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Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Goodwill Technical College building on...
Now for sale, 2740 Canal St. is a three-story standalone property in the prestigious Canal Street corridor of New Orleans. Currently configured as a...
Streamline growth with a vCIO, sponsored by Gulf South Technology Solutions
Scaling your business doesn’t have to mean scaling your headaches. A vCIO ensures your IT evolves with you, offering tailored solutions that adapt to...
Roundup: Chinese exports growing / Student truancy / Retail results
Faster than expected: China’s exports last month grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs...
Genesis 360 is expanding with a civil construction firm acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 is expanding its service portfolio after acquiring a heavy civil construction firm.
The company announced its acquisition of Lafayette-based MEAD Heavy...
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal for climate change lawsuits
The nation’s highest court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the...
How the pathway to CEO has widened for CFOs
While the CFO-to-CEO transition may be unusual in tech, it is becoming increasingly common across corporate America, Inc. reports.Â
Next month, Mick Beekhuizen, who joined...
Is the office vacancy rate about to reverse its climb?
While the national office vacancy rate has reached a record high, the tide may soon begin to turn, Fast Company reports.Â
The year-end report from...
Roundup: AI in business / Homeowners insurance / Oil prices
Luncheon speaker: LSU professor Andrew Schwarz, with the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems in the E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration, will...
What effective CEOs do after the first 90 days
While the first 90 days in office may focus on identifying strategic issues and delivering a few quick wins for the company, the period...
Long-term mortgage rates continue an upward climb
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate...
Roundup: Local CEO honored / Consumer expectations / Homeless encampments
Top 50: Jude Melville, CEO of Baton Rouge-based b1Bank, has been named among the top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2024. The Financial Technology...
See the latest rise in unemployment filings in Louisiana
Initial unemployment claims filings are picking up again in Louisiana after dropping some 30% at the very end of last year.Â
Initial claims spiked 20%...
This Houston contracting firm is expanding its presence in the Capital Region
Houston heavy mechanical contracting company Wyatt Field Service is expanding its Louisiana presence.
After outgrowing its Port Allen office, the refining and petrochemical service company...
A homebuilder purchased more than 100 lots to expand this neighborhood
Local homebuilder DSLD just purchased more than 100 lots to expand one of its residential communities in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 108 lots through DSLD...
Will the California wildfires raise Louisiana insurance rates?
Residents hundreds and thousands of miles away may be impacted by the wildfires tearing across Los Angeles as the disaster threatens to make the...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Jobs report / Winter storm
New leadership: Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped Scott Ballard as the next chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors. Ballard, a Covington businessman, was...
Trashman and termite scooper: The unconventional early jobs of some Baton Rouge execs
Ever wonder what CEOs and entrepreneurs were doing before they climbed the corporate ladder? From termite scooper to actress Julia Roberts’ personal assistant, the...
Roundup: California insurance crisis / Hedge funds / Tiger Woods
Mounting: California already faced an insurance crisis before the Los Angeles firestorm began. Now, a preliminary estimate from Morningstar DBRS points to insured losses...
Delaying of rate cuts is putting more pressure on small banksÂ
Larger banks have mostly fared better than smaller ones since last year’s banking crisis that led to the shuttering of three institutions, CNBC reports.
That...
Florida Boulevard tract changes hands for $1M
A parcel containing 11 businesses at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and North Little John Drive recently changed hands.
Builders Center Real Estate Co LLC...
