New dog in town: JDog Junk Removal & Hauling, a Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based company that sells franchises exclusively to military veterans, will open its first location in Baton Rouge next month. Larry Rivers, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam, is opening 10 locations in Louisiana, Arizona and Missouri over the next five years. The company has 40 locations in 10 states and works closely with Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity.
Settlement reached: AT&T and the Communications Workers of America reached a tentative agreement today in contract negotiations that affect about 24,000 wireline workers in nine southeastern states, including Louisiana. The two sides reached negotiations on regional contracts covering AT&T Billing Southeast and Southeast Utility Operations. The contracts must be ratified by the union’s membership in a vote that will happen in the coming days.
Sugar ruling: In a 6-0 vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Mexico’s sugar industry disrupted American producers by putting subsidized sugar on the market. The ruling means an agreement signed by both the U.S. and Mexican governments to prevent subsidized dumping will stay in effect for five more years. Iberia Parish sugarcane farmer Todd Landry testified in Washington on behalf of the sugar industry.
