Sound hiring strategies integral to making great managers

Developing talent is too often an overlooked skill of managers.  The Harvard Business Review reports...

‘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...

Roundup: Road closure / Pregame charity / Giraffe naming 

What might’ve slowed your commute: A box truck overturned at Airline Highway near Jefferson...

Roundup: Ascension Parish / OLOL CFO / Macy’s closings  

Income data: Ascension Parish, with its median household income of $76,590, is the wealthiest...

Baton Rouge chefs predict food trends for 2020 

New year, new food trends. Last year, chefs predicted that globally flavored breakfast, bubble...

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,...

Looking forward, ‘Business Report’ predicts 2020 top stories 

Anyone can tell you what’s already taking place in Baton Rouge, but reporting about...

Companies struggle to choose continuing education options 

Employers are reportedly having a hard time sifting through continuing education options for employees,...

Alford: New Year. Who dis?

Someone around the State Capitol should invest in name tags, because they would certainly...

Roundup: Retail closures / Drago’s opening / US services companies grow 

Records: The US retail industry saw 9,302 stores close last year as of Dec....