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Two buildings adjacent to Belle of Baton Rouge sell for $2.8M
Two buildings that have been part of the Belle of Baton Rouge’s operations, and Catfish Town before that, have been sold for $2.8 million.
Hospital association head urges diligence in assessing Blue Cross sale
The Louisiana Department of Insurance should not approve the pending sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health before closely examining the Indiana-based company’s track record in other states, Louisiana Hospital Association President and CEO Paul Salles says.
Get to know Tiger Athletic Foundation’s Matt Borman
LSU Athletics reached impressive heights this past year, winning a division title in football and national championships in women’s basketball and baseball. Behind the scenes, Matt Borman spearheads fundraising efforts to help make those achievements possible.
Is the worst of the auto inventory shortage over for Baton Rouge?
After struggling with tight supply levels for the past three years, local car dealer Matt McKay, of All-Star Automotive, is optimistic that the worst of the inventory shortage is over.
Entergy suspends disconnections, faces grilling from Metro Council Wednesday
Amid power outages that shut down LSU on the second day of classes and left many Baton Rouge workers to get ready for their commutes in the dark this morning because a “transmission source was lost,” Entergy’s Louisiana subsidiaries this week announced that they are suspending all disconnections for the duration of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ declared heat emergency through Sept. 9.
Roundup: US home sales / AI in health care / Waguespack’s campaign
Summer slump: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in July to the slowest pace since January, as elevated mortgage rates and a stubbornly...
New tech is overwhelming your sales team
For years, sales leaders have driven a “just one more” strategy with their teams—asking sellers to learn one more skill, master one more technology...
Baton Rouge casino revenue slides while national gaming industry thrives
Baton Rouge casino revenues in July dipped by about 9.9% from June, according to the state gaming board’s latest report. This continues local trends of decreased revenue from previous months.
EBR seeks more participation from disadvantaged businesses after most fail to qualify
East Baton Rouge Parish’s recent attempt to provide more contracting opportunities to smaller firms and those owned by women, minorities and/or veterans was in one way fruitful.
Louisiana natural gas exports grow with Commonwealth LNG deal
Commonwealth LNG has secured the funding to achieve a final investment decision on its 9.3 million tons per annum liquefied natural gas export facility...
Roundup: Entergy outages persist / IBM selling weather business / Men’s Health Summit
In the dark: According to Entergy Louisiana’s power outage map, thousands of customers in East Baton Rouge Parish experienced a power outage this morning....
Alford: Nearly half of Louisiana’s Senate is already seated weeks out from October elections
As of this week, eight Democrats and 11 Republicans have been elected to Louisiana’s 39-member Senate because they faced no opposition or candidate challenges.
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: 34-acre development tract near Airline...
Now available for sale, 8324 Greenwell Springs is a ±34.42-acre undeveloped and mostly uncleared tract. The property is zoned A1 (Single Family Residential). The...
What’s next for the Blue Cross acquisition proposal?
The Louisiana Department of Insurance had planned to hold hearings today and tomorrow about the possible sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of...
This Louisiana governor candidate is the first to come out swinging in a TV...
Republican Treasurer John Schroder has drawn the first blood in the Louisiana governor's race TV ad wars, reports The Shreveport Times.
In two new 30-second...
Roundup: Manufacturing jobs / Power outage / Jumbo mortgages
Adding positions: Roughly 200,000 to 250,000 new manufacturing jobs could be added in the U.S. over the next two years, according to a new...
US retail store openings remain robust despite lack of available space
As retail availability hits record lows, retailers are on track to open 1,000 net new stores in the U.S. this year, which experts tout...
YMCA looking to get back to its roots with more mixed-use development
Up until the 1940s, YMCA owned more rooms than the leading hotel chains, and the first Baton Rouge Y downtown was residential, says Christian...
LSU’s entrepreneurship curriculum focuses on experiential learning
As LSU’s school year begins, the university's entrepreneurship department is back in full swing teaching a new generation of entrepreneurs.
The primary focus of the...
Brittney Pino & Associates expanding local office
After three years in business, Brittney Pino is expanding her real estate brokerage firm’s footprint to accommodate growth.
