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Deadline looms for federal coronavirus business loan programs
Several federal loan programs established by the CARES Act in response to the economic downturn brought on by pandemic closures will end within the...
BRAC dashboard: Weekly unemployment claims dip to lowest level since before COVID-19
Weekly combined unemployment claims in the Capital Region are the lowest they’ve been since the outset of the pandemic, according to the Baton Rouge...
Louisiana administers its first COVID-19 vaccines
Louisiana administered its first coronavirus vaccines this morning to health care workers at Ochsner Health's Jefferson Parish medical center as Gov. John Bel Edwards...
Virus roundup …
• As the country approaches the once-unthinkable threshold of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths this week, experts fear the country is hurtling nonstop toward the next...
Poise’n Ivy, a local retail institution, closing after 55 years of business
Poise’n Ivy, the longtime women’s clothing boutique on Highland Road near Kenilworth, is closing after 55 years of business.
Who is essential? Meatpackers, airlines among those seeking vaccine priority
The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is sending big industries jostling to persuade public-health officials and state leaders that their workers are more essential than...
US businesses grapple with how to get employees inoculated
U.S. workers could soon face choices such as free COVID-19 shots and a cash bonus if all get immunized, or those unwilling to be...
Congress looks to amend PPP rules in wake of big businesses getting loans
Ongoing revelations about how big businesses and chains were able to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from the Paycheck Protection Program...
As cost of living becomes key remote working metric, how does Baton Rouge fare?
Cost of living, one of the primary quality-of-life factors people and companies consider in making living and locating decisions, has become a more important...
Baton Rouge law firms cancel large office holiday parties, redirect funds
Many of Baton Rouge’s biggest law firms—typically known for their large office holiday parties in swanky hotels and banquet halls—are readjusting their plans this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as Louisiana sees a spike in cases.
With no concerts or conventions, Raising Cane’s River Center fights to hang on
The Raising Cane’s River Center had a lot riding on 2020. The previous five years had seen a steady decline in the number of events at the facility’s arena, exhibition hall and theater, and it was losing a little less than $1 million a year on average.
Gov. Edwards talks vaccine plans at White House event
Meeting with other governors at a White House event Tuesday, Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana expects to quickly administer its first two weeks...
LSU bucking post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge
Despite fast-rising increases in COVID-19 cases across much of the state, LSU seems to be dodging an on-campus surge due to a decision made...
BRAC economic indicators: Jobless claims back to pre-lockdown levels
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its COVID-19 economic indicator report, which examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the...
Supply chain disruptions lead to frustrations, higher costs for homebuilders
Though the COVID-19 economic crisis has helped, not hurt, the housing market, homebuilders say supply chain disruptions and cost increases caused by the pandemic...
Louisiana officials urge embrace of virus vaccine
With a coronavirus vaccine expected to be widely available within months, Louisiana's governor and public health leaders are looking ahead to the latest pandemic...
Juban’s Creole Restaurant faces uncertainty; UFC Gym to close Perkins location
With no reopening date in sight, the future of Juban’s Creole Restaurant on Perkins Road remains cloudy.
Baton Rouge hotels suffer through slow November with little hope for better December
While many Americans may have disregarded the advice of public health officials and traveled over the Thanksgiving holiday, the activity does not appear to...
Vivid illustration of a company’s pandemic pivot
Facing declining business during the pandemic, Vivid Ink Graphics made rapid changes to not only stabilize the company but to also help it grow.
BRAC indicators show less travel, dip in fuel sales Thanksgiving week
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today released its latest COVID-19 economic indicator report that examines and assesses the impact of the pandemic on the...
