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

Nurturing diverse entrepreneurs is key to addressing business inequality  

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation this month released a four-part strategy for reducing barriers...

Alford: Regular session may be over but the politics linger

The regular session has ended, but the politics produced inside the Capitol over the past three months are going to linger a bit longer. 

Lawmakers approve up to $40M per year for new Mississippi River bridge

The Louisiana Legislature has approved a bill that would dedicate up to $40 million per year for a new Mississippi River bridge crossing in the Baton Rouge area. 

More than 3% of Louisiana’s workforce quit their jobs this spring 

The Great Resignation shows no signs of slowing down.  According to the Bureau of Labor...

Baton Rouge sees decline in homicides but uptick in burglaries 

Homicide is down 10% in Baton Rouge so far this year, following a record-breaking surge of violence last year, Chief of Police Murphy Paul Jr. says. 

Baton Rouge startup planning fully automated pizza kitchen 

Baton Rouge-based startup Speedy Eats is laying the groundwork to create the first fully-automated restaurant in the city,
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Why one company is paying employees to quit 

All good things must come to an end. That's how the co-founders of San Francisco-based software company Lattice, Jack Altman and Eric Koslow, view employee retention. 

WRKF Radio Drama Club brings theater to local airwaves

Once upon a time, before 24-hour news cycles and infinite streaming and social media,...

Oil prices top $120 a barrel despite higher output targets 

Oil prices topped $120 a barrel in choppy trade this morning buoyed by Saudi Arabia raising its July crude prices

Vacant homes in Capital Region just above national average

About 1.4% of the homes in the Baton Rouge metro area are vacant, which tracks closely with the national average of 1.3%, according to a real estate data firm. 
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