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re: Walk On's headquarters is for sale.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:54 am to hometownhero89
Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:54 am to hometownhero89
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Looks perfect for an Aldi’s
If they can recover from their latest publicity stunt
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Posted on 2/9/24 at 8:57 am to MyRockstarComplex
quote:that’s what it was years ago
Someone should put a book store there.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:03 am to RunninReb
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Well it's official: Walk On's moving to Atlanta Batin Rudge continues to fail downwards. LINK
Your link doesn’t work
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:04 am to RunninReb
They saw Jeff Landry's plan...oh wait he doesn't have one.
Maybe Jeff can put in a prison there since that's all he's worried about now. His pockets will grow even fatter.
Maybe Jeff can put in a prison there since that's all he's worried about now. His pockets will grow even fatter.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:21 am to RunninReb
I saw this coming. I am a recruiter and used to have a contract with them to hire upper management. It was very hard to find people who weren't Louisiana natives willing to live in Baton Rouge. I know it's just "a restaurant" and I'll get a bunch of other whataboutisms that is typical for Louisianans that cope about the state but it's 100% true. Ask anyone involved in the economic development process and they'll tell you the same thing.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:25 am to moon
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They saw Jeff Landry's plan...oh wait he doesn't have one.
Maybe Jeff can put in a prison there since that's all he's worried about now. His pockets will grow even fatter.
Thank God for the last 8 years of JBE and all of his economic development or we'd really be in a bad spot
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:29 am to Limitlesstigers
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It was very hard to find people who weren't Louisiana natives willing to live in Baton Rouge. I know it's just "a restaurant" and I'll get a bunch of other whataboutisms that is typical for Louisianans that cope about the state but it's 100% true.
Would you want to move your family to BR if you had no other ties to LA?
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:30 am to Limitlesstigers
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It was very hard to find people who weren't Louisiana natives willing to live in Baton Rouge. I know it's just "a restaurant" and I'll get a bunch of other whataboutisms that is typical for Louisianans that cope about the state but it's 100% true. Ask anyone involved in the economic development process and they'll tell you the same thing.
Sure, but are you telling me a company based off of selling Louisiana food is better off in another state?
Atlanta also likely has a LOT higher cost of living. $150,000 salary goes a lot further in BR then it does in ATL, and you should be saving money in BR on some employees allowing you to pay MORE for your employees that you need the outside talent.
In other words, it seems like a poor model to move to ATL and pay the same. So if the suggestion is, no you have to pay more in ATL then hell maybe you should have payed more in BR to start?
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:32 am to fastlane
Old Co-op is actually where the north gate development is (venue, BWW, CVS)
That spot is the new old co-op
That spot is the new old co-op
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 9:33 am
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:35 am to fallguy_1978
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Thank God for the last 8 years of JBE and all of his economic development or we'd really be in a bad spot
IKR. Louisiana made such great economic progress over the last 8 years vs. every other state in our region
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:39 am to baldona
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Sure, but are you telling me a company based off of selling Louisiana food is better off in another state?
Atlanta also likely has a LOT higher cost of living. $150,000 salary goes a lot further in BR then it does in ATL, and you should be saving money in BR on some employees allowing you to pay MORE for your employees that you need the outside talent.
Yes, it is. It's not that difficult to learn how to cook Cajun food and I'm sure they'll still have a presence here, just not the headquarters.
Training is usually the biggest expense for a business that is growing or relocating so a company can actually come out ahead in a high cost yet large highly educated area.
Louisiana has to realize, economic development isn't just about costs and taxes. It's also about the quality of life and education/workplace development.
Defunding education/workforce development, infrastructure, or law enforcement is almost just as bad as raising taxes in an economic development POV.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 10:26 am
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:46 am to baldona
I doubt there’s much difference in the cost of living from Baton Rouge to Atlanta. Baton Rouge is a pretty expensive shite hole.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 9:56 am to tgrbaitn08
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Your link doesn’t work
If the link doesn't work, does that mean they're not moving?? Kind of like if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, did it make noise?
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:01 am to TheSadvocate
quote:Sad to say but it’s more true than anyone here wants to admit.
No chance they stay in Baton Rouge
“The Bogalusa Syndrome”; anyone who can get out does.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:02 am to yellowfin
Probably saves money on travel costs too
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:20 am to Limitlesstigers
Born and raised in this state and still wouldn’t live in BR.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:26 am to Limitlesstigers
yeah talked to him a few times and they mentioned that issue a lot, though I thought they were going to head to Texas.
Our fricked up school system is a huge deterrent, though no one in BR seems to care. The private school system is so engrained into the culture here most are content to just let the public school system rot, more concerned about the "status symbol" of which private school your kid goes to....but its arse backwards to the rest of the country
Our fricked up school system is a huge deterrent, though no one in BR seems to care. The private school system is so engrained into the culture here most are content to just let the public school system rot, more concerned about the "status symbol" of which private school your kid goes to....but its arse backwards to the rest of the country
Posted on 2/9/24 at 10:41 am to Box Geauxrilla
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According to that floor plan, the HQ is mostly a mock restaurant, basketball court, gym and games area with like 4 offices and conference rooms. Tremendously wasteful.
unless someone wants to create walk-on's 2.0, they are not going to be able to sell the building in its current configuration. It is very nice, but catered to one client only.
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:08 am to BilJ
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yeah talked to him a few times and they mentioned that issue a lot, though I thought they were going to head to Texas.
They were looking at office space in Addison, Irving, and the Woodlands about a year ago.
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Our fricked up school system is a huge deterrent, though no one in BR seems to care. The private school system is so engrained into the culture here most are content to just let the public school system rot, more concerned about the "status symbol" of which private school your kid goes to....but its arse backwards to the rest of the country
100%. Louisiana's number 1 enemy are stupid Louisiana voters. A lot of Louisiana's issues would be solved by making personal finance/economics classes mandatory but a lot of our politicians would lose their jobs if that happened.
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 11:18 am
Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:18 am to Limitlesstigers
It votes the way a poorly educated state is expected to do. Rhe elected elite knows how to play this
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