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Sevetri Wilson: ‘Be authentic to yourself’

When trying to identify your brand, you should pick three adjectives that you want people to perceive you as and then work to meet those descriptions.
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Leadership Symposium: Women looking for companies that prioritize flexibility

Is this job the right job for me? Is this the right company? Right city? Right season of life?

With Dead Poet nightclub set to close, see what’s next for proprietor

Dead Poet, a luxury nightclub and event venue near LSU, will close with a final event on July 4, proprietor David Facey says.

NFIB joins in calling on Legislature to pass a budget with ‘meaningful tax relief’

The NFIB’s state chapter has joined several other organizations in calling on the Louisiana Legislature to use the state’s budget surplus to “pass a responsible budget and provide meaningful tax relief to create more economic opportunity for Louisianians,”

Magnolia Law is moving to a new location in south Baton Rouge

Magnolia Law attorney and founder Deanna Johnson says the practice will move to a new location on Bluebonnet Boulevard after securing a larger space to accommodate the firm’s growth.

Louisiana’s natural gas and oil resources valued at more $54B

The oil and natural gas industry in Louisiana supported more than 346,000 jobs in multiple sectors and contributed more than $54 billion to the state’s economy in 2021.
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Addressing the nursing shortage

The pandemic forced hospitals to embrace new solutions to a long-standing nursing shortage.

Putting off a hard workplace conversation won’t make it easier, but these tips might

A recent survey indicates more than 80% of employees are putting off having a difficult but important conversation.
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Small businesses pulling back on hiring

A growing number of small businesses are slowing down hiring, according to a recent survey conducted for The Wall Street Journal. The portion of small...

PSC Group acquires Steel Line Rail Services

PSC Group announced this morning that it has acquired Steel Line Rail Services LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition expands on...

Want to develop better habits? Start small

Start small when working to develop better habits and always remember to celebrate the success of progress.

Louisiana fabricator is building components for NASA launchpad

Gulf Island Fabrication Inc., a steel fabricator and service provider to the industrial and energy sectors, is building components for a NASA spacecraft launch...

Leadership: 14 thoughts about building a great culture

HERE ARE 14 thoughts about leadership and how you can develop a strong culture in your organization: 1. Great leaders build and drive great cultures....

Planning Commission to take up abandoned signs, fence regulations

Property owners would be required to take down abandoned signs under a proposal the Planning Commission is set to take up today. 

From Nespresso to Radio Flyer, the number of B Corps is surging 

The number of new B Corporations more than doubled in 2022, with more than 2,047 companies getting the certification, signifying a banner year for the stakeholder capitalist movement, Inc. reports.  

Shell Catalysts and Technologies plans $122M expansion in Port Allen 

Shell Catalysts and Technologies is spending $121.7 million to expand its chemical plant in West Baton Rouge Parish, according to an announcement from Louisiana Economic Development. 

Legislation pits primary sellers of event tickets vs. secondary market

Louisiana is the latest venue for an ongoing showdown between fans of live music and sports, performers and proponents of the free market. d

State government has $107.1M in noncompliant affordable housing loans

State government made 1,156 loan agreements for an affordable housing program totaling more than $107.1 million with recipients who are not in compliance with program rules, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office reports. 

Atlanta Fed leader doesn’t foresee any interest rate cuts this year 

Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said this morning that he does not expect any interest rate cuts this year...

Beaux Jones tapped to lead The Water Institute 

Following the death of Justin Ehrenwerth, Beaux Jones has been tapped to lead The Water Institute of the Gulf.