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This EV battery chemical plant could get an $80M tax break
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry last week approved an $80 million tax break this week for a Japanese company that promises to create nine full-time jobs once it builds a chemical plant in Jefferson Parish
Health insurance giants Cigna and Humana end blockbuster merger talks
Cigna Group has called off its attempt to combine with Humana, a merger that would have created a new, $140-billion powerhouse in the health...
How the transfer portal led LSU to recruit a Heisman winner
Thanks to changes made by the NCAA over the past five years that allow players to change schools without their coach’s permission and then avoid the traditional year on the bench with their new team, transferring schools has become much easier for college athletes.
BRAC’s annual meeting set for February
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is holding its 2024 annual meeting from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Crowne Plaza.
“In...
H&E Equipment Services acquiring Phoenix equipment services company
Baton Rouge’s H&E Equipment Services Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire equipment services firm Precision Rentals.
The Fed is leaving interest rates alone for now, but are cuts on the...
The Fed is leaving interest rates alone for now, but are cuts on the horizon?
Check out which days may have the worst holiday traffic this month
More Americans are expected to fly or drive far from home over Christmas than did last year, putting a cap on a busy year for travel.
East Baton Rouge tax collections creep upward in September
East Baton Rouge Parish officials collected nearly $18.9 million in sales taxes in September, which was about .64% more than during the same month...
Weyerhaeuser planning $96.2M lumber mill modernization project
Weyerhaeuser, one of the world's largest private owners of timberland―including 1.39 million acres in Louisiana―today announced it is investing $96.2 million to modernize and...
The DC law firm reviewing Louisiana State Police is no stranger to controversy
With Louisiana State Police facing possible consequences for civil rights violations, the state’s incoming leaders will bring in a go-to law firm for law...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks
Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect leaks in CO2 pipelines and carbon capture and storage sites...
Companies with flexible work arrangements seeing faster growth
Companies that allow their employees to work remotely as much as they like have outpaced their competition, with fully flexible public companies growing four...
Discount grocery store chain Aldi makes a play in the Baton Rouge market, while...
In August, grocery store chain Aldi opened the first of three announced locations in Greater Baton Rouge, part of a major expansion for the...
The office real estate market is full of uncertainty, reluctant investors and unmet demand
Virtually no one is bullish about the Baton Rouge office market these days. Most investors and owner-occupant buyers are choosing to sit tight as...
What Stephen Waguespack learned from a failed campaign for governor, and where he goes...
In a field of seven major candidates, he was the last one in. Then the head of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, he...
Pennington Biomedical receives millions in funding for childhood obesity study
Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received $13.8 million for five years of research through funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes...
Leaders and investors say it’s critical to address real—and perceived—challenges in downtown Baton Rouge
David Facey is a Baton Rouge Magnet and LSU grad who has lived downtown since moving back to Baton Rouge from Chicago. The tech...
ExxonMobil partners with oil transportation firm for joint pipeline venture in Louisiana
A Texas-based oil transportation and storage firm is partnering with ExxonMobil to expand its operations through a Louisiana pipeline with terminals.
According to a Friday...
The unseen advantage of playing where others are not
A few years ago, my friend’s triplets were looking for a way to earn some money. They settled on a lemonade stand—with a twist....
How could Louisiana increase foreign trade and investment?
The Louisiana Board of International Commerce today released a strategy to build upon the recent growth the state has experienced in foreign trade and investment.
