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Once considered a necessity, more homeowners are skipping out on insurance
Rising insurance prices and a pull-out of insurance companies from servicing disaster-prone areas are leaving more homeowners without insurance, the Washington Post reports.
Some 12%...
Unemployment is rising in most metros
Unemployment rates were higher in more than three-quarters of metropolitan areas in the US last month compared with a year ago, Bloomberg reports.
The jobless...
Here is a three-step approach to fostering effective leaders
A three-step approach that prioritizes transparency, includes concrete examples, and documents insights is critical to helping cultivate growth and empower effective leaders, Inc. reports.
Finding...
Roundup: EV Jeep / Crime scene law / Lane Grigsby
Affordable: Stellantis plans to offer a $25,000 all-electric Jeep vehicle in the U.S. “very soon” to better attract mainstream consumers amid slower-than-expected EV adoption....
Wisconsin is helping entrepreneurs and startups with a new fund
Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin’s economic development agency on Wednesday announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies...
This downtown eatery is moving to Denham Springs
Cafe Mimi, a downtown breakfast and lunch spot with an emphasis on Vietnamese fare, is closing its doors at the end of the week—but...
Amended education savings account bill passes Louisiana House
An amended education savings account bill has passed the Louisiana House of Representatives, The Center Square reports.
The legislation returns to the Senate for concurrence...
ConocoPhillips buying Marathon Oil in a $17.1B deal
Oil giant ConocoPhillips announced on Wednesday it is acquiring Marathon Oil in an all-stock deal valued at $17.1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The...
Lingering forces from the pandemic are still causing inflationary pressure
Hopes for interest rate cuts this year by the Federal Reserve are steadily fading, with a stream of recent remarks by Fed officials underscoring...
Tellurian finds a buyer to acquire upstream assets
Tellurian Inc. and Aethon Energy Management LLC announced on Wednesday morning that Aethon will acquire Tellurian’s integrated upstream assets for $260 million.
The acquisition also...
Roundtable with queen visiting Baton Rouge set for Thursday morning
Nexus Louisiana, in collaboration with state Sen. Regina Barrow, is hosting a private entrepreneurial roundtable with the queen of the largest kingdom in Uganda...
Roundup: Ethics legislation / St. George / Online learning partnership
Landry gains more power: Louisiana lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to give Gov. Jeff Landry control over the Louisiana Board of Ethics, just a few months...
How marketers can adapt to AI-powered searches
While Google has established itself as the access point of the Internet for millions of consumers, Harvard Business Review writes that large language models...
Roundup: Oil prices / Chevron acquisition / Food desert veto
Texas gold: Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.11 to $79.83 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $1.12 to...
Genesis 360 awarded $16.7M coastal protection contract
Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 has secured a $16.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction work in the Galveston Harbor...
See how many jobs the Capital Region added last month
The Capital Region saw the highest year-over-year growth of jobs added in April, according to the latest figures from Lousiana’s Workforce Commission.
The Baton Rouge...
Consumer confidence rises for first time since winter
U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in May for the first time in four months, Bloomberg reports.
The Conference Board’s gauge of sentiment shows that views...
Mobile gaming continues to grow in Louisiana as April numbers show
While overall gaming revenues were down in Louisiana last month, mobile gaming collections continue to grow, the Center Square reports.
Mobile gaming, currently dominating the...
Slow US housing market has real estate agents leaving the field in droves
Harsh conditions have slowed the U.S. housing market, which has forced real estate agents to leave the field, The Washington Post reports.
The industry swelled...
This recession indicator appears to no longer hold true
One of Wall Street’s favorite recession indicators looks broken, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The inverted yield curve, where yields on short-term Treasurys exceed those...
