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This Baton Rouge industrial firm just announced an expansion
Baton Rouge-based John H. Carter Company continues to expand its footprint in the Capital Region.
The company, which provides a wide array of products, services...
OTC Industrial Technologies acquires two Baton Rouge companies
Two Baton Rouge industrial equipment and service firms―Premier Equipment Corporation Inc. and Premier Control Systems LLC―are under new ownership.
Ohio-based industrial equipment service provider and...
Last chance: Nominations closing soon for 225’s Twenty in their 20s
It’s back: 225‘s second annual Twenty in their 20s issue, a special edition celebrating Baton Rouge’s up-and-coming leaders, creators and difference makers, returns this...
Roundup: Egg prices / Sen. Bill Cassidy / Federal workers quit
Sunny side upcharge: The Waffle House restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place due to the biggest bird flu...
Sales tax collections continue to rise in East Baton Rouge
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This Baton Rouge concert venue might be closing this summer
Red Dragon Listening Room, an intimate nonprofit concert venue on Florida Boulevard, is closing this summer after 24 years in business—unless its owners can...
These are the two biggest keys to assessing a housing market
When assessing home price momentum, it’s important to monitor active listings and months of supply, Fast Company reports.
If active listings sharply increase while homes...
Constitutional Amendment No. 2, explained
On March 29, Louisiana voters will decide the fate of a constitutional amendment—Constitutional Amendment No. 2—that would make some significant changes to the state’s...
A global media brand just named this local company as a Best Place to...
Baton Rouge-based ThreeSixtyEight's workplace culture of care and flexibility has been recognized nationally. Global media brand Ad Age ranked the local B-corp creative and...
US oil frackers aren’t buying into Trump’s ‘drill, baby drill.’ Here’s why
President Trump wants to boost oil drilling, but his allies in the U.S. shale industry and Saudi Arabia are pushing back, The Wall Street...
Why Shell is walking away from its planned wind farm off of New Jersey
In the first serious fallout from President Donald Trump’s early actions against offshore wind power, oil and gas giant Shell is walking away from...
Roundup: Jay Ducote / Interest rates / Oil production
Next bite: Baton Rouge celebrity chef Jay Ducote is the host of a new cooking competition series released last week. The six-episode Southern Food...
Here’s what it would cost to shrink the Gulf’s dead zone by 45%
A coalition of researchers from West Virginia University, Iowa State University and the Texas Soil and Water Research Laboratory has determined that decreasing nitrogen...
St. George election challengers emerge as qualifying winds down
A few more challengers—including a mayoral candidate—have emerged to qualify for St. George’s March municipal election on the final day of qualifying Friday.
Earlier this...
A Walker startup bets on high-tech fabrication
From its Walker location, recently launched Metal Fab Guys turns out custom metal fabrication using best-in-class laser technology.
As Business Report details in its latest...
Unemployment claims are declining in Louisiana
Following national trends, initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped last week, according to the latest figures available from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The initial...
This popular coffee chain is opening in Baton Rouge
Dutch Bros, a fast-growing coffee chain founded in Grants Pass, Oregon is making its Louisiana debut.
The drive-thru-focused coffee shop plans to open its first...
Roundup: Lainey Wilson / LSU Law professor / Local labor market / Invest in...
Country superstar: Louisiana-born Lainey Wilson announced her 2025 ‘Whirlwind Tour,’ which will make two stops in Louisiana. Wilson, who was named entertainer of the...
Final hours: Best of 225 nominations close today
Nominations for the annual Best of 225 awards close this evening, at 11:59 p.m., according to 225 magazine.
The Capital Region’s original reader’s choice...
Roundup: Educational rankings / Deportations / Tariff impacts
Moving on up: Louisiana has achieved its highest ever ranking for fourth grade reading and made significant progress in math rankings, according to the...
