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Local wagyu-centric food trailer opening first brick-and-mortar
Wagyulicious, a Baton Rouge food trailer with a focus on wagyu burgers, will soon be opening its first brick-and-mortar location.
The trailer got its start...
Demand for corporate retreats is growing
The new normal of hybrid and remote work is prompting companies to prioritize group travel and industry conferences as an efficient way to promote...
Roundup: Medical funding companies / EV sales / Beauty entrepreneur
A growing problem: In a House Joint Insurance Committee hearing on Friday, legislators heard testimony about an industry that is working to inflate insurance...
Stirling Properties acquires another building in this office park
Commercial real estate company Stirling Properties recently acquired its fifth United Plaza Office Park building.
The company bought the IV United Plaza building through Stirling...
FUEL announces grants for clean energy entrepreneurs
The Future Use of Energy in Louisiana partnership, launched earlier this year, announced on Monday that it would offer grants to help entrepreneurs prove...
Louisiana roofer issued cease-and-desist over alleged fraudulent activity
Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has issued a cease-and-desist order to Zechariah “Zach” Moore and Roofing Guys, a Lafayette-based roofing contractor that serves the Capital...
Companies are starting to roll back prices after years of increases
After years of hiking prices, retailers, restaurants and other companies are now turning to discounts to win back customers who have begun closing their...
A Louisiana nonprofit is bringing a virtual dementia simulation to Baton Rouge
This month, locals can participate in a virtual dementia simulation that provides insight into living with the chronic condition.
Louisiana nonprofit AdviseWell began offering the...
Roundup: SBA funding / JPMorgan Chase / Consumer sentiment
Running out of time: The Small Business Administration, which provides low-interest loans to millions of disaster survivors, is set to run out of funding...
Evolution of an Idea: Bocock Brothers’ LSU Collection of cigars
Bocock Brothers, a Houston-based cigar company with Baton Rouge ties, in September released an official LSU collection of cigars and cigar accessories.
The company―launched by...
Here’s a snapshot of how the commercial real estate market fared in September
Overall, commercial sales transactions and deal velocity in East Baton Rouge Parish were down a tick last month, according to Elifin Realty’s latest data.
Sales...
How a Florida neighborhood kept the lights on during Hurricane Milton
While more than 3 million people in Florida lost power in the wake of Hurricane Milton, residents living in a recently built neighborhood in...
Spanish Town’s Belli will close at the end of the month
Roughly 10 months after announcing it would stay open, the owners of Spanish Town market and cafe Belli have announced it will close at...
Roundup: LSU board / Young philanthropists / Texas refinery leak
Changes adopted: The LSU Board of Supervisors quietly adopted changes Thursday to its bylaws that would allow its chair to appoint someone to all...
These are the books Capital Region executives are reading to stay ahead
Amid a relentless whirlwind of board meetings, strategic pivots, and market analyses, the most impactful revelations often come not from a quarterly report but...
Here’s the latest indication that inflation has cooled
U.S. wholesale prices were unchanged last month in another sign that inflation is returning to something close to normal after years of pressuring America’s...
‘LaPolitics’: State ethics program remains in flux
Kathleen Allen, who has worked for the Ethics Administration since 1997, spending the last 15 years as administrator, general counsel and generally the face...
Why banks still face questions despite Fed’s cutting of interest rates
When the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate last month, it marked a turning point in the economy and communicated its intention to cut...
Where the broad-based public safety initiative SafeBR currently stands
Late in 2021, as Baton Rouge staggered toward a second consecutive record number of homicides, several members of the business community gathered together, hoping...
Roundup: Tax commission revisions / SBA disaster fund / Dockworkers
Replacement costs: The Louisiana Tax Commission has introduced a series of key updates to “cost new” values, which play a crucial role in determining...
