Banking & Finance

Accountants, lawmakers calling for concrete cryptocurrency rules 

Accountants and lawmakers are urging standard-setters to fill a void and write concrete rules...

US top executives alarmed about inflation

Company executives are speaking up about how the current elevated inflation rate is impacting...

Bernhard-owned firm acquires Mississippi environmental solutions business

Green Meadow Sustainable Solutions, a local environmental services firm owned by Baton Rouge-based Bernhard...

Pair of lawmakers pressuring DOTD to ramp up pace of megaprojects 

Now that the Legislature has established a dedicated source of construction money for major transportation infrastructure projects, two state lawmakers are putting pressure on the administration to bond out the money and start doing work on long-overdue highway and bridge improvements.

Shale drillers holding back production despite rising oil prices 

Shale companies pumped as much as they could whenever oil prices rose sharply over...

Lamar invests $30M in advertising software company 

Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising Co. today announced it has acquired a minority stake in...
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BRAC, TruFund launch $1.1M revolving loan fund for small businesses 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and national nonprofit community development financial institution TruFund today...

Local foundations increased grantmaking, charitable giving in 2020

Local foundations increased their grantmaking as well as its giving to charitable organizations throughout 2020, a phenomenon buoyed by large-scale gifts and support toward pandemic relief.

Graves introduces bill raising SBA disaster loan limits 

Just in time for the Atlantic hurricane season, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves has joined...

Concordia Bank planning new branch in Rouzan

Concordia Bank has signed a purchase agreement with Engquist-Level Development for a 1.2-acre tract...