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

Average long-term mortgage rates drop for the 5th straight week

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate inched down for the fifth straight week, positive...

Baton Rouge area added 2,300 jobs in February; see which sector led the way

The Baton Rouge area added about 2,300 jobs from January to February, including 1,600 new construction jobs, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports. 

ThreeSixtyEight up for ‘internet’s highest honor’ for work on LED project

Baton Rouge-based digital creative agency ThreeSixtyEight has been nominated for a Webby Award

Whitlow & Simmons moves into in downtown’s La Capitol FCU building

Law firm Whitlow & Simmons LLC has moved into the third floor of the La Capitol Federal Credit Union building on Main Street.

The story behind Zachary’s first vegan restaurant 

A plant-based movement is making its way through Zachary. 

Most effective traits of great leaders are lost in top-down hierarchies

Conflict happens in the workplace, but one of the things that can help is...
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US initial jobless claims reach their highest level in over a year  

U.S. applications for jobless benefits rose to their highest level in more than a...

Speedy Eats continues to expand with installation of 12th fridge unit

Baton Rouge startup Speedy Eats installed its 12th fridge unit on Wednesday as the company continues its first phase of expansion in the Capital Region.

Auditors question almost $107M in GOHSEP payment requests

Nearly $107 million in reimbursement requests that the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness submitted during the second half of last year were not supported by sufficient documentation.

Workers who skirt required in-office days might start to see it reflected in their pay 

Office attendance is beginning to enter the pay equation, with international law firm Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP along with JPMorgan Chase among the first prominent companies to implement policies.
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