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Economic partnership still planned for New Orleans

A proposed public-private partnership for economic development in New Orleans is behind schedule but...

Customer care company to hire 100 La. residents

Alpine Access, which provides customer care for everyone from the IRS to Office Depot,...

LSU professor slams excessive salaries

Today's condemnation of bloated corporate CEO salaries as fallout from the economic crisis should...

10 QUESTIONS

Dan Borné is president of the Louisiana Chemical Association, which represents 66 chemical manufacturing...

More bank for the buck

Gulf Coast Bank is offering 5.51% interest on a checking account, a deal that...

New lease on life

The message was short and not sweet.“Even if we could agree on a lease...
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The cold, hard facts

Orders have been slow to materialize. Customers are hesitant to project sales. It’s tough...

Dow syndrome

What’s the downstream impact when a sophisticated industry like Dow Chemical shuts down units...

Torque reform

The hand torque wrench could be history if a new programmable pneumatic version of...

A hard pill to swallow

The conversation about contraceptives often starts with chain-link fences, homemade picket signs and chanting...