Business News

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

Financing firms are offering bridge loans to small businesses awaiting ERC refunds  

The IRS has put a freeze on ERC refunds but that hasn’t stopped financing...

LSU’s president is taking a different approach to campus speech 

While presidents of Ivy League universities are in the spotlight for their comments on the Israeli-Hamas conflict, LSU President William Tate has a different philosophy: Stay mum. 

‘LaPolitics’ Q&A: State Rep. Julie Emerson

LaPolitics: You recently managed the campaign of Secretary of State-elect Nancy Landry. What were...

BRAF launches data-driven project to identify areas of social need

The Baton Rouge Area Foundation has launched an initiative that will use data analytics to identify areas in need of philanthropic and social impact efforts. 

Workers over 65 comprise a growing share of the US workforce 

Americans 65 and over are playing a larger role in the labor force, shifting...

What to know about the SBA’s new small business lending advisory committee

A first-of-its-kind committee has the potential to amplify the voices of entrepreneurs keen on stimulating lending to small businesses, Inc. magazine reports.

Mortgage rates dip below 7% for the first time in months  

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate dropped below 7% to its lowest level since...

Tech giants dominate best-run companies list again, but who’s No. 1? 

Technology giants strengthened their grip on the top of the annual Management Top 250 ranking of America’s best-run companies. 

Facilities Maintenance Management buys former Hancock Whitney building

Denham Springs-based Facilities Maintenance Management, a full-service maintenance and construction company, will renovate the former Hancock Whitney Bank Denham Springs operations center as its new headquarters. 

State making it easier for students at two-year colleges to get four-year degrees

Louisiana’s oversight board for higher education adopted new transfer pathways Wednesday that will make it easier for students at two-year colleges to obtain four-year degrees.
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