BUSINESSJul 15 · 19:49 UTCBATON ROUGE BUSINESS REPORTSheridan White

Roundup: Commerce Centre sold / Microsoft’s in-house AI / Warehouse construction

Marcus & Millichap sold the Commerce Centre retail property in Ascension Parish to an East Coast investor. Microsoft is emphasizing in-house AI models to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. U.S. warehouse construction is rising due to renewed demand from logistics firms, retailers, and manufacturers.

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