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Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Redevelopment opportunity near Amazon
1885 Wooddale Blvd. features a 12-story building on ±4.3 acres, a prime redevelopment opportunity ideal for a multifamily complex. Located near the Florida Boulevard...
Hybrid options gaining traction over EV sales
Electric-vehicle sales are continuing to decline while purchases of gas-electric hybrid vehicles remain steady, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Hybrid sales rose 43% in the...
Here’s what to know about Gen Z employees
Members of Gen Z—born roughly between 1995 to 2010—are entering the workforce in big numbers and they're arriving with a fair bit of unflattering...
Roundup: Million-dollar cities / Supreme Court / Louisiana colleges
Luxury homes: The U.S. now has a record number of cities where the “typical” home is worth $1 million or more, indicating a continued...
Here’s how Landry plans to reorganize the state’s coastal protection authority
Since taking office, Gov. Jeff Landry has set his sights to rewrite and revamp several aspects of Louisiana’s government, including the state’s constitution as...
What will it take for Louisiana to abolish its income tax?
Louisiana taxpayers will have to wait at least another year before lawmakers can consider eliminating the state's $4.5 billion income tax again, USA Today...
March was a better month for Baton Rouge casinos
Baton Rouge casinos saw their cumulative March revenue rise by 11.3% from February, according to the state gaming board’s latest report.
L’Auberge Baton Rouge was...
Local investor purchases retail shopping center in Gonzales for $1.19 million
A multi-tenant retail property along Airline Highway in Gonzales has changed ownership, according to Elifin Realty’s weekly Pulse report.
Local investor Kevin Bettis of Clay...
Retail sales increase as shoppers appear unfazed by rising prices
Americans boosted spending at a hotter-than-expected pace in March, underscoring how shoppers remain resilient despite inflationary pressures and other economic challenges.
Retail sales rose 0.7%...
Roundup: Angel Reese / Constitutional convention / Port of Caddo-Bossier
WNBA draft: The 2024 WNBA draft begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. While Iowa’s Caitlin Clark...
Denham Springs firm acquires NOLA-based property management company
Denham Springs-based Facilities Maintenance Management, a full-service maintenance and construction company, has acquired HGI Facility Management, solidifying the firm’s reach into New Orleans and...
Baton Rouge CEOs share their superpower fantasies
We’ve all likely fantasized about superpowers.
If we could have one—and only one—enhanced ability that would make us the Marvel-like hero at home or in...
Tech startup advancing to next phase in partnership with EmployBR
Baton Rouge-based tech startup Directed Analytics is approaching the second phase of multiple programs to employ diverse groups.
Directed Analytics, founded by Jody Mitchell and...
YP Summit and Better in BTR kickoff unite Capital Region young professionals, sponsored by...
One day, two major events for Capital Region young professionals. Register now for the third annual YP Summit presented by Visit Baton Rouge and...
YP Summit and Better in BTR kickoff unite Capital Region young professionals, sponsored by...
One day, two major events for Capital Region young professionals. Register now for the third annual YP Summit presented by Visit Baton Rouge and...
Capital Region companies honored as Louisiana Growth Leaders
Louisiana Economic Development honored two Capital Region companies as Louisiana growth leaders during an event at the Hilton Capital Center on Thursday.
Core Boiler &...
Has Baton Rouge become a food destination?
Step aside New Orleans. Baton Rouge is now considered a food town all its own, Southern Living reports.
225 Magazine staff writer Maggie Heyn Richardson...
Roundup: Trader Joe’s case / The Athlete’s Foot / Comite Diversion
Guilty: An East Baton Rouge Parish jury has found Jace Boyd guilty of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of an unarmed panhandler in...
See how Louisiana ranks in economic competitiveness
A report released this week ranked Louisiana last for economic competitiveness nationally and 31st for economic outlook, The Center Square reports.
The Virginia-based American Legislative...
How to effectively market a brand
As a senior regional marketing manager for Hancock Whitney Bank, Courtney Hart knows a thing or two about how to effectively market a brand.
In...
