Education & Workforce

More companies automatically enrolling employees in 401(k) plans

More employers are putting their workers’ retirement savings on autopilot, automatically enrolling new hires into their 401(k) plans, CNBC reports. 

Local executive helped run company while deployed in Iraq

A lot of business managers and owners have faced challenges over the past two years, though most haven’t tried to run a company while helping to protect Baghdad from ISIS. 

Stories to remember from 2021: LSU hires first Black president

The LSU Board of Supervisors in May selected University of South Carolina Provost William...

What the ‘new normal’ may look like in 2022 workplaces

Offices were forever changed in March 2020, and for many businesses, those changes have yet to be reversed. Going into 2022, some offices will need to make changes to address the disruption of the past couple of years.

Louisiana’s construction climate ranks 19th best in US

Louisiana ranks 19th overall on Building America’s annual Merit Shop Scorecard for the construction industry, the organization announced Tuesday.

Trouble finding workers? Give applicants with criminal records a chance

Business owners and managers who are having trouble finding workers to fill their jobs may want to consider expanding their recruiting to include people who have been incarcerated, advocates say.
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BRAF names New Schools’ Chris Meyer next CEO 

The board of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has selected Chris Meyer as its new CEO and president. 

LSU business college, MBA program ranked among nation’s best 

LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business was recently named one of the country’s top business schools by both College Consensus and The Princeton Review. 

The pros and cons of hiring a boomerang employee

Your next hire may be a previous one. The number of boomerang employees, or employees who left a company and later came back, is growing.

Louisiana was nation’s biggest October loser in construction jobs

Construction employment continues to decrease in Louisiana, which has recorded some of the biggest losses since the pandemic began.