Education & Workforce

Increasing number of companies turning to apprenticeships as hiring solution 

More companies are turning to apprenticeships as a solution to their hiring woes, Inc. reports. 

LSU to help BASF create production ‘soft sensors’ using AI

BASF Geismar is collaborating with LSU chemical engineers to better understand and predict its...

Alford: ‘Mama Bear’ leaves the political den

Congresswoman Julia Letlow assumed elected office 17 months ago, just enough time to find out where the House of Representatives keeps its office supplies.

LSU researchers using AI to match cancer treatments to patients 

LSU researchers have built a cancer drug discovery engine powered by artificial intelligence that could match any type of cancer—based on a small cell sample from a patient—with the drug most likely to treat it,

How strong must connections be to gain advantage in job search? 

A new study analyzing the data of more than 20 million LinkedIn users over...

Small businesses get creative as they try to recruit workers 

Finding workers is as difficult as ever for many small business owners, prompting entrepreneurs to seek more creative ways to fill labor shortages at a time when they might have expected hiring to get easier
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LSU gets cyber designation from NSA, access to more grants 

The National Security Agency has designated LSU as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations, the university announced this morning. 

Louisiana’s jobless rate reaches record low, but labor force participation still lags 

Louisiana's unemployment rate hit a record low for the third consecutive month in August...

What’s the magic salary number that will get a job candidate to apply? 

According to survey data from the New York Fed, the magic salary number is $72,873 for the average American.

Essay: How to keep young professionals in Baton Rouge 

For Business Report’s 40th anniversary edition, we asked nine community leaders and young professionals...