Business News

US tax breaks luring European clean tech companies as EU lagsĀ 

Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.

SBA opening up its lending network to increase access to business loansĀ 

More pathways to secure a government-guaranteed small business loan are about to come online, according to Inc. magazine.Ā 

Does knowing what colleagues earn boost job performance?Ā 

Increased pay transparency leads employees to work harder, as long as they believe the pay system is fair, according to several new studies, The Wall Street Journal reports.Ā 

Could speed limit changes be coming to Government Street?

Director of Transportation and Drainage Fred Raiford is looking at lowering the speed limits on Government Street to make the corridor safer for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as deter distracted drivers from hitting the medians.Ā 

ā€˜Inc.’ magazine spotlights Baton Rouge’s entrepreneurial spirit

Kenny Nguyen’s efforts to make Baton Rouge an entrepreneurial hub have been spotlighted in a feature by national business magazine Inc.

BRAF’s real estate investment partner acquires 63 properties along Nicholson

Commercial Properties Realty Trust has acquired 63 properties along Nicholson Drive between LSU and downtown.
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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries chief resigns amid bribery scandalĀ Ā 

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet resigned today amid a bribery scandal in...

Consistency and culture have made Louie’s a Baton Rouge institutionĀ 

Louie’s is never quiet. In between sips of coffee, the restaurant’s student-dominated crowd anxiously babbles about upcoming quizzes and weekend shenanigans. The aroma of bacon is thick in the air.

Why are fewer students taking advantage of TOPS scholarships?Ā 

State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state.

Bars, restaurants look to trivia nights to help boost business

Nationwide, bars and restaurants are increasingly adding trivia night events to their schedules in an effort to attract more customers and boost profits.