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Capital Region has highest rate of underwater mortgages in the nation

Capital Region homeowners are significantly more likely to be underwater on their mortgages than homeowners nationwide and less likely to have significant equity, according...

Share your recommendations of powerful and influential leaders for the new Capital Region 500...

For the first time, the editors of Baton Rouge Business Report are creating a community guide of powerful and influential community leaders in the...

What eight people who quit their jobs are doing one year later

The Great Resignation neared its peak one year ago when more than 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs. Some left for higher pay, while...

Plans submitted for a new subdivision off Coursey Boulevard

Real estate developer Bearing Point Properties has submitted preliminary plans for the construction of Showtown Cottages, a subdivision to be located behind the Walmart...

New LSU men’s basketball coach preaches financial literacy amid NIL revolution

New LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon says collegiate athletics officials need to eliminate the use of name, image and likeness endorsement deals as...

BRAC canvas trip: How Greenville transformed from a textiles capital to an auto hub

For more than a century, Greenville, South Carolina, and its surrounding counties formed what was considered the textiles capital of the world. Then globalization...

Does the new Jubans live up to its storied history?

Much has changed in the fine-dining world since Jubans first opened 40 years ago. So when the renovated and rebranded restaurant made its modern...

Fed approves fourth three-quarter-point rate increase, hints of smaller hikes

The Federal Reserve lifted interest rates by 0.75 percentage point to combat inflation and signaled plans to keep raising them, though possibly in smaller...

EBR anticipates $47M tax collection surplus this year

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s administration is projecting an overcollection of $46.9 million ahead of general fund projections for this year. As with cities nationwide, East...

Meet the ‘Business Report’ Forty Under 40 class of 2022

Whether they’re working late into the evening to complete a big assignment, getting up early to ready their kids for school or scrambling to...

Former Billy Heroman’s Flowers shop on Lee Drive sells

The Former Billy Heroman's Flowers shop on Lee Drive has sold for $338,000, according to records filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk...

Louisiana ranks in middle of pack for business climate

Louisiana has the 25th-best business climate among states, according to Site Selection magazine’s rankings for 2022. Part of the index used to determine the ranking...

As food prices soar, so are companies’ profits

A year ago, a bag of potato chips at the grocery store cost an average of $5.05, while a dozen eggs that could have...

Fed expected to announce another hefty hike in interest rates today

Looming over the Federal Reserve meeting that ends today is a question of intense interest: Just how high will the Fed’s inflation-fighters raise interest...

Meet the Forty Under 40 class of 2022

The Forty Under 40 class of 2022 is a diverse group but each is united in their respective accomplishments in their profession and in the community.

Mayor Broome proposes $1.08B budget for 2023

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is recommending a $1.08 billion spending plan for 2023, which would represent a 4.81% increase from this year. 

LSU researchers launching $3.8M study of Mississippi River Delta  

An interdisciplinary team of LSU researchers is coordinating the largest-ever collaborative study of the seabed where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico

How to make sure you aren’t missing Slack messages 

If you work in an office, you’ve probably seen the following Slack message: “Sorry, I didn’t see this until now.”

‘225’: Baton Rouge offers dozens of destinations to satisfy every taco taste 

Never have tacos been more wide-ranging and interesting in the Capital Region. The November issue of 225 takes a tour of Baton Rouge’s more than 35 taco options. 

Job openings hit 10.7 million despite Fed’s attempts to cool economy 

U.S. job openings rose unexpectedly in September, suggesting that the American labor market is not cooling as fast as the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve hoped.