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The Giving Guide is returning this November and offers nonprofits a chance to grow awareness and expand support by connecting them with local businesses, community leaders, and philanthropists. Participating involves showcasing an organization's mission through charitable giving, sponsorships, and volunteerism, reaching audiences via direct mail (to Business Report subscribers) and digital platforms like Business Report, 225, and inRegister.

Andrew Zimmern highlighted Baton Rouge restaurants like BLDG 5 and Elsie’s Plate and Pie. Surveys indicate Americans struggle with retirement savings due to rising costs. Heineken plans to install heat batteries in Portugal to reduce brewery carbon emissions.

Downtown Baton Rouge is initiating a multiphase project to restore its urban tree canopy by planting new street trees in vacant sidewalk 'tree wells.' Local partners, including city agencies and environmental groups, aim to enhance shade, reduce urban heat, improve air quality, and manage stormwater runoff. The first phase involves 100 new trees, with future plans to fill remaining gaps.