Day out for women set for Saturday in B.R.
The third annual Head 2 Toe daylong event for women will kick off with breakfast, coffee, mimosas and Bloody Marys at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Starting at 8 a.m., guests can spend time with 16 exhibiting...
DATE: May 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. area firms named among 100 fastest-growing inner-city businesses
One business from Baton Rouge and another from Port Allen are named among the 100 fastest-growing inner-city firms in an annual competition by Forbes Magazine and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City. At No. 60 on the list is...
DATE: May 11, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. firm moving forward with $600M bulk liquid terminal in St. James
Baton Rouge-based Petroplex International says it has raised the capital necessary to move forward with the development of a $600 million multimodal bulk liquid terminal in St. James Parish. The company says the facility will be state-of-the-art,...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. startup's solution to nutria problem: Make dog treats
A lot of seemingly wacky ideas have been bandied about through the years to get Louisiana's nutria problem under control, but this one may take the cake—or biscuit, rather: Turn them into dog treats. A new Baton Rouge-based company called...
DATE: May 10, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
B.R. ranks No. 20 for manufacturing pay
An extensive report from The Brookings Institution on manufacturing in America’s 100 largest metro areas says Baton Rouge boasts the 20th-best average pay for those in the industry, at $68,522 annually, according to 2010 figures. Topping the...
DATE: May 09, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'Forbes' features B.R. firm's design in 'Hotels of the Future' list
A futuristic design for a massive 4.3 million-square-foot mixed-use development, including a hotel, in the historic center of Zhengzhou, China, is one of seven "hotels of the future" lauded by Forbes magazine. Baton Rouge-based Trahan...
DATE: May 08, 2012 | CATEGORY: Real Estate Weekly
'Forbes' features B.R. firm's design in 'Hotels of the Future' list
A futuristic design for a massive 4.3 million-square-foot mixed-use development, including a hotel, in the historic center of Zhengzhou, China, is one of seven "hotels of the future" lauded by Forbes magazine. Baton Rouge-based Trahan...
DATE: May 07, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'225 Dine': Blend soon to be wining and dining downtown
The duo behind Serrano's Salsa Company and the Edible Event, Andy Blouin and Sean Malone, are teaming up with Mike Labat, owner of Puncher's, and turning their winning combination into a new wine-bar concept downtown called Blend. Though it will...
DATE: May 04, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
'Live! With Kelly' show in B.R. to profile Northeast High School teacher
As part of its annual Top Teacher Week, the TV show Live! With Kelly will visit Northeast High School in Baton Rouge to profile Monica Dunn, a business teacher and finalist for the show's 2012 Top Teacher Award. As one of just five finalists,...
DATE: May 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Project BRAVE launched today to target crime in north B.R.
More than a dozen law enforcement and elected officials, criminologists and religious leaders unveiled a new crime-fighting initiative today that will target the highest-crime area in Baton Rouge—the 70805 ZIP code in the northern part of the...
DATE: May 02, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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