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US initial jobless claims drop slightly

Filings for U.S. unemployment insurance fell slightly last week and remained near historically low...

Income rose 6% in the Capital Region during 2021, but trailed most metros

The per capita personal income in the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area was $56,396...

Tech layoffs don’t guarantee job cuts imminent in other sectors

Tech company layoffs are not expected to prompt a tsunami of job losses in...

Lawmakers briefed on state sales tax as they weigh changes in April session

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Revenue and Legislative Fiscal Office presented lawmakers with...

Shoppers can expect full shelves this holiday season as supply issues fade

Easing supply-chain pressures mean American consumers can look forward to their first normal holiday...

LSU study projects state will add 3,500 oil and gas jobs by Q2 of next year

Louisiana’s oil and gas sector is expected to gain 3,500 jobs by the second quarter of next year, according to the latest edition of the LSU Center for Energy Studies’ Gulf Coast Energy Outlook.
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MasteryPrep sale seen as potential boost for other Capital Region startups

Baton Rouge-based education tech firm MasteryPrep, said to be one of the fastest-growing K-12 education companies in the nation, was acquired this week by New York City education investment firm Achieve Partners for an undisclosed sum. 

LWF moves its headquarters to Bluebonnet Boulevard

Louisiana Wildlife Federation, or LWF, has moved its headquarters into a new space on...

BRAC Handshake report card updates effort to retain college graduates

BRAC partnered with LSU and Southern in 2020 to use Handshake, a nationwide digital job board, to help connect students to jobs in the region.

Steve Scalise, Mike Johnson give Louisiana additional clout in new US House

Republican Louisiana U.S. Reps. Steve Scalise and Mike Johnson will be among the leaders...