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Strong hiring in most industries has far outpaced high-profile layoffs
Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies.
Caroline’s Cookies expands into catering, delivery
Beginning Feb. 7, Caroline’s Cookies in Perkins Rowe will offer catering and delivery services in addition to its traditional in-store ordering.
BRAC, Visit BR announce Better in BTR campaign
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and Visit Baton Rouge announced Friday they will launch a multiyear campaign, called Better in BTR, aimed at recruiting...
DEQ deciding fate of planned Mitsubishi chemical plant in Geismar
The fate of a Mitsubishi Chemical plant in Ascension Parish is now in the hands of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, WAFB-TV reports.
Manufacturers are hiring, but there’s no one to fill the jobs
The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage. The manufacturing sector is facing a serious worker shortage.
Many executives are hesitant to deploy AI despite acknowledging its benefits
A recent survey shows many businesses have no plans to try out artificial intelligence technology, and many executives say they have no idea as...
LSU faculty score a patent for managing oil spills with nanoparticles
Bhuvnesh Bharti, an LSU chemical engineering associate professor, and Jin Gyun Lee, his former graduate student, have been issued a patent for the oil...
ITEP authority could be consolidated to parish industrial boards
The power local governing authorities have to approve property tax exemptions for large industrial developments could soon transfer to separate, singular parish industrial development...
US employers added a surprisingly robust 353,000 jobs in January
The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s...
Keep Louisiana Beautiful awards trash receptacles to Capital Region communities
Through its Trash Receptacle Grant program, Keep Louisiana Beautiful announced Thursday it has awarded 628 trash receptacles to 71 municipalities and organizations across 40...
Central Louisiana crawfish farms providing a bit of hope for season
The current projections for the 2024 crawfish season in Louisiana have been troubling for farmers and consumers alike as limited supply due to drought, extreme heat and late fall weather conditions are expected to make prices soar to historic levels.
Where to find a Dong Phuong king cake in Greater Baton Rouge
As they have throughout this Carnival season, king cake fans will once again line up Saturday morning outside the Baton Rouge dessert shop Sweet...
What’s new with the Baton Rouge security camera initiative?
Local business, community and political leaders gathered today to discuss the impact of the Page/Rice Camera Initiative and share how the program is evolving in 2024.
Local tech company named a Google High Impact Partner
Baton Rouge’s We Greaux People was recently named a Grow with Google High Impact Partner.
Job cuts across the country doubled in January
Job cut announcements in January increased to their highest level in 10 months as employers in the financial and technology sectors launched restructuring efforts,...
Port NOLA’s $1.8B Louisiana International Terminal gets a $226M grant
The largest public economic development project in state history has now received the biggest economic development grant in Louisiana history, reports New Orleans City Business.
b1Bank is acquiring a Texas-based SBA lender service provider
Baton Rouge-based Business First Bancshares Inc., the holding company for b1Bank, is growing yet again.
The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire...
Would reorganization help LED better recruit companies?
Two of Louisiana’s most prominent business organizations are backing a restructuring of Louisiana Economic Development.
In a luncheon webinar conducted by the Public Affairs Research...
A New Orleans attorney is seeking to block the Blue Cross sale
New Orleans-based attorney Tut Kinney has filed two lawsuits in an effort to effectively block the sale of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance Health.
What the Fed is now saying about cutting its key rate
The Federal Reserve indicated today that it’s nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates, a sign it has grown confident that its close to fully taming inflation. But the Fed also signaled that the first rate cut is likely months away.
