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Don’t miss the ‘Business Report’ industry-focused Power Breakfast
Business Report is hosting a 2020 Power Breakfast focused on south Louisiana’s industrial sector on April 1.
American Chemistry Council Chief Economist and Managing Director...
Roundup: First layoffs / Knock Knock cleanup / Counterfeit masks
Lost jobs: The novel coronavirus has prompted hundreds of layoffs over the past week and officially halted the historic 11-year bull market in stocks,...
How Port Allen’s Cou-Yon’s got national praise
Our March 2020 cover story is all about barbecue in the Baton Rouge area, and in it we highlight the stories behind four shining...
Strip retail centers taking off in Baton Rouge
Travel down Airline Highway heading toward Prairieville, and a sea of strip centers come into view. On a Monday around lunchtime, good luck finding...
Roundup: Tax extension / Energy package / LSU discovery
Tax deadline: The Trump administration is working on plans to delay the April 15 federal tax deadline for some taxpayers in a bid to...
Suicide a major occupational risk for US construction industry
The construction industry, the Wall Street Journal reports, is beginning to tackle a significant yet still under-the-radar occupational hazard: suicide.
Among all U.S. occupations, workers...
Boh Bros sells Airline Highway facility for nearly $2M
Boh Bros Construction Co. sold its Airline Highway facility, near Pecue Lane, to a St. Gabriel-based equipment supply company for nearly $2 million, according...
Don’t miss the Business Awards and Hall of Fame gala
Tickets are still available for Business Report’s Business Awards and Hall of Fame, set for Tuesday, March 24.
The gala honors leading professionals and companies...
Raising Cane’s launches program to recruit ‘best of the best’
Raising Cane’s has launched a new restaurant partner program incorporating wellness and developmental support for its managing partners, Nation’s Restaurant News reports.
The program comes...
Highland Park Marketplace gets three new tenants
Months into its final phase of development, Highland Park Marketplace is adding three new tenants to its shopping center at the corner of Highland...
Roundup: Louisiana virus plan / Broome re-election campaign / Consumer prices
Update: Gov. John Bel Edwards will hold a news conference today to discuss the latest cases of coronavirus in Louisiana as well as the...
Louisiana restarting bid process for new voting machines
Louisiana is restarting its stalled effort to replace its voting machines, with the solicitation for bidders expected to go out shortly, Secretary of State...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Everyday germ hot spots
More significance is being placed on washing your hands to combat infection. But your hands come into contact with more germ-prone places than you...
Tedrick Knightshead placed on two-year probation by state Supreme Court
Tedrick Knightshead has been placed on probation by the Louisiana Supreme Court because of his “inappropriate interactions” four years ago with a college student...
Report: ITEP changes net $10.4M for Baton Rouge, $116M for state
Three years after Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration overhauled the state’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program, capping exemptions at 80% and giving local governments the...
Baton Rouge pedestrian and bicycle master plan to begin approval process
After nearly two years of work, Baton Rouge’s pedestrian and bicycle master plan is set to begin the approval process next week, the Downtown...
Roundup: Jazz Fest’s fate / EBR school buses / Raistone Capital expansion
Contingency plans: Jazz Fest organizers are expected to discuss the fate of this year's music festival amid coronavirus concerns this evening, WBRZ-TV reports. Lt....
Five bills introduced aimed at shaping Louisiana redistricting
The 2020 census surveys haven’t quite made it to Louisiana yet, but five bills introduced in the state Legislature aim to shape Louisiana’s redistricting...
Alford: Resolutions at the statehouse
As many of us already know from “Schoolhouse Rock!” and hopefully civics courses, bills are important to the legislative process because they have the...
Survey: U.S. small business owners were optimistic in February
Small business owners expressed slightly higher levels of optimism in February, with the National Federation of Independent Business’s Optimism Index moving slightly higher to...
