Roundup: Rise in entrepreneurship / ‘Electrified’ roads / LSU Executive Education By Deanna B. Narveson - February 2, 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Startups: There were 5.4 million applications for business tax identification numbers filed in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, surpassing the previous peak in 2020 of 4.4 million. In 2019, … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.