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Sombreros Mexican Kitchen & Cantina in Walker plans to relocate from its current location in the Walker Plaza retail center ...
Corporate leaders are becoming more vocal about the disruptive impact artificial intelligence could have on white-collar jobs, The Wall Street Journal writes.  Ford CEO Jim Farley recently predicted ...
A national indoor pickleball court franchise will open a location in Walker, its first in Louisiana. Pickleball Kingdom, ...
American refiners are relying more heavily than ever on domestic shale oil, consuming the lightest blend of crude on record, Bloomberg writes.  With supplies of heavier crude from Mexico declining and ...
Looking for ways to celebrate the Fourth of July? From a classic neighborhood parade to rooftop fireworks downtown, the holiday is packed with patriotic events around the Capital Region.
A chance conversation at a Mid City gym in 2022 sparked a clean energy startup now gaining national recognition.  As Business Report writes in its latest issue, Tin Roof Brewery founder William ...
Elected officials and government employees may now be gifted $81 worth of food and drinks per individual for state holidays and religious occasions under a loosening of Louisiana ethics laws enacted ...
A pair of new studies from the JPMorganChase Institute are warning that the nation’s current tariff strategy could result in $82.3 billion in costs for midsize companies, Inc. writes.  Midsize ...
Tin Roof Brewery founder William McGehee was exercising at Iron Tribe Fitness in Mid City when workout friend and LSU ...
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO Jonathan Grimes shared his views with Business Report on the sector’s current challenges and economic impact. Louisiana as a state has one of the ...
The Baton Rouge metro unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in May, up from 3.7% in April and 3.6% a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s latest report.  The increase mirrors a ...
When Whitney Hoffman Sayal took the helm of the Downtown Development District in June 2022, she had big shoes to fill.