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Visit Baton Rouge’s Paul Arrigo says 2021 numbers might exceed 2019
Local tourism numbers in 2021 likely will mirror or exceed 2019, Visit Baton Rouge President and CEO Paul Arrigo says.
State agencies fully implement 38% of legislative auditor recommendations
Government agencies have fully implemented 38.4% of the Louisiana legislative auditor’s recommendations issued during the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years, while about 6.2% have been partially implemented and 33% are in the process of being implemented.
Tech giants again top the list of best managed companies
Technology giants reign again as America’s best-run companies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Sharing the wealth
Nonprofits are embracing new fundraising approaches to attract the attention of donors who have been focused on COVID-19
and natural disaster recovery efforts.
Element by Westin opening in Baton Rouge Health District
The Baton Rouge Health District is gaining a new hotel option with the opening of Element by Westin, a Marriott brand.
To-go order surge changes the Baton Rouge restaurant model
The pandemic changed many aspects of the restaurant industry such as making to-go orders a priority. So as Baton Rouge restaurants have pivoted to more to-go and carry-out ordering, how has that altered their business model?
Louisiana ranked as 44th best state for business
Louisiana came in at No. 44 in CNBC’s annual list of top states for business, ranking ahead of just Mississippi, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Maine, Hawaii and Alaska.
How one Louisiana billionaire avoided paying federal income tax
This story was written by Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen. It was originally published by ProPublica.
After the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig...
The great resignation
Upended by the pandemic, refocused with new priorities and finding themselves with unprecedented clout, employees are increasingly saying ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to their jobs.
Business on business lawsuits on the rise in Baton Rouge
The American Bar Association this summer warned attorneys to brace for a “tsunami of pandemic-related litigation.”
Are your marketing and sales teams on the same page?
Sales-marketing misalignment is estimated to cost businesses more than $1 trillion each year.
Holiday hopes
Supply shortages and shipping delays have Baton Rouge retailers scrambling this holiday season to keep up with higher demand.
RoyOMartin, family donates $3.5M to three LSU campuses
Lumber company RoyOMartin, and LSU alumni Roy O. Martin III and Kathy Kilpatrick Martin have committed $3.5 million to advance top capital priorities on three LSU campuses.
Port of Baton Rouge gets $1M grant to expand capacity
The Port of Baton Rouge received $1 million in funding as part of the Marine Highway Grant program to expand the port’s capacity and make equipment improvements
A highway of hell
While construction work draws closer on the widening of I-10 through Baton Rouge, key questions remain unanswered about the project.
St. George incorporation case awaits new judge
The two sides in the legal fight over the incorporation of St. George could once again not come to an agreement. This time it was about whether to appoint a commissioner to fill in for the judge in their case who is retiring.
Office cleaning protocols a priority for majority of workers
The newly discovered omicron variant has many businesses rushing to determine its impact on the workplace, and many employers are rethinking office cleaning protocols as they prepare to open again in early 2022.
Check out Baton Rouge’s first hostel
It feels like you’re heading back to Mom’s house as you pull up to the modest pink home at 4232 North Blvd. The streets...
Louisiana employee quitting rate surged heading into fall
Louisiana workers increasingly walked away from their jobs in September as the number of quits rose 25 percent, the largest increase in the South,...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Passing the baton
As Business Report Publisher Rolfe McCollister shared a few months back, Business Report is in its 40th year of publication. It seems like father...
