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Sound hiring strategies integral to making great managers
Developing talent is too often an overlooked skill of managers.
The Harvard Business Review reports today that talent recruitment, particularly identifying talent before others see...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: 2020 will be a long year for Louisiana politics
Happy New Year! Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister is making one prediction to start off the year: Coach O and Joe Burrow will lead...
School board readies to advertise superintendent post
The East Baton Rouge School Board is scheduled to approve planning documents outlining the search for a new superintendent tonight.
The consulting firm hired by...
Roundup: Road closure / Pregame charity / Giraffe naming
What might’ve slowed your commute: A box truck overturned at Airline Highway near Jefferson Highway at about 7:45 a.m., leaving two people with injuries...
Mayor talks commitment to ‘keep community together’ in State of the City address
In her annual State of the City address today to the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome offered an upbeat assessment...
New car wash and detailing business planned for Florida at N. Acadian
A vacant retail store at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and N. Acadian Thruway is under redevelopment and will be the site of car...
Louisiana Lottery working to draw in younger players
Louisiana Lottery officials—prompted by national data from recent years showing millennials aren’t spending as much on lottery tickets as older generations—are exploring ways to...
Government St. ‘road diet’ halfway done; DOTD eyes late 2020 completion
Work on the Government Street “road diet” to make the corridor more user-friendly for cyclists and pedestrians is half completed, state transportation officials say,...
Education Superintendent John White to step down in March
Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White is resigning his post as the top K-12 education official in the state, effective March 11.
White submitted his...
Roundup: Ascension Parish / OLOL CFO / Macy’s closings
Income data: Ascension Parish, with its median household income of $76,590, is the wealthiest parish in Louisiana, according to a USA Today report that...
Edwards administration seeks federal approval on emergency Medicaid contracts
Louisiana's Medicaid program started the new year under a cloud of uncertainty, amid a continued dispute over multibillion-dollar contracts to provide health services to...
Baton Rouge chefs predict food trends for 2020
New year, new food trends. Last year, chefs predicted that globally flavored breakfast, bubble tea and Asian-inspired flavors would take over the Capital City....
Metro Council likely to approve United Plaza annexation requests
Commercial property owners seeking annexation into the Baton Rouge city limits are not expected to encounter any significant opposition when their petition goes for...
Democratic push for fracking ban worries oil and gas industry
Democratic presidential candidates are beginning a push to ban U.S. fracking, much to the outrage of the oil and gas industry.
Some experts say that...
National searches help bring businesswomen to Baton Rouge
Breaking into the upper echelons of Baton Rouge’s business scene is already difficult, particularly for women. But the local C-suite can prove even more...
Roundup: December hiring / Walk-On’s / King cake voting
Hiring: U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, led by robust hiring in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, according to a private survey from...
Looking forward, ‘Business Report’ predicts 2020 top stories
Anyone can tell you what’s already taking place in Baton Rouge, but reporting about the future, as we stare down the barrel of 2020,...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Three supplements that improve...
There are many nutritional supplements that claim to improve your heart health, but only 3 that are likely to help your heart: Omega-3 fatty...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: New Jefferson Highway office near...
Don’t miss out! One building remains in Goodwood Office Park on Jefferson Highway. Located across from Towne Center and minutes from Mid City, this...
Travel Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge Metro Airport: Travel tips to...
When flying out of BTR, these common-sense tips can help ensure smoother sailing. Relaxing beats running, so be early. Pack less and carry on...
