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

Red-hot summer job market awaits teens as employers sweat

Mary Jane Riva, CEO of the Pizza Factory, has a cautionary message for her customers this summer: Prepare to wait longer for your Hawaiian pie or calzone.

Developer of The Main Lobby planning Mid City rooftop bar 

The Baton Rouge investor behind downtown’s The Main Lobby is planning another rooftop bar and lounge for Mid City,

Entergy donates $1M to jump-start community college student aid program 

Entergy Louisiana today announced it will provide $1 million over three years to the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation to jump-start the MJ Foster Promise Program,

Restaurants adding new fees in place of raising menu prices 

Rather than raise menu prices in response to inflation, some restaurants are adding new fees and surcharges to customers’ checks, according to The Wall Street Journal. 

Law firms are branching out beyond attorneys to stay competitive  

Behavioral scientists, data experts, journalists and cops are four professions that are being brought together in, of all places, law firms, The Wall Street Journal reports. 

Rick Ward’s Senate district offers rare pickup opportunity for Democrats

District 17 has a history of electing Democrats, and while it has trended more Republican lately, it’s not a slam dunk for the GOP.
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Is your company’s hiring process costing you talent? 

As the Great Resignation persists, job seekers are looking for better wages, better benefits, and better remote work options. They’re also losing patience with cumbersome hiring processes. 

Lawmakers ask Gov. Edwards to testify in Ronald Greene probe

As reported in a Daily Report news alert earlier today, Louisiana lawmakers have asked...

How would a new Mississippi River bridge in Iberville change development patterns?

State officials haven’t yet come up with a funding plan for a new Mississippi River bridge in the Capital Region, and a final location for the proposed bridge hasn’t been selected. 

State Sen. Rick Ward of Port Allen leaving Legislature for private sector  

State Sen. Rick Ward, R-Port Allen, today announced plans to leave his Senate seat for a “good opportunity in the private sector,” WBRZ-TV and WVLA NBC Local 33 report. 
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