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East Baton Rouge Parish School Board buys Rieger Road property for $8.5M

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board bought a large vacant lot on Reiger Road near Siegen Lane and Interstate 10 for $8.5 million

Workplace gossip can improve a company’s culture 

Working in person is back and with it comes the commutes, dress codes and office gossip. 

Public companies going private as buyers seize on stock market declines 

More public companies are going private as deal-makers look to use the capital they...

Metro Council agenda includes $7.5M wastewater project

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council on Wednesday will consider spending $2.5 million...

Women in Business Q&A: The one thing every leader needs

The 2022 Influential Women in Business luncheon featured a Q&A session with questions ranging from how they are able to gain confidence to how they balance work and family to what is the worst advice young women entering the workforce are getting.

Try tossing a yellow flag to get meetings back on topic  

At Addigy, a Miami-based software company that specializes in Apple device management, they've come up with a way to snap speakers back on point: tossing a yellow flag, Inc. reports. 
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Legislature considers repealing some license requirements for housing subcontractors 

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a proposal that would repeal certain licensing requirements for residential construction subcontractors.

BTR passenger numbers continue to climb, but rising ticket prices seen as threat

Travel demand continues to increase at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport but inflation and airline staffing issues could hold numbers back in coming months.

Entrepreneur responds to getting fired by launching award-winning business

Lameika Washington started in the security business as a teenager and worked her way up the ladder, making a lot of money for other people in the process. 

Alford: Local elections officials have own concerns over redistricting maps

Already there has been one municipal-level election held, voided and rescheduled for June 4 due to the late arrival of a redistricting plan.