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HR: What’s your strategy for retaining top talent
Tips from three business executives on how on to keep your best people engaged ... and remaining with your company.
HR: New Year’s mental health resolutions for employers
Employers should look internally at their own wellness. If you are stressed, more than likely your employees are, too.
Jay Ducote walks away from Gov’t Taco and Guaranty Media
Baton Rouge celebrity chef Jay Ducote has left Guaranty Media after more than three years.
Mayor Broome forming stormwater advisory committee
East Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is creating a stormwater advisory committee to provide a forum connecting stakeholders with city-parish staff and officials,...
Leadership: Mark the moment to motivate your team
Whitney Johnson: How can we discern our progress, when it doesn’t happen in big leaps but in small, incremental steps? We learn to mark the moment.
Brandon Landry stepping aside as CEO for Walk-On’s
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux founder Brandon Landry is transitioning out of his role as CEO and will now serve as chair of the company’s board of directors, according to a company announcement.
Capital Region farmers will get relief through federal disaster declaration
Emergency loans and grants triggered by a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration could keep some producers afloat and provide relief to almost every...
Leadership: Grit is key to your success
Jon Gordon: The No. 1 predictor and factor of success is not talent, title, wealth or appearance. It’s grit.
BRAC, LCA applaud ruling against carbon capture moratorium
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Louisiana Chemical Association are praising a federal judge’s recent ruling that Livingston Parish cannot enforce a carbon capture and sequestration moratorium.
Louisiana’s industrial sector struggling to attract skilled labor
The biggest problem facing the industrial sector this year is a lack of skilled workers.
US job openings dipped in November but market remained robust
U.S. job openings slipped in November but remained high suggesting businesses remain determined to add workers, a blow to the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool hiring and wage gains.
How to smartly cut business costs during tough times
If your business isn't performing how you want it, maybe in terms of its profitability, it might be time to examine your cost basis.
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
10 individuals who are elevating Baton Rouge through their vision, work and research.
Negotiations underway for Baton Rouge professional hockey team
After a sellout last night and almost 21,000 tickets sold for three hockey exhibition games held at the Raising Canes’ River Center to gauge interest, Baton Rouge is moving closer to hosting professional sports once again.
How offshore wind energy can benefit the oil industry
Offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico proposed by the Biden administration could generate enough electricity for 3.1 million homes in Texas and...
High turnover partly responsible for drop in US worker productivity
A hallmark of the pandemic era has been the surge in employee turnover, and it is part of the U.S. drop in worker productivity,...
State schools superintendent joins other officials in banning TikTok
Louisiana's education chief urged public schools and systems today to remove TikTok from public devices amid concerns about security and the privacy of users’...
Who are ‘225’ magazine’s people to watch in 2023?
The sky is the limit. Not just for the people featured in this month’s People to Watch issue of 225—but for the city under...
Louisiana’s population decline is among nation’s steepest
Louisiana is among the states with the biggest population declines in recent years, according to new U.S. census data.
Workers who stay in their jobs seeing larger pay raises
Employees who stay in their current jobs are getting the biggest pay raises in decades, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Wages for workers...
