Banking & Finance

All but one of the 10 tax incentive programs that cost at least $1 million had a positive impact on Louisiana’s economy

Baton Rouge-based Lamar Advertising Company today announced it has acquired Indiana-based Burkhart Advertising.

Thirty percent of U.S. adults say it is a good time to buy a house, down 23 percentage points from a year ago and the first time the figure has been below 50% in more than 40 years, according to a new report from Gallup. 

Influential Women in Business 2022: Honoring 9 women leaders who are making a difference in the Capital Region.

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Karen Breaux is human resources director for Postlethwaite & Netterville.

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Lauren McCall Fitch is chief operating officer for Hannis T. Bourgeois.

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Ginger Laurent is CEO of the Louisiana Bankers Association.

Influential Women in Business, 2022: Jane Verret is the president and CEO of Campus Federal Credit Union.

The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow—for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase.

Executives at some of the country’s biggest retailers, manufacturers and consumer-products makers say they are seeing signs that people are becoming less willing to absorb price increases, The Wall Street Journal reports.