Times-Picayune chooses One American Place for B.R. office

NOLA Media Group will open a ground-floor office in One American Place in downtown Baton Rouge as soon as major renovations are complete later this year, the company announced today. The lease is part of The Times-Picayune’s increased coverage of news, sports and entertainment in Baton Rouge. One American Place will be the headquarters for Baton Rouge presence on the NOLA.com website and Baton Rouge edition of The Times-Picayune. The Times-Picayune has moved to a Wednesday, Friday and Sunday publishing cycle and has put more focus on its digital operation. In addition to the reporting staff, advertising sales staff will be located in the downtown office. “Our 16 Nola Media Group employees who will live and work in the Baton Rouge region will have a great headquarters from which to cover the region,” says Ricky Mathews, NOLA Media Group president. NOLA says it has a long-term lease at One American Place and will gut, design and construct its space to configure to Nola Media Group’s operational, aesthetic and technical needs. Brett Butler, senior project manager with Progressive Architecture & Engineering, said the workspace environment is designed to provide an energetic experience focused on collaboration, mobility, brainstorming and digital innovation. The fluid, bright and open space will feature a media wall with large photographs from the company archives and will contain LCD monitors, projection systems and whiteboard space. To read the full story, click here.