Business

It’s taking longer to get drive-thru orders this year, as restaurants deal with labor shortages, USA Today reports.  A study released recently by SeeLevel HX,...

Ochsner Baton Rouge has appointed Charles “Chuck” Daigle as regional CEO for Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, the company announced today.

The pandemic-related cancellation of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this month means fans will have to wait a bit longer before savoring the fest’s iconic eats. But for lovers of ya-ka-mein, the Creole-influenced Chinese noodle soup and reputed hangover cure, there’s reason to celebrate.

Icebreaker games and team building activities can often feel cheesy or a waste of precious time, but in a tight labor market—where workers have...

If you had property damage from Hurricane Ida, flooding or the winter storm earlier this year, will the losses be tax deductible? 

As it has for the past three meetings, the Metro Council Wednesday deferred an item requesting a report from Build Baton Rouge President and CEO Chris Tyson on the status of the land banks the agency oversees for the city-parish.

Almost every industry has been touched by supply chain bottlenecks and delays, and now book publishers and sellers are having a hard time finding supplies and getting books shipped in time for the holiday season.

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s most recent analysis, which painted a lackluster picture of the state’s Quality Jobs incentive program, specifically excluded the New Orleans Pelicans from the study because, the auditors said, the extremely large salaries being reported by the team would have likely skewed the results.

Stephanie Anderson, Woman’s Hospital’s executive vice president and chief administrative officer, announced today that she will retire later this year.

A week after simmering tensions between Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center erupted into a public battled that involved name-calling, severed alliances, hints of potential litigation and threats of disrupted patient care, the two former partners are working quietly behind the scenes to repair what is left of their relationship

BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo Director Phil Frost today announced he plans to retire on Feb. 4, 2022, after 24 years with the zoo.

A shortage of workers is becoming a fixture of the U.S. economy, changing what the workforce looks like and forcing businesses to raise wages, invest in automation and reinvent their services, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Businesses everywhere are struggling to retain talent. The pandemic triggered mass resignations, with more than 16 million Americans leaving their jobs last summer.

It’s been nearly 10 months since the owners of Bistro Byronz closed the doors at their longtime Government Street location to transform part of...

BREC is partnering with an esports and gaming company to host video game tournaments and will get a cut of revenue generated by the...

The Louisiana Department of Health is evaluating proposals from six health care providers that submitted proposals in September to provide Medicaid services to nearly 1.7 million people in Louisiana.

Supply chain shortages and bottlenecks are affecting commerce around the globe, but it seems the Port of Greater Baton Rouge has been mostly untouched by the problems that plague other ports.

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber released a “report card” today on an effort to connect LSU and Southern University students with local job opportunities and internships through the Handshake online platform. 

Gov. John Bel Edwards and video game veteran Jeff Strain today announced the launch of Possibility Space, a game development studio that will build large-scale video games for a global audience.

Dubin shared his thoughts on starting and building a successful business in the October episode of the 21st Century Business Forum, which features monthly one-on-one interviews with some of the nation's most prominent business minds and thought leaders.