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Roundup: Seasonal retail hiring / JPMorgan Chase / 401(k) catch-up contributions
Hiring hiccups: Seasonal retail hiring is expected to drop to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, according to a report from Challenger, Gray...
Clean energy grades could dip for Entergy and Cleco, Sierra Club says
Louisiana utilities are facing mixed reviews in the Sierra Club’s latest Dirty Truth Report, which grades companies on their transition to clean energy and...
Take a look inside Baton Rouge Music Studios’ new creative space
Baton Rouge Music Studios has expanded with BRMS Creative, a new facility aimed at strengthening the city’s creative economy, 225 writes.
The project adds soundproofed...
Roundup: Home sales / Disney streaming / OpenAI’s $1T plan
Surging: Sales of new homes in the U.S. jumped 20.5% in August to an 800,000 annualized rate, the fastest since early 2022. Aggressive builder...
Big banks expand teams amid hottest deal market since 2021
Wall Street is heating up again as a surge in mergers, acquisitions and IPOs drives banks to expand their dealmaking teams, The Wall Street...
Supreme Court case could reshape Louisiana’s coastal lawsuits, energy economy
Louisiana’s high-stakes coastal erosion lawsuits are drawing renewed scrutiny as the U.S. Supreme Court considers Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case that could determine...
Rebrand proposed for UNO campus as it rejoins the LSU system
The University of New Orleans is poised to rejoin the LSU System with a big change in name and branding, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Interim LSU...
Louisiana shakes up its energy oversight
Louisiana will complete a major overhaul of its natural resources agency Oct. 1, when the Department of Energy and Natural Resources officially becomes the...
Cooling trend: Rent hikes slow as consumers tighten spending
Single-family home rent growth, which had strengthened in the first half of the year, slowed notably in July, signaling potential strain on consumers, CNBC...
Roundup: Jaguar Land Rover / Capitol Lake / Interest rate cuts
On pause: Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest automaker, will keep production halted until at least Oct. 1 following an Aug. 31 cyberattack. The shutdown...
Business momentum slips as orders and employment weaken
U.S. business activity slowed in September to its weakest pace in three months, Bloomberg reports.Â
That’s according to S&P Global’s flash composite index, which showed...
Roundup: Imported shrimp recall / H-1B visas / Woody Jenkins
Radioactive contamination: A Seattle seafood distributor has recalled more cooked and frozen shrimp sold at Kroger grocery stores across the U.S. because of ongoing...
Why Louisiana businesses will pay less in 2025 unemployment taxesÂ
Louisiana businesses will see unemployment tax savings in 2025, while jobless workers face tighter restrictions, Louisiana Illuminator writes.Â
Employer contributions dropped about 9% this year,...
Lee & Associates continues Louisiana expansion with New Orleans office
Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in North America, is expanding into New Orleans with a new office on Poydras...
‘LaPolitics’: Lawmakers are eyeing changes to trial laws
Louisiana lawmakers are likely to again consider changing the rules around whether criminal defendants must face a jury or only a judge, which would...
ExxonMobil joins AtmosClear on Capital Region carbon project
AtmosClear BR has selected ExxonMobil to provide carbon transportation and storage services for its biomass energy with carbon capture project at the Port of...
Energy agency warns $540B a year will be needed to hold oil output
The International Energy Agency warns that maintaining current global oil and gas output through 2050 will require about $540 billion in annual upstream spending,...
Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee is sparking debate
The Trump administration’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee is billed as a way to protect U.S. workers, but economists warn it could backfire, The...
New York firm acquires Zachary senior living facility
A New York–based private equity firm has acquired an 80-unit senior living facility in Zachary.
Logos Living Capital bought Oakwood Village on McHugh Road from...
Roundup: DDD tax / Flood insurance IPO / Nvidia’a $100B investment
Upcoming election: On Oct. 11, East Baton Rouge voters will decide whether to renew a 10-mill property tax for the Downtown Development District. Set...
