Baton Rouge getting smarter?
Is Baton Rouge, dare I say it, embracing the smart growth mindset? More and more, I'm seeing stories and hearing about new projects that tend to point us in that direction.
DATE: May 24, 2013 | CATEGORY: smART City
BREC to bring the fun to 'play deserts' this summer
A new mobile playground will be making its way through the parish this summer. The newly purchased BREC on the Geaux vehicle will begin making appearances in June, bringing supervised physical recreation to "play deserts." BREC Superintendent...
DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Jennifer Vosburg
I love to be challenged. The electric industry is both static and dynamic. While the foundation of the electric industry is currently status quo, there is a growing wave of change to how power is generated, delivered and used as part of our lives.
DATE: May 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Executive Spotlight
A big deal
Rick Koubek, dean of the LSU College of Engineering, is a little embarrassed to call IBM's decision to put a regional software development center in Baton Rouge a “game changer.” The phrase has become a Capital Region cliché since the...
DATE: April 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
LSU engineering school gearing up for IBM partnership
Rick Koubek, dean of the LSU College of Engineering, is almost giddy when discussing his school's new partnership with IBM. "IBM looked at us very closely" to see if LSU was a suitable partner, he says. "The answer was yes." As part of the deal, the...
DATE: April 04, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
A clandestine election
Do you know what your Secretary of State will be doing this Saturday? If you answered the semi-rhetorical question with "monitoring an election," then you get a cookie. Saturday is an election day in Louisiana, but you'll be hard-pressed to find...
DATE: April 04, 2013 | CATEGORY: The Spoils of Progress
Game changer
By the time Gov. Bobby Jindal announced on March 27 IBM's plans to bring an 800-job technology center to the heart of downtown, the worst-kept secret in Baton Rouge was out of the bag.
DATE: April 01, 2013 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Come for dinner, stay for drama
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DATE: March 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Geaux green
Wearing a peasant skirt and flowers in your hair is one way to celebrate Earth Day this month, but without going the traditional hippie route, Baton Rougeans can find a trove of environmentally friendly clothes, accessories and products at locally...
DATE: March 31, 2013 | CATEGORY: News (225)
Pharmacy, hotel, café and park soon opening downtown
Filling prescriptions during the workday is about to get easier for residents and workers in downtown Baton Rouge. The new Prescriptions to Geaux, a downtown pharmacy located on the corner of Third and Florida streets, will open with a...
DATE: March 12, 2013 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
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