Sign-up soon: Wednesday is the deadline to apply for eBay’s Retail Revival program in Baton Rouge. The free 12-month ecommerce training program helps businesses get setup to sell on eBay, allowing them to reach more customers online. Interested business owners can apply here.
New role: UNO Professor Ioannis Georgiou is the new director of coastal and deltaic systems modeling at The Water Institute of the Gulf. Georgiou will start at the new position within The Institute on Aug. 26.
New owners: The 75,000-square-foot office building at the corner of Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Sherwood Lake Avenue was sold for $8.5 million in a deal filed last week. 4000 Investments LLC, whose officer is listed as New Orleans real estate mogul Robert Merrick, sold the building to 4000 Sherwood LLC, whose officer is Michael S. DiVincenti Jr.
