<p>Posted: Sep 24, 2013 5:41 PM by Jason Newton Updated: Sep 24, 2013 7:00 PM Source: WBRZ</p><p>BATON ROUGE - The Manship family sold and signed over land IBM will soon be breaking ground on for its new facility in downtown Baton Rouge. It's where The Advocate newspaper building used to be on Lafayette Street between North and Main streets overlooking the river.</p><p>It's a good day for anyone invested in the vibrancy of the capitol city's downtown area.</p><p>"We're definitely taking a giant step forward as economic development and vitality of downtown Baton Rouge," said Davis Rhorer, executive director of the Downtown Development District.</p><p><a href="http://www.wbrz.com/news/land-deal-for-ibm-building-finalized-53624/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://theadvocate.com/news/7148395-123/former-advocate-site-sold-for">Former Advocate site sold for IBM offices</a> (The Advocate)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dw3xrAPkjQyMS_MehyZGJ_OVn0qNM&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>
