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Public companies to face new financial reporting requirements
The Financial Accounting Standards Board has unanimously voted to introduce new disclosure requirements for U.S. publicly traded companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. These...
Genesis 360 awarded $12M contract from Barksdale Air Force Base
The Department of Defense has awarded Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 a $12 million contract to provide essential services at Barksdale Air Force Base in...
McCollister: Losing Garret Graves hurts Louisiana
In his most recent column, Rolfe McCollister expresses utter disbelief that Garret Graves, one of the smartest, most effective and hardest-working members of the...
Break or burnout? The argument for scheduling a ‘thinkcation’
If your professional life seems like a game of sped-up Whac-a-Mole—knocking out tasks as fast and flustered as you can—you’re not alone. After all,...
How businesses can gain from hiring part-time senior talent
The trend of hiring fractional leaders—part-time senior executives with extensive experience—to occupy key leadership positions is growing, the Harvard Business Review reports.
Fractional leaders, with...
Numbers show how Louisiana continues to hemorrhage population
The latest data from the Internal Revenue Service shows Louisiana lost more than 26,000 residents during the 2021-2022 tax year, The Center Square reports.
Louisiana...
Roundup: Concealed carry / Warehouse fire / ‘I Voted’ sticker
New law: Law-abiding Louisiana adults 18 and older will be able to legally carry concealed guns without permits or training beginning Thursday when a...
What the Fed chair is now saying about cutting interest rates
Inflation in the U.S. is slowing again after higher readings earlier this year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday, while adding that more...
Shaw Group, Liberty Mutual reach $1.1M settlement in long-standing dispute
The Shaw Group Inc., an energy services firm founded by prominent Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard, has agreed to pay Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance...
Roundup: Sweltering summer / Livingston Parish schools / Plastics plant
Be careful: An excessive heat warning is in effect for the Capital Region and most of south Louisiana for a second consecutive day through...
More white-collar workers are now eligible for overtime
A new federal overtime rule that went into effect on Monday might mean that more of your workers are eligible for overtime pay, Inc....
Judge: Biden can’t pause consideration of LNG projects while challenge plays out
The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out...
Meet this year’s Top 100 Private Companies in the Capital Region
This year’s Top 100 Private Companies in the Capital Region navigated a handful of challenges last year including global supply chain issues, inflation coupled...
Louisiana initial jobless claims inch higher
Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana edged slightly higher during the fourth week of June, according to the latest figures from the Louisiana Workforce...
Why millennials are ‘ill-prepared’ to handle upcoming transition of wealth
The millennial generation is likely to be focused on near-term goals while those that precede them are more focused on saving for larger milestones...
Baton Rouge industrial firm purchases property in Geismar
Baton Rouge-based John H. Carter Inc. purchased an industrial property adjacent to two other properties the company owns along La. 30 in Geismar, according...
This south Louisiana solar farm is expected to begin producing energy in 2025
In 2021, it was announced that DEMCO had entered into a deal with NextEra Energy to develop a 100 MW, $160 million solar farm...
Roundup: Corridor Cleaning Program / Local Olympians / SCOTUS decision
Launched: Mayor Sharon Weston Broome on Monday morning announced the launch of the Corridor Cleaning Program as part of the Brighten Up Baton Rouge...
Voters will have a say in how the state collects possible royalties from offshore...
Along with deciding several high-profile races when they go to the polls in November, Louisiana voters will also determine whether the state will participate...
US manufacturing shrinks for a third consecutive month
U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in June and a measure of prices paid by factories for inputs dropped to a six-month...
