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Gen Z expected to surpass baby boomers in workplace as early as next year

The generational landscape at the workplace is expected to shift next year, with Baby Boomers being surpassed by Gen Z.

Florida Boulevard building sells for $1.8M

The Louisiana Resource for Educators building on Florida Boulevard changed hands last week for $1.8 million, according to filings made Tuesday morning with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court’s office.

Coastal Chemical opens primary operations hub in Vermilion Parish  

German chemicals and ingredients distributor Brenntag has opened a primary operations hub in the...

Companies reluctant to spend on specialized industry cloud software 

Cloud platforms specialized for given industries are off to a slow start, with some...

Landry spent millions on former Trump political consultants in run for governor 

Gov.-elect Jeff Landry spent at least $3.7 million on political consultants tied to former President Donald Trump while Landry was running for Louisiana governor over the past year. 

Denham Springs industrial pipe fabricator investing $4.3M to expand facilities

Denham Springs-based Pipe and Steel Industrial Fabricators is investing $4.3 million in an expansion of its Livingston Parish manufacturing facilities.

CF Industries moving forward with ammonia facility purchase  

CF Industries Holdings Inc. is ready to close its acquisition of Incitec Pivot Limited’s ammonia production complex in Waggaman, AgWeb reports. 

Here’s what happened when the Landrys met the Edwardses at the Governor’s Mansion 

The transition for Gov.-elect Jeff Landry continued Monday as he and his wife, Sharon, met with the current occupants of the Governor’s Mansion.

Is the economy on a ‘golden path’ to recovery? What it means for interest rates

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, suggested Monday that the economy appears to be on what he calls the “golden path,” another term for what economists call a “soft landing,” in which the Fed would curb inflation without causing a deep recession.

Revenues are roaring back for US corporations  

American corporations moved back into growth mode last quarter with better-than-expected earnings that lifted stocks sharply, Axios reports.