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TEDxBatonRouge is returning with a special recognition
TEDxBatonRouge is returning in November to the Manship Theatre as one of only two events in North America to be recognized as a TED...
Roundup: Apple / Catalyst Brands / Gov. Landry’s budget
Cream of the crop: Apple was listed as the top company for innovation, according to the latest list from Management Top 250 companies. The...
API’s Dustin Meyer: The opportunity in Louisiana is ‘enormous’
Louisiana is poised to play an increasingly critical role in the nation’s energy sector following recent actions taken by President Donald Trump’s administration.
That’s according...
Senate confirms Kelly Loeffler to lead Small Business Administration
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration, returning a stalwart supporter...
Leaders of three Louisiana companies share their recipes for rapid growth
There are a lot of ingredients that make up a company’s recipe for rapid growth.
The leaders of three of the fastest-growing businesses in the...
PitchBR returns with an added feature this year
Nexus Louisiana’s PitchBR competition returns Thursday, allowing the state’s entrepreneurs to showcase their business ideas and compete for a cash prize.
The event is scheduled...
Scott Wozniak: What milkshakes can tell you about your customers
To companies designing their customer insight systems, Swoz Consulting CEO Scott Wozniak recommends first checking out the work done by Clayton Christensen and his...
Making a career move? AI may be your first interview
Companies around the globe increasingly are using generative AI tools for recruitment and hiring, specifically for AI-assisted resume screens and AI-conducted interviews.
As the Harvard...
Roundup: Doctor or no doctor? / Entergy profits / iPhone update
Credentials in question: Is Louisiana Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham actually the family medicine doctor he has insisted he is? Louisiana Illuminator reports that...
Central Title vs. Central Title: The trademark dispute is over
A trademark dispute between two Louisiana title companies has come to an early end after Baton Rouge-based Central Title & Closing Co. LLC voluntarily...
With housing affordability squeezed, this apartment trend is surging
Entering 2021, there were 12,100 office-to-apartment units in the U.S. conversion pipeline. Fast-forward to 2025, and that figure is now 70,700—an increase of 484%...
Roundup: Relocation tax breaks / Gulf rebranding / Veneeth Iyengar
Welcome in Wisconsin: People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizable tax break to move to Wisconsin....
Two tracts of vacant land in Zachary fetch a combined $1.9M
Nearly 240 acres of vacant land in Zachary changed hands Tuesday for $1.9 million, according to a deal filed with the East Baton Rouge...
Lawsuit aims to block the March ballot measure that rewrites state tax law
A group of Louisiana voters filed suit against Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry on Monday, seeking to halt a vote on a state...
Roundup: NAACP / Southwest Airlines / Homebuilder sentiment
Buying power: The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs...
‘LaPolitics’: Will loyalty to Trump pay off for Louisiana?
Gov. Jeff Landry has been forging connections with President Donald Trump and the rest of Trumpworld since well before he was governor.
Don Jr. has...
‘LaPolitics’: Will loyalty to Trump pay off for Louisiana?
Gov. Jeff Landry has been forging connections with President Donald Trump and the rest of Trumpworld since well before he was governor.
Don Jr. has...
Why many Louisianans are embracing Trump’s rebranding of the Gulf
While President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico has proved an incredibly controversial one, Louisiana residents who live and work closest...
This rule reversal is being heralded as a win for fossil fuels
President Donald Trump’s energy secretary and two of his major donors won a key victory last week when the Securities and Exchange Commission moved...
What’s plaguing the used car market?
Used-vehicle shoppers are finding stubbornly high prices at the dealership lot—if they can find a car at all, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Used-car and...
