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How Visit Baton Rouge’s Jill Kidder aims to attract more leisure travelers

It’s not shocking that the new president and CEO of Visit Baton Rouge’s mission is to get more people to visit Baton Rouge.

Business Lunch: Bin 77 Bistro

The steak and frites at Bin 77 is the perfect meal on a chilly January afternoon while those still sticking with their New Year’s resolutions should consider the Thai salad, which can be ordered as either a side or as an entrée.

Metro Council will again consider repeal of stormwater district

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council on Wednesday may officially repeal the stormwater district they voted to create in September. 

Energy industry expert David Dismukes retiring from LSU this week 

David Dismukes, the longtime executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies is retiring,...

Plastic surgery center Sono Bello coming to Corporate Boulevard

A new plastic surgery center is coming to Corporate Boulevard, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Layoffs rising in white-collar industries, will blue-collar jobs follow? 

Layoffs at white-collar companies are starting to rise across the U.S. Now the question...
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Ashley Robinson Knapps: Employee mental health must be a company priority 

In the new year, companies need to refocus on mental health, says Ashley Robinson Knapps, human resources manager for Baton Rouge-based Enginuity Global, in a recent leadership column for Business Report. 

Where managers and employees disagree the most about remote work 

Recent surveys conducted by Harvard Business Review suggest that managers and employees disagree profoundly...

5 THINGS to watch this month

Mark your calendar for these key events, meetings and developments scheduled for the month of January.

How noncompetes work in Louisiana; will they be banned?

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts that limit an employee’s ability to work for other companies after they leave or start a competing business.