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Overpass businesses prepare for St. Patrick’s Day parade’s return

The St. Patrick’s Day parade will roll through Baton Rouge, Saturday, March 19, after a two-year hiatus, and, as usual, the businesses under the Perkins overpass stand to benefit greatly.

Transportation infrastructure tops BRAC’s list of legislative priorities

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced the priorities for which the organization will advocate during the 2022 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature, which begins Monday, March 14. 

CEO communication helps create a thriving workplace culture  

CEOs should increase the frequency of their communication to improve the workplace culture.

OLOL: LSU sports medicine partnership can lure talent, improve research

Our Lady of the Lake’s recently announced sports medicine partnership with LSU will serve weekend warriors as well as university athletes and will include rebranding existing clinics, says Dr. Catherine O’Neal, OLOL’s chief medical officer. 

Louisiana higher education officials defend proposed spending increases 

Louisiana higher education officials testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, fielding questions...

Local banks ramping up cybersecurity measures

Though cyber attacks on businesses and government entities have been making news for years, recent breaches involving banks across the country have focused even greater attention on cybersecurity and forced financial institutions to spend more on safeguards, according to local security companies.
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Baton Rouge companies prepare to deal with even higher gasoline prices

As gasoline prices surge, local companies with vehicle fleets are being forced to figure out how to manage the increasing strain on their operating costs.

Companies shelling out for TV ads to recruit workers  

The tight labor market has forced companies to pull out all the stops to...

Sen. Cassidy proposes ‘operation warp speed’ for energy production

Sen. Bill Cassidy is calling for an “operation warp speed” to promote domestic energy production, using the term that was applied to the federal government’s efforts to fast-track development of COVID-19 vaccines. 

Game Coin signs 61 LSU student-athletes to NIL deals 

Baton Rouge-based cryptocurrency company Game Coin today announced it has signed NIL deals with 61 student-athletes from football, men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics and the LSU Tiger Girls Dance Team.