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BR Business Report: Walk-On’s new Atlanta office serves as warning for Baton Rouge
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:52 pm
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Sure, Brandon Landry, the company’s founder and CEO, put a wonderful spin on the news. Sounding like a politician stumping for votes, the former LSU basketball walk-on turned All-America entrepreneur made it clear the company will remain based in Baton Rouge, adding, “Louisiana will always be the heartbeat and home of our brand.”
However, the most telling words he said—at least from the Baton Rouge point of view—were these: “… but our incredible growth and vision to be more than a restaurant demands that we do everything possible to field a best-in-class team across all areas of business.”
Translation: Baton Rouge is great if you’re looking for tap-pulling bartenders, midriff-bearing waitresses and clever marketing folks, but when it comes to high-level, brainiac executives with franchise-building credentials then Atlanta is the place you want to be.
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From the broader Baton Rouge perspective, however, the Walk-On’s announcement is simply the latest example of talented, highly educated people either not moving here or—as has been the case for years—leaving the area for a hotspot destination shortly after earning their TOPS-funded degree from LSU or Southern University.
This outmigration is a problem with far-reaching and long-term impacts on the quality of life and economy of Baton Rouge, Ball writes.
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Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:54 pm to ragincajun03
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Translation: Baton Rouge is great if you’re looking for tap-pulling bartenders, midriff-bearing waitresses and clever marketing folks, but when it comes to high-level, brainiac executives with franchise-building credentials then Atlanta is the place you want to be.
Same justification Canes used when they moved to DFW. I honestly agree with them. At some point your business outgrows BTR
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:56 pm to ragincajun03
But this board told me that Atlanta was just a bigger version of Baton Rouge.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:57 pm to ragincajun03
I read this article the other day, and at first I thought it was going to just be an article bashing Walk-Ons for the decision. But as a pleasant surprise, it was bashing BR for not being good enough for successful companies to want to stay.
I don't disagree with pretty much anything the author said.
I don't disagree with pretty much anything the author said.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:57 pm to ragincajun03
Can’t blame them.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:58 pm to ragincajun03
If a major company can't send its employee's children to safe, well-rated public schools, then it's not going to consider your location.
There are lots of issues with BR but that will always be the killer that inhibits any growth.
There are lots of issues with BR but that will always be the killer that inhibits any growth.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:59 pm to ragincajun03
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From the broader Baton Rouge perspective, however, the Walk-On’s announcement is simply the latest example of talented, highly educated people either not moving here or—as has been the case for years—leaving the area for a hotspot destination shortly after earning their TOPS-funded degree from LSU or Southern University.
I feel attacked.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 12:59 pm to ragincajun03
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our incredible growth and vision to be more than a restaurant
WTF else are they going to be?
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:00 pm to ragincajun03
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Baton Rouge is great if you’re looking for tap-pulling bartenders, midriff-bearing waitresses
Just so happens that I am.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:00 pm to ragincajun03
You can knock business climate, but I have a hard time understanding why Walk-On's relocating to Atlanta is a bad omen. They're not relocating to Birmingham. Cane's didn't relocate to Corpus Christi.
Theyre moving to much bigger markets.
Theyre moving to much bigger markets.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:04 pm to ragincajun03
Havent eaten at walkons since they screwed that dude over the Halloween thieves
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:05 pm to ragincajun03
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This outmigration is a problem with far-reaching and long-term impacts on the quality of life and economy of Baton Rouge, Ball writes.
This is the politicians fault for making it more difficult to do business in Louisiana than other states. This may not be the case with restaurants but it certainly is for other businesses. This problem didn't start yesterday. The biggest example was when Edward Edwards chased out all the oil companies out of NOLA and they left for Houston. But it goes back further than that. Huey Long would shakedown businesses too.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:05 pm to ragincajun03
Copied The Chimes and never looked back. 
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:17 pm to ragincajun03
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BR Business Report: Walk-On’s new Atlanta office serves as warning for Baton Rouge
Heads up...this is an editorial from a guy that's been vocally negative about everything Baton Rouge - even the handful of things they get right.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:17 pm to ragincajun03
Walk-On’s food is one small step above an Applebees. It’s gross.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:23 pm to ragincajun03
Baton Rouge is a shithole
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:26 pm to ragincajun03
TOPS has been one of the greatest whiffs of all time in this states government.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:26 pm to ragincajun03
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From the broader Baton Rouge perspective, however, the Walk-On’s announcement is simply the latest example of talented, highly educated people either not moving here or—as has been the case for years—leaving the area for a hotspot destination shortly after earning their TOPS-funded degree from LSU or Southern University.
This outmigration is a problem with far-reaching and long-term impacts on the quality of life and economy of Baton Rouge, Ball writes.
I have been saying for years that students who use TOPS to get a college education and then leave for a job outside within 5-10 years of graduating should be forced to pay back their tuition.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:29 pm to ragincajun03
I can't figure out why a potential CEO wouldn't want to move to Baton Rouge with the current state of crime, education, and traffic.
Makes no sense
Makes no sense
Posted on 2/7/22 at 1:33 pm to ragincajun03
We are friends with a restaurant manager who moved to Knoxville after working in the D.C. metro area.
He told us about the company man from Atlanta, then about that guy's replacment from Atlanta, then that company got sold and more replacements from Atlanta. Then he moved to a different franchise, again company men from Atlanta, then yet another franchise.
It almost sounded like the college assistant coach merry-go-round but with bean counters who were specialists in chain-franchise restaurants.
I expect the corporate cocktail parties are boring as all get out, but they do speak the same language of acquisitions, location acquisition, etc.
And it sounds as if Atlanta is the center of that world, especially if you're looking to take over or be taken over for a profit for the corp. owners.
He told us about the company man from Atlanta, then about that guy's replacment from Atlanta, then that company got sold and more replacements from Atlanta. Then he moved to a different franchise, again company men from Atlanta, then yet another franchise.
It almost sounded like the college assistant coach merry-go-round but with bean counters who were specialists in chain-franchise restaurants.
I expect the corporate cocktail parties are boring as all get out, but they do speak the same language of acquisitions, location acquisition, etc.
And it sounds as if Atlanta is the center of that world, especially if you're looking to take over or be taken over for a profit for the corp. owners.
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