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Remote work stabilizes at higher rate than before the pandemic
According to a Gallup poll, the average U.S. worker currently spends 3.8 days per month working from home. This is down from 5.8 during 2020 but higher than the 2.4 average from 2019.
Woman’s Hospital to open mental health unit for pregnant and postpartum women
Woman’s Hospital will open Louisiana’s first inpatient mental health unit dedicated to serving pregnant and postpartum women, hospital officials announced this morning.
See which new subdivisions go before the Planning Commission on Monday
The Planning Commission on Monday afternoon will consider two new large subdivisions that local developers are proposing off Old Scenic Highway.
Blue Cross policyholders aren’t entitled to profit from the pending sale, but this group...
While Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana covers some 1.9 million Louisiana residents, only about 92,000 will get to vote on the potential sale of the company to Elevance Health.
LSU named best Louisiana university on ‘Wall Street Journal’ best colleges list
LSU claimed the top spot among both private and public higher education institutions in Louisiana, according to The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. survey.
Here’s the latest Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio acquisition
Bernhard Capital Partners-owned power plant services provider Allied Group Holdings today announced that it has acquired Virginia-based Dominion Engineering Inc.
ExxonMobil eyes Baton Rouge for a microchip-related manufacturing project
ExxonMobil is in the early stages of bringing a project to support growing microchip manufacturing in the U.S. into Baton Rouge.
MMR accuses firm started by former employee of stealing trade secrets
Baton Rouge’s MMR Constructors is suing Gonzales-based Infrastructure Solutions Group, alleging “an orchestrated effort by ISG to steal MMR’s trade secrets and confidential business information.”
Federal court hears arguments regarding FEMA’s controversial Risk Rating 2.0
A federal judge heard Tuesday from 10 states and 43 parishes as the Pelican State and others try to stop a new flood risk map that could hit homeowners in the pocketbook.
What F. King Alexander says about LSU’s efforts to promote diversity in admissions
Following a U.S. Supreme Court decision about race-conscious university admissions, the Biden administration has advocated for a shift toward holistic admissions to promote diversity.
Baton Rouge civil and environmental engineering firm announces merger
Manchac Consulting Group, a Baton Rouge-based professional civil and environmental engineering firm, has merged with Jackson, Mississippi-based Waggoner Engineering.
Jon Gordon: The best of the best in business share these traits
In addition to speaking to a ton of businesses, hospitals and schools I also get to work with a lot of college and professional sports teams.
ExxonMobil played both sides with regard to climate change, report alleges
ExxonMobil issued its first public statement that burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change in 2006. Also, In public forums, the company argued that the risk of serious impact on the environment justified global action.
Construction and manufacturing sectors driving Capital Region job growth
The manufacturing and construction sectors boosted the Baton Rouge area’s GDP by almost $2.2 billion between 2021 and 2022, according to the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s monthly economic indicator dashboard released today.
LABI’s latest policy agenda combines old, new proposals
LA23, the new strategic plan the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry released today, restates many of the goals that business advocates have lobbied...
LABI calls for phaseout of personal income tax, higher local collections
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry says the state’s personal income tax should be phased out.
LSU Online expands with new cannabis workforce programs
Over the past year, LSU has expanded its online education curriculum as it enters a new partnership with a California-based company to train a workforce for the burgeoning cannabis industry.
How candidates for governor propose keeping LSU competitive
Six of the seven major candidates for Louisiana governor presented their ideas to keep LSU competitive as the state’s flagship university at a forum held Wednesday evening at the university’s Student Union.
After a downtown shootout left bullet holes in his window, this entrepreneur is moving
One downtown business owner says he is relocating after a shootout early Sunday morning left bullet holes in his window, WAFB-TV reports.
James Curtis, who...
As COVID cases rise, here’s how to keep your workplace safe
With COVID-19 cases rising once again, it may be time to revisit your pandemic-era return-to-office plans, Inc. reports.
