Tuesday, December 18, 2018
A community activist appealing a key St. James Parish land use approval for the $9.4 billion Formosa Petrochemical complex says a hearing on her appeal Wednesday is a "rush job" that deprives the public of a chance to respond.
Globalstar, a Covington based satellite phone company, said it will offer $60 million in stock to shareholders as part of a public offering.
Smashburger has closed its Corporate Boulevard restaurant after 3½ years in business.
Tuesday, December 18, 2018
A vacant building on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard is going from a branch of one Lafayette-based bank to the branch of another Lafayette-based bank.
Dr. Trey Dunbar has been named president of Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health, overseeing the operations of its freestanding children’s hospital opening in October 2019 in Baton Rouge and the regional strategy for Children’s Health across the…
A Mississippi company will open call centers in Baton Rouge and Bossier City to provide help-line services for the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, a move that will create 240 jobs.
Monday, December 17, 2018
Research Park Corp. will put up $200,000 toward building a new road that will make it easier to access the LSU Innovation Park.
Mary Bird Perkins – Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center has opened a clinic focused exclusively on treating patients with tumors of the soft tissue, muscles and bones.
Huey's Bar, the Louisiana politics-themed Third Street bar owned by former Metro Councilman John Delgado, is now closed. Last Wednesday was the bar's final day in operation, Delgado said.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
BATON ROUGE AREA
Grant expands farm to school program
BATON ROUGE AREA
Sunday, December 16, 2018
When the Shaw Group announced it would create 1,400 jobs at a new nuclear manufacturing plant in Lake Charles in 2008, state officials likened the deal to landing a major auto assembly plant.
Friday, December 14, 2018
OnSite Audio, a 22-year-old car stereo installer, is expanding and moving to Airline Highway.
The developer of a liquefied natural gas export facility in southwest Louisiana won approval for a controversial tax break that could reach more than $2 billion over 10 years, potentially the largest exemption awarded in the state’s history.
Friday, December 14, 2018
After facing months of opposition from organizers that included a walkout threat from local teachers, ExxonMobil dropped two applications for property tax exemptions Friday but went forward with three others that will save it $6.6 million.
Thursday, December 13, 2018
A state board is set to vote Friday on a tax exemption that could eventually top $2 billion, representing potentially the largest single tax exemption awarded in Louisiana.
An electric scooter sharing service's rides were spotted in downtown Baton Rouge Thursday, with city-parish officials saying that fast-growing startup company Bird isn't authorized to operate in the city and speculating that it may be on the verge…
The Baton Rouge area is projected to add 5,100 jobs in 2019, with low unemployment, rising incomes and population gains in play.
Elizabeth Gowland Barron will assume the title of chief executive officer of Chabill’s Tire and Auto Service on Jan. 1 from her father, Charley Gowland, who is retiring after 50 years with the company.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Federal health officials are seeking participants in Louisiana to volunteer their health information as part of an “unprecedented” collection of medical data from 1 million patients from throughout the country, officials said Wednesday.
Weeks after becoming a public company, Louisiana-based food delivery startup Waitr is doubling its footprint with the $321 million acquisition of Bite Squad in Minneapolis in a deal that will put Waitr in more than 500 cities in 22 states.
A CC’s Coffee House has opened in the Arlington Marketplace at 640 Arlington Creek Centre Blvd., near Lee and Burbank drives.
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Lafayette-based Good Eats Kitchen, which recently brought its prepared meal business to the Baton Rouge market, has acquired the two Fresh Kitchen locations in the capital city.
An office/warehouse on Exchequer Drive has been sold for $1.46 million to a business that plans to use it as a distribution center for specialized electronics equipment.
Louisiana’s top health official said 2019 will be the “year of public health,” with the state agency shifting its focus to “social determinants” like stress, housing, diet and other environmental factors to make people healthier and save money.
GONZALES — Ascension Parish has been selected for a new $22.4 million manufacturing center making advanced measurement devices commonly used in industrial plants, state and company officials said Tuesday.
The Downtown Development District approved its 2019 budget Tuesday, which calls for a modest increase in revenue and a slight decrease in spending.
Monday, December 10, 2018
A $1.5 million renovation of the Eastbank Shopping Center in Gonzales, which will create additional space for an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, is underway.
The College Drive Albertsons store property has been sold to a group of local investors for $9.75 million.
Hymel's Seafood Restaurant, a local institution that opened in Convent in 1954, closed "for good" Sunday, the owners said in a social media post.
Sunday, December 09, 2018
BATON ROUGE AREA
Beginning farmer training program set
AROUND LOUISIANA
Friday, December 07, 2018
LSU and its medical marijuana partner GB Sciences have entered into an agreement for research and development under the university’s marijuana growing program.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont state regulators have approved the sale of Entergy Corp.'s closed Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant to a demolition company.
Lava Cantina is closing its only remaining Baton Rouge location, in Perkins Rowe, five months after closing its downtown restaurant.
VIENNA — Oil prices spiked sharply higher Friday as major oil producers, including the OPEC cartel, agreed to cut global oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day to reduce oversupply.
Thursday, December 06, 2018
The Advocate will hold its first Economic Outlook Summit, a Jan. 8 event where 14 Baton Rouge business and community leaders will provide a 2019 forecast for the south Louisiana economy.
Rates for workers’ compensation policies are decreasing in Louisiana by 5.6 percent in May.
The Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation has pledged a $2 million gift to the Baton Rouge General Foundation through a match program, a gift that is expected to be the largest in BRG's history.
Carnival Cruise Lines is going back in time, adopting a New Orleans-themed name from the past — Mardi Gras — for the largest ship joining its fleet in 2020.
Traffic is the top obstacle for business growth in the Capital Region for the third straight year, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber's 2019 Economic Outlook.
Wednesday, December 05, 2018
After more than a year of deliberation, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is preparing to adopt guidelines for handling requests for industrial tax exemptions that largely track the ones adopted last month by the Metro Council.
The parent company of Virginia College announced Wednesday it was closing all of its campuses within the next two weeks, including the Cortana Mall location that had been targeted for shutdown in July.
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
The Jambalaya Shoppe, a Gonzales-based chain, is set to add two new Baton Rouge locations in the next few months: in the Acadian-Perkins Plaza and in Ichiban Square.
The Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes restaurant at 320 Lee Drive has closed.
A long-discussed Baton Rouge bike-share program is set to roll out in March at scores of spots, including downtown, LSU and Southern University locations.
The old Sarkis Oriental Rug building has been sold to a group that plans to turn it into an arts and music events space that sells alcohol.