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Metro Council to question Mayor Broome on budget

East Baton Rouge Metro Council members will have another chance Tuesday to quiz Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration about the mayor’s proposed $1.08 billion...

Do incentive systems encourage bad behavior on the part of employees?

In 2020, Wells Fargo paid $3 billion to settle claims that employees had committed widespread consumer abuses ranging from opening unauthorized accounts to forging...

Potash mines hampering ExxonMobil in Permian Basin 

A vital crop nutrient that lies underground near oil and natural gas reserves is holding back ExxonMobil’s development of a key asset in the...

Retailers may see more red after Black Friday 

Retailers are prepared for a blockbuster holiday shopping season following Black Friday, but consumers burned by the highest inflation in a generation may have other ideas.

How do you create a safe workplace? It starts with culture

Organizational flaws are usually to blame for a poor safety culture, reports 10/12 Industry Report in its latest issue. Fortunately, there’s a lot an...

Tips to take the nightmare out of networking

Inc. has compiled a few tricks to make networking easier for people who fall in the latter group

Louisiana rakes in $26.4M in taxes during first full year of legal sports betting

Louisiana’s first full year of legal sports betting resulted in more than $1.8 billion in wagers, generating over $26.4 million in taxes for the state.

Digital concealed handgun permits can now be displayed on LA Wallet

Louisiana residents can now add a legal, digital version of their Louisiana concealed handgun permit to LA Wallet,

Where to participate in Small Business Saturday in Baton Rouge 

Small Business Saturday (held the day after Black Friday) is a great way to give back to the local market during the holiday season.

Approval of Cameron Parish LNG terminal seen as potential regulatory shift 

Commonwealth LNG’s proposed export terminal in Cameron Parish received unanimous approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week, becoming the first such project...

US initial unemployment claims reach highest level since August

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose to the highest level since August but still remains low by historical standards.

Oops, bungled language keeps state lawmakers from getting pet project money

For months, Louisiana has struggled to fund a handful of legislators’ controversial pet projects because lawmakers inserted the wrong information into state budget documents or used vague language that financial staff members can’t decipher. 

Los Reyes Mexican Grill acquires ex-Caliente location, with plans to open in spring

Los Reyes Mexican Grill announced its acquisition of Caliente Restaurant’s former location on West Lee Drive and will reopen the site under its existing concept by spring 2023.

Want your employees to walk through walls for you? Show you are vulnerable

One of the factors behind ineffective leadership is that person's inability to display the strength of the most exceptional leaders: vulnerability. Being openly vulnerable allows...

EBR average weekly wages up nearly 6% in June from a year ago  

East Baton Rouge Parish average weekly wages increased by 5.8%, and the number of employed workers went up 3.2% between June 2021 and June 2022, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  

Business-led initiative fighting crime with surveillance cameras around Baton Rouge

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Foundation today unveiled the Page/Rice Camera Initiative,

Here’s a switch, Louisiana corporate tax ranking better than Texas

The Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation ranks Louisiana 32nd for corporate taxes on its 2023 business tax climate index, up two spots from last year.  The...

How this Baton Rouge video creator became famous on TikTok 

And for her TikTok followers (1.1 million and counting), it’s a phrase, named after the handle on her TikTok account @DanahBananaa, they’ve come to use when they want to treat themselves. 

Louisiana PPE manufacturer gets FDA nod to make chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves

SafeSource Direct LLC, a Louisiana-based manufacturer of personal protection equipment, announced that its chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves have received FDA approval