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Dollar Tree looking to sell Family Dollar brand
Discount retailer Dollar Tree says it’s looking at strategic options for the Family Dollar stores that it owns, including a possible sale of the...
Here’s why Americans have more investment income than ever
Amid price hikes, growing investment income and household wealth have joined near-full employment and rising wages in keeping millions of Americans afloat, The Wall...
Republican leaders take swing at Biden’s energy policy
A diesel refinery in south Louisiana was the backdrop Monday for a handful of Republican governors to denounce the president’s energy policy, Louisiana Illuminator...
Roundup: Jude’s / LSU baseball / Oil prices
New location: Jude’s Hot Chicken and Shrimp, which closed on Burbank Drive in January, announced it is reopening the restaurant in Thibodaux. The Moreaux...
US services sector sees strongest growth in nine months
The U.S. services sector expanded in May by the most in nearly a year, powered by the largest monthly gain in a measure of...
Engineering firm takes over former bank building on Highlandia
The former Crestmark Bank building on Highlandia Drive is the new home of Orion Engineers & Constructors.
Orion Engineers & Constructors President William Novak purchased...
Roundup: NBA on TV / Walmart / NOLA Super Bowl
Slam dunk deals: The National Basketball Association is closing in on deals with NBC, ESPN and Amazon that would bring in about $76 billion...
What to know about Louisiana’s economic development confidentiality bill
An amended bill looking to provide confidentiality for economic development efforts has reached Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk, The Center Square reports.
House Bill 461, by...
Is the apartment market finally cooling?
Fresh off the recent apartment construction boom, a rising number of developers can no longer afford to complete or break ground on their multifamily...
The SBA is unveiling new credit lines up to $5M for small businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to unveil in the coming months new government-backed credit lines of up to $5 million for small businesses,...
This Republican may be poised to enter the Baton Rouge mayoral race
Republican David Tatman, a former member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and owner of political consulting firm The Tatman Group, is...
Gov. Landry’s first legislative session was a mixed bag of results
Gov. Jeff Landry assumed office this year armed with a conservative agenda and backed by a Republican super-majority in the Legislature after eight years...
Roundup: Unclaimed property / Race-based criteria ABA / LSU utility patents
'Still discrimination': Louisiana is among 21 states fighting to remove race-based criteria from the American Bar Association’s accreditation process. The ABA is the accrediting...
More women made the list of top paid CEOs in 2023
More women are attaining the top job at companies in the S&P 500, but their numbers are still minuscule compared to their male counterparts.
Of...
Roundup: PAR webinar / Oil prices / Conservative education
What happened?: The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana will host its next webinar, 2024 Legislative Session-What Happened?, at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. The...
Investors purchase four properties in Geismar industrial park
A pair of local investors bought four properties in the Geismar industrial park in two separate transactions totaling $7.2 million, according to Elifin Realty’s...
US job openings are the lowest they have been since 2021
U.S. job openings fell in April to the lowest level since 2021. But they remain at historically strong levels despite high interest rates and...
LED extends program offering support for Louisiana startups
Louisiana Economic Development has secured a second round of federal funding for a program that aims to keep Louisiana-born startups in the state.
The Louisiana...
Could Trump fast track oil and gas mergers?
Former president Donald Trump suggested to oil executive donors this month that he could ease the Federal Trade Commission’s scrutiny of their industry’s mergers...
Fight or flight: See how storms are strengthening quicker than local evacuation plans
In the past, Louisiana-based emergency managers tilted toward “flight,” leading evacuations that moved tens of thousands of people to safer ground before storms made...
