton Rouge / Business spending / New era of Tiger Stadium
Opening on Siegen: National discount retailer Burlington is bringing its refreshed brand and reimagined store design to Baton Rouge with a new location opening...
Student housing cools as affordability trumps luxury
Student housing is showing fresh signs of strain as economic uncertainty weighs on families and students alike, CNBC writes.
Rent growth in the sector slowed...
Meta’s Louisiana data center could cost upwards of $50B
Meta’s ambitious Louisiana data center project is drawing fresh attention after former President Donald Trump claimed its price tag could reach $50 billion, Bloomberg...
Victoria’s Toy Station is closing this week after 41 years
After more than four decades in business, Victoria’s Toy Station is closing its doors this week, WAFB-TV reports.
Originally launched in the Catfish Town train...
Falaya eyes growth with Florida expansion
Baton Rouge-based Falaya Real Estate―an online home-selling platform―has expanded into Florida.
The move is part of founder and CEO Barret Blondeau’s strategy to grow the...
Who’s now steering BRAC’s strategy for business growth?
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber on Tuesday announced new leadership for its business investment division. The division is tasked with attracting new investment, supporting...
July new home sales beat forecasts, but demand remains shaky
New U.S. home sales outpaced expectations in July, Bloomberg reports.
New home sale contracts were signed at a 652,000 annualized rate—above economists’ projections of 630,000—even...
Downtown Baton Rouge has landed a new coworking hub
Property development company Hearin Properties is partnering with International Workplace Group to bring a new flexible office and coworking hub to downtown Baton Rouge.
John...
Faith meets business: Religious construction is going up
Church attendance may be down nationwide, but construction of houses of worship is surging, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Federal data show spending on religious...
How AI is changing flood insurance for cities
Fremont, California, is breaking new ground in how municipalities insure against floods, Governing writes.
The city’s risk manager, Steven Schwarz, grew frustrated that the only...
Roundup: Keurig Dr Pepper deal / SEC disclosure rule / Greater New Orleans Foundation
Beverage deal: Keurig Dr Pepper has struck a deal to buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s for $18 billion, a prelude to spinning off...
Loss of subsidies could make the renewables sector stronger in the long run
The U.S. has pulled the plug on decades-old subsidies for wind and solar, but industry watchers say the sector is strong enough to stand...
Data centers’ thirst for water raises sustainability questions
As artificial intelligence fuels a global boom in data center construction, researchers warn that the industry’s thirst for water is becoming harder to ignore....
Roundup: TikTok sale / Stocks rebound / Troubles at Intel
Keep scrolling: President Donald Trump is calling national security and privacy concerns related to TikTok and its Chinese parent company “highly overrated” and said...
This company just bought the site of its Gonzales operations for $3.5M
Elliott Electric Supply has purchased the Gonzales property that houses its operations for $3.5 million.
The company acquired the site through Elliott Partners LTD, represented...
Kairos Living has acquired lots in this Denham Springs community
Chicago rental housing company Kairos Living is expanding in Livingston Parish with the purchase of nine lots in a Denham Springs subdivision built by...
Initial unemployment in Louisiana climbs for third week
Initial unemployment claims 8/22 by Holly Duchmann
