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How The Newtron Group became a billion dollar business
In each of The Newtron Group’s offices and jobsite trailers hangs a copy of the company’s core values and beliefs, penned years ago by...
Roundup: Copper imports / Churches can endorse / Local LEAP scores
50% tariff planned: President Donald Trump says he plans to implement a 50% duty on copper imports as part of a set of looming...
A hot new gaming and entertainment scene
Downtown Baton Rouge’s gaming, hotel and entertainment scene is getting a major boost!
The area’s two casinos—the Belle of Baton Rouge and the Queen Baton Rouge...
Roundup: TSA changes / Small business confidence / Vaccines discussion
Keep your shoes on: After nearly 20 years of passengers having to take off their shoes while going through airport security, they might soon...
New York nonprofit acquires Heritage Ranch property in Zachary
A New York-based nonprofit has acquired the approximately 50 acres that house the Heritage Ranch in Zachary.
Timothy Hill Ranch, an organization providing Christian-centered residential...
Lamar adds 1,500 billboards to its portfolio through acquisition
Lamar Advertising Company has acquired the assets of Verde Outdoor in the first-ever UPREIT transaction in the billboard industry, the company announced Monday afternoon.
The...
B1Bank will expand its north Louisiana footprint with this acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Business First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for b1Bank, on Tuesday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Progressive...
Investors are buying more homes in the US as prices continue to rise
Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze...
‘LaPolitics’: October ballot is about more than NOLA
What follows is a sampling of potential races to watch from the Oct. 11 ballot. While the marquee elections in Orleans Parish for mayor...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Unique office investment in Mandeville
The property at 200 Greenleaves Blvd. offers a rare opportunity in Mandeville—a multi-tenant office building with unique architectural design, abundant natural light, and prominent...
Democrats promise challengers for Cassidy and Johnson
Speaking to the Press Club of Baton Rouge on Monday, Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Dadrius Lanus made a promise: Both U.S. Sen. Bill...
EPA green-lights Louisiana’s air quality plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Louisiana’s long-delayed air quality plan, concluding the state isn’t significantly contributing to sulfur dioxide pollution in other...
New owners check in at this hotel near BTR
The 77-room Sonesta Essential hotel property near the Baton Rouge Airport has new ownership.
Brothers Hospitality LLC, represented by Bakulbhai Patel, bought the property from...
How local companies are responding as cultural shifts reshape diversity efforts
Efforts to understand how Baton Rouge-area businesses are adapting to shifts in diversity, equity and inclusion policies are being met with silence—even from organizations...
Roundup: Asian tariffs / Egg prices / OPEC+
New tariffs: President Donald Trump on Monday placed a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, citing persistent trade imbalances with...
Southern University System: Contributing to academic and social movements that have shaped Louisiana and...
Southern University, now celebrating its 145th anniversary, has a storied history deeply intertwined with the evolution of education in the United States. The university’s...
How entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is rallying Baton Rouge to give back
Baton Rouge entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is on a mission to transform the city—one volunteer project and small business at a time.
Through Grow with the...
Roundup: Federal funding cuts / Louisiana Democratic Party / Texas floods
School cuts: The U.S. Department of Education’s decision to freeze $6.8 billion in K-12 funding has alarmed state officials and educators, who warn it...
Real estate investment firm acquires local single-family rental community
A Northeast-based real estate investment firm has acquired all 112 lots and common area tracts totaling roughly 32 acres within D.R. Horton’s Villas at...
From boom to bust? Clean energy sector braces for fallout
The renewable energy sector is facing a major shake-up following President Trump’s newly signed spending bill, which rolls back key tax credits under the...
