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Inc. 5000 includes 11 Capital Region companies
Thirty-four Louisiana companies, including 11 from the Capital Region, made Inc. magazine’s 2021 list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation.
The Louisiana...
Higher gasoline prices forcing Baton Rouge businesses to adjust
Though Louisiana enjoys some of the lowest gas prices in the country—the average price per gallon in the state, at $2.38, is well below the national average—local businesses are feeling the effects and, in some cases, passing it on to their customers.
Success of Baton Rouge Stormwater Master Plan hinges on funding, policy change
Baton Rouge’s $15 million Stormwater Master Plan could have a significant and lasting impact on reducing flood risk in the parish, according to HNTB...
LABI will ramp up tax overhaul campaign after Labor Day
An effort to encourage voters to support amending the state constitution to allow for business-backed changes to Louisiana’s tax system will ramp up after...
Pennington research makes national news
Baton Rouge’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center made national news over the weekend when a story about the center’s human metabolism and diet research picked...
Welcome to Obecity, USA
Pennington Biomedical Research Center is launching the campaign to put obesity, and itself, in the national spotlight.
Annual EBR audit points to problems with financial statements, federal grants
The annual East Baton Rouge Parish audit notes several areas in which city-parish government could do a better job tightening its bookkeeping.
Specifically, the audit...
This developer found the key to revitalizing small towns
As evidenced in last week’s 2020 census report, small towns are dwindling in population across the country, but one Ohio developer worked to rescue...
Declaring email bankruptcy is one way to jump-start your productivity
After 18 months of working from home, pandemic isolation and grappling with ever-changing work strategies during the pandemic, it might be time to revamp...
Baton Rouge businesses aren’t rushing back to remote working
Nearly half of responders to a national survey by the Morning Brew say that their employers are reconsidering a return to the office due to a rise in COVID numbers from the delta variant. But that does not appear to be the case in Baton Rouge.
Analysis: Cassidy at odds with delegation on infrastructure package
Louisiana could see a huge infusion of federal cash to chisel away at its multibillion-dollar backlog of road and bridge work under the $1...
Program offers coronavirus relief aid to Louisiana nonprofits, small businesses
Charities, faith-based organizations, other nonprofit agencies and small businesses can start submitting applications today for grants of up to $25,000 in coronavirus relief aid...
Health District, Rouzan, Burbank projects up for Planning Commission vote today
The Planning Commission will vote later today on several new proposed developments.
Is remote working here to stay?
Companies are reexamining remote work policies for employees as Baton Rouge continues to grabble with COVID-19 issues.
Elite Roofing Supply buys former Sunbelt Rentals location
Elite Roofing Supply, an Arizona-based company, bought the former Sunbelt Rentals location on Wooddale Boulevard in a $1.9 million deal Thursday.
US employers looking to hire those who are vaccinated
If looking for a job in the U.S., your best bet is to get vaccinated as more employers are making it a requirement for hiring.
Tech startup CloudGavel introducing online police training
Baton Rouge-based tech startup CloudGavel is launching an online training platform for law enforcement agencies that will enable users to register and access training material from an app on their phone.
Louisiana’s weekly initial unemployment claims post big drop
Louisiana unemployment claims last week fell by an eye-catching 28%, a sign the state's economy is finding its footing.
PAC launched to support CATS tax renewal
Guaranty Broadcasting President Flynn Foster is soliciting donations for a campaign to convince voters to renew a property tax that supports the Capital Area Transit System.
Supreme Court refuses to block university’s vaccine mandate
Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday rejected a plea from a group of Indiana University students to stop the university’s requirement that all students...
