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News roundup: Marathon says Garyville refinery on track … Recession reducing tax revenues for governments

Fueling up: Marathon Oil Corp. says the expansion of its Garyville refinery is 91%...

GM Shreveport plant sees 215 leave

The General Motors Co. plant in Shreveport, which is scheduled to close no later...

Sales tax holiday is Friday, Saturday

The annual Louisiana sales tax holiday will be Friday and Saturday. Most retail purchases...

Catholic group buys radio station

A local nonprofit has reached a deal to buy WPYR-AM and plans to change...

Economic stress going up in B.R., but still below average

An analysis of economic stress across the U.S. found that the conditions in the...

Levine says state Medicaid match threatened by Katrina money

Louisianans benefited immensely from recovery aid after Hurricane Katrina, but the “very temporary” spike...
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The Business Report Calendar is open to events of general interest to the Capital...

News roundup: LHC Group expands … Jones named to Arts Council board … Shakeup in listing of biggest restaurant chains

Lafayette company boosts presence: Home health provider LHC Group Inc. entered into two ventures...

U.S. construction spending rises unexpectedly; manufacturing activity up

A double dose of hopeful economic news was released today. Construction spending rose for...

Louisiana puts $80 million in CDs

The state Treasury Department held its third quarterly online auction of the year for...