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Remote-first workplaces getting extravagant with company retreats
After more than two years of working from home, employers are getting their teams back together for some much-needed face time. For the increasing...
ExxonMobil looking to lease or sell unused space at its Houston campus
ExxonMobil is considering leasing or selling unused office space at the sprawling Houston-area campus set to become its global headquarters next year, part of...
Fast Stop gas station on O’Neal purchased by Texas franchise for $4.86M
The owner and operator of a Texas-based franchise of gas stations has purchased his first Baton Rouge location, on the corner of O'Neal Lane...
Baton Rouge independent film lands distribution deal ahead of local premiere
An independent film conceived and shot in Baton Rouge has landed a 10-year distribution deal, the local producer says.
Days of Daisy, the first feature-length...
Lawmakers get briefing on state taxes prior to considering more changes
Officials with the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Legislative Fiscal Office broke down the state's income tax structure for lawmakers on Wednesday in the...
Roundup: Weed on ballot / Twitter layoffs / Exploding air bags
Arkansas to decide: Referendums to legalize recreational use of marijuana are on Nov. 8 ballots in five states including neighboring Arkansas. Along with Arkansas...
US employers added 261,000 jobs in October
America’s employers kept hiring briskly in October, adding a substantial 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a picture...
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Louisiana’s construction unemployment rate declines
Louisiana's estimated construction unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in September from 5.1% the previous month, according to a recent report from the Associated Builders...
City Group Hospitality testing robot help for servers
If you’ve dined at Rouj Creole on Bluebonnet Boulevard during the past couple weeks, you might have been surprised when a robot brought over...
Roundup: Holiday sales / Oil prices / Lyft layoffs
Slower pace: U.S. holiday sales are expected to rise at a slower pace this year, a trade group said Thursday, as reported by Reuters....
Inflation puts tighter squeeze on already pricey youth sports
It only took a few seconds for Rachel Kennedy to grab her phone after she left the checkout line at the sporting-goods store, where...
Baton Rouge’s Shake Shack set to start serving up burgers Nov. 14
The grand opening of Shake Shack's first location in Baton Rouge is almost here.
The franchise has announced it will open the doors of its...
BRAC canvas trip: Greenville revitalization spread outward from city center
When your bathroom mirror is fogged up after taking a shower, waving a hair dryer across the entire surface does almost nothing to lift...
Roundup: Power outage / Services industry / Trade deficit
Entergy customers: An equipment failure was the cause of a power outage in Baton Rouge early today, WAFB reports. Entergy customers along South Sherwood...
GOP plans to investigate ‘cancer’ of climate friendly investing
Less than a week before the midterm elections, Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are already gearing up to investigate what they see as “woke...
BRAC canvas trip: Public-private partnerships transformed Greenville’s downtown
Greenville Mayor Knox White, who has been in office since 1995, says the city’s transformation from an empty downtown to a “place where people...
Arzi’s Greek and Lebanese to open location on Jefferson Highway
A new Arzi's Greek and Lebanese Restaurant is coming to the Bluebonnet Crossing shopping mall, next to the CVS Pharmacy on the corner of...
JR Ball: Stormwater-gate spells end for Mayor Broome
Sharon Weston Broome is done as mayor of Baton Rouge.
This is the stark reality after the October massacre that was her double-secret, truth-avoiding, flawed-fee...
US weekly initial jobless claims dip slightly
Initial jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, decreased slightly to a seasonally adjusted 217,000 last week from a revised 218,000 the week before, the...
