Business

A startup company’s employees are among its most valuable assets, so when they leave after an acquisition, it can become a big issue for the acquiring company, Harvard Business Review reports.

Gov. Jeff Landry doesn’t want to make a public school teacher pay hike from last year permanent, frustrating teachers who have been pushing for...

Consumer inflation in the U.S. cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest sign that the pandemic-fueled price surge is only gradually and...

Life for Tyres Group Limited, a European tire recycling company, announced plans last week to invest $46 million in its first U.S. processing facility at the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex site in Reserve, Biz New Orleans reports.

Just months before a scheduled 10-day federal civil jury trial, attorneys for once-prominent investment advisor Walter Morales have withdrawn from the case, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

In the coming years, a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan could become the first in the country to restart operations...

A recent Inside Higher Ed article highlighted the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s efforts to combat the “brain drain” of young professionals.

Robert King speculates aloud about the economic impact of Baton Rouge’s storied Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade.

How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it's about 400 different types of drinks. That's why the beverage company recently decided to discontinue half...

If you’ve driven on Jefferson Highway near Drusilla Lane recently, you’ve probably noticed some pretty significant roadwork that has rendered the center three lanes of Jefferson Highway inaccessible.

A new bridge across the Mississippi River still won’t happen before 2031, and there’s still a question of whether the funding for it will...

Wonder Clothing, a brand aiming to bridge the gap between designer fashion and minimalist streetwear, took home the latest $1,000 investment prize from PitchBR.

Roughly one-third of American professionals worry that artificial intelligence will make some obsolete, and nearly 50% are afraid they could be “left behind” in...

I love the idea of the customer experience engine. But an engine is not the only useful metaphor for thinking about how to upgrade your company. 

During February, local florists are too busy to stop, but they sure get to smell the roses.

After 23 years, the Maxwell’s Market on Corporate Boulevard, across from the Towne Center, quietly changed hands last summer. 

Louisiana could better address a number of challenges facing the state's ports through statewide coordination using a master plan, according to a new report.

Greg Upton isn’t a climate scientist. He can’t tell you about the effect greenhouse gas emissions have on the climate or how the climate might change over the course of the next century.

A report released today by two Louisiana Senate committees listed 30 findings of concern regarding the proposed reorganization and sale of the state’s largest health insurer. 

Lawmakers approved a public-private partnership last week to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River near Lake Charles after officials renegotiated an initial deal rejected in October, reports New Orleans City Business.