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Roundup: Louisiana Hospital Association / New arcade experience / Existing-home sales
New board chair: Edgardo Tenreiro, president and CEO of Baton Rouge General, has been named chair of the Louisiana Hospital Association Board of Trustees...
Materra’s build-out continues as final residential phase comes up for approval
Developers are proposing a residential expansion phase for the 100-acre Materra traditional neighborhood development near Woman’s Hospital.
Enquist Development is proposing to develop 38 lots...
The tariff refund battle has a new front with a $100B backdrop
The federal government is fighting to claw back tariff refunds that a trade court ordered it to pay—even to companies that never sued to...
Humanoid robots are coming to US auto factories, but can they boost productivity?
Automakers are increasingly investing in humanoid robots as a potential next stage of factory automation, with BMW, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla among the companies...
Letlow’s purchase of Meta stock after signing an NDA raises ethics concerns
U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow signed a nondisclosure agreement with Laidley LLC, a Meta-related entity, on June 29, 2024, concerning the company’s planned $50 billion...
ICYMI: See which Capital Region companies made this year’s Inc. 5000 list
Seventeen Capital Region companies landed on this year’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America.
Omega Foundation Services, based in Slaughter, was the...
See which Capital Region companies made this year’s Inc. 5000 list
Seventeen Capital Region companies landed on this year’s Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in America.
Omega Foundation Services, based in Slaughter, was the...
Downtown apartment development inches closer to construction
Site plans have been approved for a downtown apartment complex first announced nearly three years ago, marking another step forward for the long-planned development.
Downtown...
Roundup: Silverlite / ULM and b1Bank partnership / Strait of Hormuz
Lightweight construction aggregate: Four Aces Logistics, a subsidiary of Onshore Companies of Louisiana, is recycling discarded offshore drilling riser buoyancy modules into what it...
How extreme weather is becoming a business expense
Extreme weather is creating growing financial challenges for businesses and households as heat waves, storms, wildfires and heavy rain become more disruptive, The New...
The state’s debit surcharge ban is now in effect. Here’s what it does and...
Louisiana’s Act 751, which took effect Aug. 1, bans merchants from adding surcharges specifically to debit-card transactions, while still allowing retailers to add fees...
Sasaki to recommend a unified conservancy for City-Brooks, University Lakes
The design firm Sasaki intends to formally recommend the creation of a single nonprofit conservancy to manage City-Brooks Community Park and the University Lakes,...
‘LaPolitics’: State’s cannabis industry could see tax relief under federal changes
The Trump Administration is in the process of reviewing how the federal government treats marijuana products, which could boost research and provide tax relief...
ELIFIN’s Commercial Property of the Week: High-traffic retail corner on Burbank Drive in South...
Sponsored by ELIFIN
Nine suites with six current tenants and an average tenancy topping 14 years anchor this roughly 11,650-square-foot neighborhood strip center at 9656...
How UCB helps businesses make local decisions
Sponsored by United Community Bank
For business owners, having a banking partner who understands the local market can make a difference when opportunities arise. United...
Roundup: Meta’s Muse Glimmer / Truth Social / Jones Act waiver extended
Private AI: Meta announced its release of Muse Glimmer, an open-source, smaller AI model designed to run locally on consumer laptops without an internet...
Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit leads a new approach to maternal mental health
The Perinatal Mental Health Unit at Woman’s Hospital is being honored with a Community Impact Award for its work establishing mental health care for...
Too much chicken, too little demand: Poultry producers face a profit squeeze
The U.S. poultry industry is dealing with an oversupply of chicken after producers increased supply more than consumer demand, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Companies...
The latest on Proof Works, the innovation hub planned for the ex-Tin Roof site
Proof Works, the hard-tech prototyping and commercialization hub planned for the former Tin Roof Brewing Co. site in Baton Rouge, is nearing a fully...
The US data center boom isn’t dying. It’s just stuck waiting for parts and...
America’s data center boom is facing a significant construction bottleneck, with more than half of the capacity expected to come online in 2027 not...
