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

Rolfe McCollister: Who will run for Baton Rouge mayor in 2024?

Editor's Note: This column expresses the opinion of the author only and does not...

Uncertain project economics can put a contractor’s profitability at risk. Here’s how some are navigating it

An industrial contractor’s ability to maintain a healthy profit margin can be tenuous, at...

Courts are being asked to weigh the need for companies to protect their trade secrets versus the risk to competition

Baton Rouge attorney Jude Bursavich recalls a case that involved an employee who took...

Whitney Johnson: Imagining the job that doesn’t exist—yet

Over the years, I’ve talked to many people who landed a job that didn’t...

Jon Gordon: Struggle leads to strength

My wife calls me ChatJG because whenever she asks me for the right words...

Local entrepreneur launches app to connect bartenders with customers

Area entrepreneur David Facey has launched Bar Pals, an app that allows patrons to rate and review their favorite drinks and bartenders. 

More companies advertising four-day workweeks in job postings 

According to research out this week from jobs platform Indeed, employers are more commonly advertising shortened weeks in job postings.

Raising Cane’s sells $500M of junk bonds in debut offering

Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers sold $500 million of junk bonds Wednesday after receiving strong demand from investors that let it cut the yield it is paying on the debt, Bloomberg reports. 

Louisiana Republicans could add to their supermajorities in the Legislature

Louisiana Republicans are poised to expand their current supermajority in the Senate and could do the same in the House when voters cast ballots in 20 runoffs later this month.

How Baton Rouge’s public companies fared in the third quarter

As the year winds down, public companies are releasing their Q3 quarterly reports. 
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