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Higher pay No. 1 reason workers are leaving for new jobs

Over the past year, millions of workers have quit their jobs because of burnout, bad hours and a desire for more flexibility.

Baton Rouge-based firm buys downtown apartments for nearly $8M

Baton Rouge-based A.C. Lewis Management bought the River Palms Apartments on North Third Street for $7.9 million in a deal Thursday.

LSU, b1BANK partner on veterans’ initiative, commercial banking scholarship

LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business will partner with b1BANK to establish an Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans, LSU announced today.

Ascension weighs development changes before scheduled end of moratorium

Ascension Parish government will hold public meetings next week to discuss potential changes to its development code.

Edwards draws both praise and criticism after congressional map veto

Voting rights advocates have praised Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ decision to veto a congressional redistricting plan that didn’t create a second majority-Black district, but they've also criticized the Democratic governor for allowing legislative district maps that don’t increase minority representation to become law.

LSU professor increasing smartphone privacy through user’s grip

An LSU professor is working to create and commercialize smartphone technology that would enhance privacy and security by preventing phones from displaying personal information to users who aren’t the phone’s owner.
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Louisiana climate task force sets eyes on federal dollars

The Louisiana governor’s Climate Initiatives Task Force met Wednesday for the first time since unanimously passing a climate action plan in January, the first of its kind in the Gulf South.

BREW: Critical thinking leads to powerful results in business

In a world of popular partisan news outlets and social media algorithms that create echo chambers, it’s important for business leaders and entrepreneurs to employ critical thinking, says Don Monistere, CEO and president of General Informatics.

Was the $800B PPP worth the cost?

Now, almost two years after the program made its debut, the question is what taxpayers got for the $800 billion.

Former Livingston paintball park plans to reopen in East Baton Rouge

Guerilla Warfare Paintball, which closed in Walker this summer, plans to reopen in East Baton Rouge Parish, with an application for the park going in front of the planning commission in April.