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Growing gap in U.S. natural gas hub prices blamed on Louisiana pipeline congestion
Pipeline congestion in south Louisiana and east Texas are widening the gap in U.S. natural gas hub prices, S&P Global Platts reports.
Steep basis discounts...
Data privacy will be a hot topic in legal industry this year
Data privacy, data breaches, information security and electronic discovery are hot-button topics that will become of critical importance to the legal industry in 2020.
With...
Is LinkedIn still relevant in the professional world?
LinkedIn, and its 673 million users, lives in its own social media world. Some question whether the platform’s lack of design and user-friendliness have...
Bernhard-owned company selected as consultant for new Mississippi River bridge
The state has taken a major step forward in the development of a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, awarding a...
Louisiana among growing list of states with chief data officer
The relatively new role of the state chief data officer is catching on, Governing reports, with a designated professional support network, growing public pressure...
The challenge of multifamily housing in Baton Rouge
With fewer developments coming online in 2020, those looking to rent should begin putting an absorption dent in the oversupply that’s been plaguing the...
Environmental groups sue over permits for Formosa Plastics complex
Conservation and community groups sued the Trump administration today, challenging environmental permits for Formosa Plastics’ planned $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish.
The lawsuit...
LSU awarded $3.4M NSF cybersecurity training grant
Hiring for cybersecurity positions in the U.S. has become a dire situation, with companies needing more qualified workers than are available.
Seeing the opening for...
Roundup: Tiger viewership tops 29M / Tax filing / Target shortfalls
All eyes on LSU: LSU’s win over Clemson in Monday’s CFP National Championship game was the most-watched cable program since Alabama beat Georgia in...
Facilities Maintenance Management acquires Labarre Associates’ facilities division
Baton Rouge-based Facilities Maintenance Management, a full-service maintenance and construction company, has acquired Labarre Associates Inc.’s facilities division, the company tells Daily Report.
More than...
Sunbelt Rentals division relocating to former Acme Brick building off Airline
Sunbelt Rentals is moving its Wooddale Boulevard branch into the former site of Acme Brick Tile & Stone, on Baringer Road off Airline Highway.
The...
Fuel switch impacts refineries, shipping companies
Two weeks ago, the vast majority of the world’s ships were forced to change the fuel they use. Some big winners—and potential losers—are starting...
Ruffino’s, Cane’s owners’ early bet on LSU’s success pays off big
When Ruffino’s owner Ruffin Rodrigue and Raising Cane’s owner Todd Graves went to Las Vegas last spring for the International Council of Shopping Centers...
Baton Rouge startup aims to bridge networking gap
Kasra Khalili created the Baton Rouge chapter of Startup Grind from what he says is an entrepreneur field “riddled in networking problems.”
The monthly series...
Best of 225 Award nominations now open
It’s winter, but we’re already thinking of summer. The staff of 225 magazine is busy working on July’s Best of 225 Awards issue. The...
Health care industry a mixed bag this year
Depending on your perspective, the health care sector could be good, bad or ugly in 2020. Health care means different things to different people....
Roundup: Gleason honored / GOP tensions / FCC vote
Medal: Former Saints safety Steve Gleason will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal today at the U.S. Capitol for his work to advocate for...
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: New year, new HIIT...
New research suggests you may need to change up your HIIT routines when exercising. High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is short bursts of high-intensity...
Entergy sues feds for not disposing of St. Francisville-produced nuclear waste
Entergy Louisiana has filed suit against the federal government, asking for $35 million related to the storage and disposal of nuclear waste produced at...
‘Medtail,’ data, logistics among hot uses for dying retail space
While big box retail as we’ve known it since the mid-20th century is dying, the market for commercial retail space is anything but dead....
