Business News

Baton Rouge unemployment unchanged in September 

Seven of Louisiana’s nine metropolitan areas saw their unemployment rates increase slightly from August...

Small business owners are both hopeful and anxious about the holidays 

All signs point to a relatively solid holiday season for America’s small businesses. But owners of these companies appear to have a collective anxiety about the months ahead.

Capital Region leads the nation in construction workforce growth  

The Capital Region surpassed the rest of the country with a year-over-year job growth of 19.4% in the construction sector. 

Marucci CFO expects continued local growth under new ownership

Baton Rouge-based Marucci Sports was just sold for the second time in four years,...

Baymont by Wyndham hotel changes hands

The Baymont by Wyndham hotel, near the intersection of Sherwood Forest Boulevard and Interstate 12, has been sold for $1.3 million. 

Here’s how hard the wildfires hit Louisiana’s timber industry  

Wildfires that engulfed more than 50,000 acres of Louisiana forests during this summer’s record-breaking...

Infinity Valve and Supply expanding Acadiana air compressor facility 

Infinity Operators LLC today announced it is investing $1.1 million to increase production capacity of its new air compression division through equipment upgrades and physical expansion of its manufacturing facility in Lafayette Parish. 

Who used to the governor’s suite to see Beyoncé? 

Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office says it doesn’t know who used the governor’s two suites at the Caesars Superdome for the sold-out Beyoncé Renaissance concert in New Orleans Sept. 27

A look at the state of carbon sequestration in the Capital Region

Carbon capture projects, pivotal to the energy transition in the nation’s industrial sector, are garnering substantial attention, especially in Louisiana’s Capital Region as it becomes a hotspot for such projects. 

Marucci Sports’ Baton Rouge success story continues with $572M sale

Marucci Sports started in 2004 in the River Bend backyard of Kurt Ainsworth, a former Catholic High and LSU pitcher whose professional baseball career was derailed by injuries.