With $14 billion in new federal funding, the infrastructure law passed in 2021 was supposed to jolt efforts to protect the U.S. highway network from a changing climate and curb carbon emissions that are warming the planet.
A measure of consumer prices that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve fell last month to its lowest level since March 2021, the latest sign that inflation in the U.S. is steadily cooling from its once-painful highs.
While other commercial real estate sectors posted statistical declines last month, the Baton Rouge retail sector remains steady thanks to the continuing post-pandemic flight towards retail.
Companies hope generative artificial intelligence will transform their accounting and finance departments, areas that are full of repetitive tasks that are perfect for the kind of automation AI might be able to deliver.