Baton Rouge Business Report

A group of Baton Rouge-area investors has purchased a 20.8-acre lot near Lovett Road and Central Thruway in Central. 

Developer Kevin Nguyen bought nearly 200 acres off Burbank Drive in a deal filed last week with the clerk of court. 

The Louisiana Workforce Commission is making progress in its efforts to root out potentially fraudulent claims, say department officials, who note a dramatic decrease in the number of first-time claims after an unprecedented surge in November.

Al Copeland Investments has closed Batch 13, its downtown fast-casual breakfast and lunch restaurant, in an effort to keep the business afloat during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  Allison Donnelly, vice president of Al Copeland Investments...

Contractors have received the go-ahead to begin construction on Drakes Landing, the nearly 300,000-square-foot multifamily development planned for North Ardenwood Drive. 

Irving, Texas-based The Medve Group has bought the 299-unit Citiscape at Essen Apartments community on Mancuso Lane, across the street from the Piccadilly on Essen Lane. 

Roughly six months after the school closed, the Runnels School campus has changed hands, according to sales documents. 

Five years after Baton Rouge interior designer Colleen Waguespack launched Fig & Dove specializing in high-end Christmas decor, the entrepreneur is expanding her business into items and gifts for special occasions. 

A local investor has bought the former Hound Dogs bar on the corner of Main and Seventh streets and has plans to lease the building as a lounge with a rooftop bar. 

A 26-acre tract on North Ardenwood Drive tapped as the spot for a new multifamily development has been sold to the project’s developers.