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Postlethwaite & Netterville CEO says acquisition is all about ‘opportunity’

Company executives say the deal allowing for Baton Rouge-based Postlethwaite & Netterville to be acquired by New York-based EisnerAmper was centered around providing more services.

Capital Region sees more foreclosure activity than national average

Foreclosure filings were more common in the Baton Rouge area in March than in the nation as a whole, new data shows.

Louisiana workers’ pay has risen sharply in recent months

Louisiana workers saw their median annual wages reach $54,300 in March—the highest since at least October 2020—according to research from the ADP Research Institute.

Small businesses rallying against Biden’s proposed tax hikes

More than 11,000 small business leaders have rallied together in a petition to protest the tax hikes proposed in President Joe Biden's latest proposed budget.

Eight Capital Region small businesses chosen for Shell’s accelerator program

A handful of entrepreneurs from the Capital Region have been selected to take part in Shell's business accelerator program, the company announced today.

Postlethwaite and Netterville agrees to become part of global advisory firm EisnerAmper

Baton Rouge-based accounting firm Postlethwaite & Netterville is being acquired by global business advisory firm EisnerAmper, the companies announced today.

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What Baton Rouge area hospitals are doing to combat a nurse shortage

As the nationwide nursing shortage continues, Baton Rouge-area hospitals are grappling with how to fill open positions.

Local owner sells La-Z-Boy store’s location to the corporate office for $1.7M

La-Z-Boy Inc. has purchased the company's franchise location on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard for $1.7 million, according to documents with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Can Louisiana gain authority over carbon capture wells? U.S. Rep. Graves weighs in

The federal government is likely to give Louisiana primary authority over wells used in carbon capture, possibly by December or January, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says.

Inflation takes a March tumble at the wholesale level

Inflation’s grip on businesses loosened greatly in March, raising hopes that companies and consumers will suffer less from high prices as 2023 rolls on.