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Big retailers are moving into empty buildings again. Here’s why
Despite consumer jitters and tariff pressures, retail landlords are heading into 2026 on steadier ground than expected, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Retailers absorbed 5.5...
Health Tip of the Week: When should you worry about peeing during the night?
Sponsored by Baton Rouge General
Nighttime peeing - called nocturia - gets more common with age, but it shouldn’t keep you up all night. One...
Roundup: EA Games / George Bell / LABI’s Free Enterprise Champion
Saudi gaming grab: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will take a 93% stake in Electronic Arts as part of a $55 billion leveraged buyout...
The multifamily market is softening nationwide
A wave of new multifamily supply is still hitting the market just as renter demand weakens—especially among young adults—pushing vacancies higher and rents lower,...
US LNG exports hit an all-time high again
U.S. liquified natural gas exports hit an all-time monthly high last month for a second consecutive month, Reuters reports.
The gains were driven by cooler...
One of Louisiana’s biggest CPA firms is now under new ownership
LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors has merged with Mauldin & Jenkins, a Top 100 certified public accounting and advisory firm based in Georgia, effective...
What’s next for the Council on Aging after its Thrive EBR proposition failed
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging is planning a return to the ballot next summer following voters’ rejection of its Thrive EBR tax...
Social media influencers are going corporate
Companies are tapping frontline workers as in-house influencers, betting that authentic, on-the-job content can boost brand engagement and recruitment, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Starbucks,...
Roundup: Child support payments / Dell’s $6B gift / University funding oversight
State near the bottom: Louisiana collected $2.2 billion in child support over four years but still ranks near the bottom nationally, securing just 56%...
A snapshot of how the local commercial real estate market performed in October
Commercial real estate sales in East Baton Rouge Parish continued to climb in October, posting a significant increase in sales volume, according to Elifin's...
How AI is at play in the new era of college admissions
Students applying to college know they can’t—or at least shouldn’t—use AI chatbots to write their essays and personal statements. So it might come as...
Deep discounts are tempting commercial real estate investors
Commercial real estate may be out of favor, but it might also be one of the few fairly priced asset classes left, The Wall...
What’s the outlook for the 2026 crawfish season?
Louisiana crawfish farmers are heading into the 2026 season with a general sense of optimism, according to Todd Fontenot, a crawfish expert with LSU’s...
‘LaPolitics’: With data centers coming, lawmakers launch energy task force
A new task force created by Senate President Cameron Henry last met a couple weeks ago with a single item on the agenda: a...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: Your opportunity to be on Bluebonnet Boulevard
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Now for sale, 9237 Bluebonnet Blvd. is a ±3,520 SF professional office building within the sought-after Bluebonnet corridor. Featuring prominent monument signage,...
2025 Sales and Marketing Award nominations open
Sponsored by SME-GBR
Sales & Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge (SME-GBR) is accepting nominations for the 2025 Excellence in Sales & Marketing Awards presented...
Are there lessons to learn from North Carolina’s ‘super roof’ program?
North Carolina is testing a climate-resilience financing tool that could have impacts far beyond the coast, Bloomberg writes.
As federal resilience dollars stall and private...
Company Insights: A repurposed Moore Industries is gaining momentum
Sponsored by Moore Industries
Moore Industries may be celebrating 40 years in business, but inside the company, it feels more like a startup than a...
Health care giant acquires H&E’s former corporate headquarters for $9.9M
FMOL Health has purchased the former corporate headquarters of H&E Equipment Services on Pecue Lane near Airline Highway.
The health system acquired the property through...
Roundup: Cyber Monday / REAL ID / Hurricane season ends
$14.2B in sales predicted: Cyber Monday is expected to be the year’s biggest online shopping day as consumers shift from Thanksgiving weekend deals to...
