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Baton Rouge retailers report strong end to holiday shopping season
Baton Rouge shop owners stayed busy through the last week before Christmas even as fears of an upcoming recession linger over the national economy.
Lane Regional building four-story acute care facility as part of $60M project
Lane Regional Medical Center signed a $59.82 million contract with Milton J. Womack General Contractor for demolition
Stories to remember from 2022: Mary Bird Perkins moves on
Less than five months after its bitter breakup with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center announced it...
Federal spending bill calls for changes to retirement savings plans
Tucked halfway down into a 4,155-page spending bill that proposes $1.7 trillion to fund the federal government through much of 2023 are proposed changes...
CF Industries, Mitsui blue ammonia project moves a step closer
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and CF Industries Holdings Inc. have selected Thyssenkrupp Uhde as technology provider for their new blue ammonia plant in Ascension...
10 stories to remember from 2022
Editor’s note: These stories are in no particular order. Stories will be added to this list as they are published in Daily Report.
10. Mary Bird...
Louisiana adds 25 HUBZones for small businesses in rural communities
The Small Business Administration and Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday announced an expansion of the HUBZone program across Louisiana. The program provides small...
Spanish Town’s Capitol Grocery expanding offerings under new owner
Spanish Town’s long-standing market, Capitol Grocery, has a new owner who is planning to expand the business’s offerings and host community events starting with a caroling and hot chocolate event at 6 p.m.
See which Baton Rouge restaurants are open on Christmas Day
Give yourself a gift this Christmas: a break. These Baton Rouge restaurants are open to serve you and your family on Christmas Day. Just be sure to make reservations ahead of time, as many popular restaurants are already booked up.
This year’s best and worst national marketing stunts
As the attention economy grows all the more crowded, companies are increasingly turning to marketing stunts to attract customers. Inc. reports.
"They're a really clever...
LSU Online revenue grows by more than $10M in 2022
Revenue from LSU’s online programs grew by about $10.4 million in 2022 compared to the previous academic year as enrollment grew by 1,125 students, according to LSU Online & Continuing Education officials.
US on track to becoming a net oil exporter in 2023
The U.S. has become a global crude oil exporting power over the last few years. Despite this, exports have not exceeded its imports since World War II, but that could change next year, Reuters reports.
Holiday season also a time to finalize your tax prep
The holidays may be the most wonderful time of year, but they are also the time when individuals and businesses need to be finalizing their year-end financials in preparation for filing taxes.
After a bleak year, IPO market expected to be slow again in 2023
The past year has been a bleak one for the IPO market, and experts say 2023 is likely to be similar unless the economy is more resilient than expected.
Legislators looking at ways to eliminate use of progressive business principles
A panel led by two conservative Louisiana legislators is working to understand and eventually end the use of progressive corporate principles known as ESG...
Entergy rolls out plan to reduce outages, restore power faster after storms
Entergy Louisiana has filed phase one of its 10-year, $9.6 billion Entergy Future Ready resilience plan with the Louisiana Public Service Commission, the company announced today.
Louisiana receives corps approval for Mid-Barataria sediment diversion project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved permits this week for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, capping off a six-year environmental review process.
Louisiana-backed coastal energy revenue boost left out of DC spending bill
A bipartisan proposal to share more offshore energy revenue with coastal states did not make it into the omnibus spending bill Congress is considering, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy says
Jericho Energy joins tri-state hydrogen hub
Jericho Energy Ventures Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, this week announced it will participate in the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a three-state public-private partnership...
Large company CEOs more pessimistic about economy than peers at midsize firms
A new survey finds that CEOs of large companies are more worried about the global economy than either professional investors or their counterparts at...
