Education & Workforce

Do calorie counts affect how much customers order at restaurants? 

The idea was that giving consumers additional information would help curb rising obesity rates. But does it actually change how much people eat?  

Elite Training Academy opening new facility on Burbank and Lee

Elite Training Academy, a high school and collegiate athletic training organization based in Baton Rouge, is planning to open a facility on Burbank and Lee Drives in early 2023.

Women are getting the biggest pay raises during US labor boom

Wage growth for American women is increasing at a faster rate than for men, a stark shift from earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

How to get employees to come back to the office   

The reasons behind the Great Resignation are as varied as the movement is widespread....

LSU hires Murray State’s Matt McMahon as men’s basketball coach

LSU basketball is hiring Murray State's Matt McMahon as its next coach, USA Today Network reports. 

More student-entrepreneurs are operating like SPACs 

Plenty of MBAs finish business school with a hot startup pitch for investors, but...
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Baton Rouge Community College receives anonymous $200K donation

Baton Rouge Community College said today it had received a $200,000 gift from an anonymous donor to use toward student support.

Only 24% of workers think their company cares about their well-being

In a new Gallup survey released this morning, just 24% of employees said they believe their employer cares about their well-being, down from 49% at the height of the pandemic.

US jobless claims fall as layoffs continue to drop

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs continue to fall amid...

News alert: Attracting talent, diversifying economy key to BRAC’s five-year strategic plan 

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its new five-year strategic plan, Bring It! Baton Rouge, which focuses on growing the region’s talent pipeline, diversifying the economy, increasing inclusivity and enhancing the area’s livability to help attract and retain people.Â