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Labor shortages and high costs are causing fix-and-flip investors to pull back
The once-hot fix-and-flip housing market is cooling as higher interest rates, rising costs, and a shrinking labor pool slow sales and strain returns, CNBC...
Here’s where Nexus plans to relocate its headquarters
After 33 years at the same Florida Boulevard location, Nexus Louisiana plans to relocate its headquarters to downtown Baton Rouge.
The organization’s board voted Thursday...
Roundup: Venezuelan crude / SBA awards / Canceled home purchases
US resumes imports: Two tankers chartered by Chevron carrying Venezuelan crude reached U.S. waters on Thursday, marking the first U.S. imports of the South...
US home sales inch up thanks to a modest drop in interest rates
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates, along with slowing home...
US cities are reshaping their shorelines in the name of climate resilience
Cities nationwide are reimagining their waterfronts, blending resilience planning with economic development as climate change accelerates extreme weather risks, The Wall Street Journal writes.
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Where business meets capacity: Capital Region’s top 20 event venues
58,070
That’s the total combined capacity of the Capital Region’s top 20 convention and meeting facilities, according to Business Report’s latest ranking. The Pete Maravich...
Entergy wins approval to power Meta’s planned $10B data center
Louisiana utility regulators have cleared the way for Entergy Louisiana to build new natural gas plants and transmission lines to support Meta’s planned $10...
Roundup: FTC sues LA Fitness / Federal Reserve / Rising child care costs
Cancellation practices: The Federal Trade Commission sued LA Fitness over the gym chain’s allegedly onerous cancellation practices, the latest in a series of government...
Studyville to partner with an education technology company
Education technology company Shmoop is partnering with Baton Rouge-based Studyville to combine Shmoop’s test-prep tools with Studyville’s in-person tutoring, aiming to give students a...
The LNG boom is bringing both profits and pushback along the Gulf Coast
Liquefied natural gas is booming along the Gulf Coast—and so is the fight against it, Floodlight writes.
Since 2023, the U.S. has been the world’s...
Plan Baton Rouge III aims to create a ‘new front porch’ for the city
Plan Baton Rouge III, downtown Baton Rouge’s new master plan, seeks to answer a big question: How can downtown be transformed into a more...
The latest on BREC’s delayed 2023 state audit
External auditors have issued an unmodified opinion on BREC’s 2023 financial statements as the agency works to complete its delayed annual state audits.
EisnerAmper issued...
How to make AI work for your business, straight from AI itself
If you’re waiting for the perfect moment to bring AI into your business, here’s a thought: What if your first win isn’t flashy—it’s just...
Roundup: Senior housing / TV stations merging / Housing starts
Boom projected: Senior living is on the edge of a development boom, investors predict, as more than 4 million boomers will hit 80 in...
Baton Rouge’s multifamily market is experiencing an upswing. Here’s why
The Baton Rouge multifamily market is expected to gain momentum in the coming months after a sluggish start to the year, according to Mark...
Why flexibility alone isn’t keeping women in the workforce
By their mid-30s, many women raised on the promise of “having it all” instead face what Wharton professor Corinne Low calls “the squeeze,” Bloomberg...
This Baton Rouge Tex-Mex restaurant has closed
The Patio Tex-Mex Fusion, a Baton Rouge restaurant that infused Tex-Mex staples with Asian flavors, has permanently closed after just over a year in...
Roundup: AI bus cameras / Roblox / Homebuilder sentiment
Driving into the future: Cities have long grappled with an infuriating dilemma: illegally parked cars that choke bus lanes, inflate commutes and discourage potential...
What the LSU presidential search committee aims to do at its first meeting
The committee tasked with selecting the next president of the LSU System will hold its first meeting on Tuesday morning and is expected to...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
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