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Baton Rouge area adds 3,400 jobs in May
The Baton Rouge metro area gained about 3,400 jobs from April to May and 18,700 jobs compared to the same month last year, according to the latest seasonally adjusted numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Find out where LSU ranks among top schools for sports revenue
LSU ranks among the top schools in the nation when it comes to sports revenue, according to a new report released this week by USA Today.
New law supporting pregnant employees goes into effect this month
Workers who are expecting are about to have the law on their side when the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, or PWFA, goes into effect June 27.
Gov. Edwards signs bill to streamline sales tax collection
A more streamlined system for Louisiana businesses to remit local sales taxes is on the way with legislation signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards this week.
State grants aim to lower insurance costs for property owners by bolstering homes
Homeowners in Louisiana will soon be able to apply for $10,000 grants to help bring their homes up to new building code standards that will drive down property insurance premiums, thanks to new funding from the state.
Remote job opportunities are dwindling across US
Many job seekers who were determined to get a remote job just a few months ago are hitting a wall as remote listings rapidly dwindle, The Wall Street Journal reports.
LSU-led team focused on energy innovation named finalist for $160M NSF grant
An LSU-led statewide coalition is one of 34 finalists for one of five $160 million National Science Foundation grants, the university announced today.L
Capitol City Produce planning $22M expansion of its Baton Rouge distribution facility
Baton Rouge-based Capitol City Produce is investing $22 million to expand its distribution center on Commercial Avenue to help support growing demand.
Wary of future economic conditions, CFOs are becoming increasingly risk averse
Executives' optimism about the future took a step down in the second quarter, according to a survey of chief financial officers by Deloitte published...
Area business and health leaders to join Gov. Edwards on economic trip to Europe
Gov. John Bel Edwards is leading a group of Louisiana Economic Development officials along with business and bioscience leaders on a trip to France and Belgium.
Louisiana negotiating with companies on three offshore wind farm projects
Foreign developers have already made proposals to establish wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico that would be managed by Louisiana.
Former Winn-Dixie on Burbank leased
The former Winn Dixie property at the corner of Burbank and Lee drives has been leased.
LSU partnering with SkillStorm to offer online tech training courses
LSU Online & Continuing Education has launched a training partnership with SkillStorm to offer online courses with the goal of providing Louisiana employers with...
LSU board weighs 10-year contract extension with multimedia rights manager
The LSU Board of Supervisors is poised to consider a 10-year extension of its multimedia rights agreement with Playfly Sports Properties.
Roundup: Fed holds rates / Health funding cuts / Mortgage demand
Pressing pause: The Federal Reserve decided at its meeting today to keep its key interest rate unchanged after having raised it 10 straight times...
Light House Coffee is expanding to increase seating and add coffee roasting
Light House Coffee is expanding to increase seating and add coffee roasting equipment that will allow the stand-alone coffee shop to create its own branded beans.
DOTD would pay city-parish $5M to cooperate on City Park Lake, I-10 projects under...
East Baton Rouge Parish’s City Park Lake dredging effort and the state’s Interstate 10 widening work will overlap, so the two sides have drawn...
Digital transformation has been key in BASF Geismar plant expansion
BASF’s Beth Holland says the digitalization of processes during the current methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI, plant expansion in Geismar has brought some unexpected challenges.
Entergy pursuing federal funding to strengthen Baton Rouge power grid
Entergy is continuing to pursue federal grant funding that would offset the cost of projects to strengthen Louisiana’s power grid, the company announced this morning.
Child care challenges are forcing Louisiana parents to quit their jobs
Some 8% of young children in Louisiana are in families in which someone quit, changed or refused a job because child care is hard to find and even harder to afford, according to a new report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
