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

Essay: Making Baton Rouge a creative epicenter of the South 

For Business Report’s 40th anniversary edition, we asked nine community leaders and young professionals...

LSU attracts two top cybersecurity professors 

LSU today announced it has hired two of the country’s top cybersecurity experts as...

George’s under the Perkins Road overpass sells for $540K; future plans unclear

George’s restaurant under the Perkins Road overpass has sold for $540,000 to Maestri Murrell...

Five developments in flood hazard areas on Planning Commission agenda

The Planning and Zoning Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish today will consider advancing five developments that are partially or fully in federally designated flood hazard areas. 

How to know if you are paying your employees fairly and competitively  

Getting compensation right is hard, especially when it comes to the most junior staff...

H&E Equipment Services acquiring Illinois industrial provider 

Baton Rouge-based H&E Equipment Services today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Illinois-based One Source Equipment Rental. 
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Baton Rouge added 1,900 jobs in August from July

Baton Rouge added 1,900 jobs in August, according to seasonally adjusted data released today...

Protecting Capital Region’s aquifer could include reducing industrial use by 90%

Efforts to protect the aquifer that provides much of the Capital Region’s drinking water could include working with industry to reduce its groundwater use to about 10% of the current level. 

Louisiana in top 10 nationally for most workers quitting their jobs

A higher percentage of workers are quitting their jobs in Louisiana than in most...

US homebuyers increasingly paying cash 

More homebuyers are paying cash and avoiding taking out mortgages, in what could be a longer-term structural change for the real estate market. 
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