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US surgeon general calls for workplace management styles to change 

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants managers to take a good, hard look at...

Mortgage rates surge above 7% 

The rate on the 30-year-mortgage hit 7.16%, the highest since 2001, according to data released this morning from the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Feds to plug dozens of old, leaky oil wells in Louisiana wildlife havens

Many of Louisiana’s most prized and protected natural landscapes are dotted with the leaking, rusty remnants of the oil industry’s boom years, NOLA.com reports.

Mixed-use commercial property near Siegen Lane sells for $840,000

A mixed-use commercial property on Pennywood Avenue in the industrial park area off Siegen Lane was recently purchased for $840,000, according to records with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.

Metro Council to take up stormwater district repeal, money for River Center

The East Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to consider repealing the stormwater utility district they created a little more than a month ago.

Startup tips from the founder of smart vending machine firm PopCom

For serial entrepreneur Dawn Dickson, brilliant business ideas can often come from anywhere, including an existing business.
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LABI announces annual Free Enterprise Award winners

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry today announced its 2022 Free Enterprise Award winners, with a few active in the Capital Region.

LMOGA president: Oil industry must get greener to remain vital

Global demand is pushing toward cleaner energy and Louisiana must follow, according to an...

Louisiana ranks 39th for business tax climate, up three spots from year ago

In what’s become something of an annual tradition, the Tax Foundation once again doesn’t think much of Louisiana’s business tax climate, ranking it 39th on its 2023 State Business Tax Climate Index.

Every Louisiana casino will eventually move inland, gaming chair predicts

Both of downtown Baton Rouge’s river-adjacent casinos are preparing to move inland as part of major upgrades to the properties.