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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Landry isn’t backing a permanent teacher pay raise

Gov. Jeff Landry doesn’t want to make a public school teacher pay hike from...

Inflation continues to slow, but prices remain high 

Consumer inflation in the U.S. cooled last month yet remained elevated in the latest...

Tire recycling company plans $46M facility in Reserve 

Life for Tyres Group Limited, a European tire recycling company, announced plans last week to invest $46 million in its first U.S. processing facility at the Port of South Louisiana’s Globalplex site in Reserve, Biz New Orleans reports.

Former Metro Bowl changes hands decade after closing 

A little more than a decade after it closed, the former Metro Bowl bowling alley property at the corner of Airline Highway and Plank Road has traded hands. 

Months before trial, attorneys for Walter Morales step away

Just months before a scheduled 10-day federal civil jury trial, attorneys for once-prominent investment advisor Walter Morales have withdrawn from the case, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

Federal money could supercharge nuclear power efforts 

In the coming years, a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan...

BRAC gets national attention for its â€brain drain’ initiative

A recent Inside Higher Ed article highlighted the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s efforts to combat the “brain drain” of young professionals.

It may not be New Orleans, but Mardi Gras is still a moneymaker for Baton Rouge

Robert King speculates aloud about the economic impact of Baton Rouge’s storied Spanish Town Mardi Gras parade.

Landry steers more money to crime-fighting 

Gov. Jeff Landry inherited a mixed financial picture when he stepped into the job...

Companies are pruning their offerings, narrowing down to top sellers 

How much choice is too much? Apparently for Coca-Cola, it's about 400 different types of...
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