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Roundup: GOP registration / US job growth / Lawsuit against Google
Now leading in Louisiana: The Louisiana Republican Party announced that Republicans have surpassed Democrats in total registered voters in the state for the first...
BTR expects a red-hot holiday travel rush
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport expects one of its busiest Fourth of July travel periods in recent years, with passenger traffic projected to climb 10%...
AI data center boom creates an unlikely winner: The small-engine maker
The rapid build-out of AI data centers is creating an unexpected surge in demand for reciprocating internal combustion engines, as developers struggle to secure...
How Hyundai’s planned $6B steel mill could reshape low-carbon steel production
Hyundai’s proposed $6 billion steel mill in Louisiana is positioned as a significant step toward lower-carbon steel production in the U.S., Louisiana Illuminator reports.
Instead...
US opts to renegotiate rather than extend North American trade pact
The U.S. has chosen not to extend the current review cycle of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, opting instead to pursue negotiations for a revised...
Local pharma CEO says Hikma v. Amarin ruling brings clarity, not new opportunities
A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling could give generic pharmaceutical companies greater protection from patent lawsuits, but Baton Rouge pharmaceutical executive Keith LaNasa says...
Air Products scraps $4.5 billion Ascension Parish project
Pennsylvania-based Air Products announced Tuesday that it is scrapping its plans to develop the $4.5 billion Louisiana Clean Energy Complex in Ascension Parish.
The company...
Roundup: New defense program / Ford recall / Lawsuit against Meta
Tech corps: The U.S. is creating a tech force program to recruit hundreds of software engineers and embed them directly within military units. The...
FMOL Health pegs Cancer Institute investment at $70M, shares timeline
FMOL Health expects to invest roughly $70 million to transform the former Bone & Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge building into a new home...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
Here are the latest issued permits and property transactions in East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes.
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The East Baton Rouge Parish...
‘LaPolitics’: Hotly contested DA races are emerging across the state
Every district attorney’s office in Louisiana will be on the ballot in this fall’s elections.
While incumbents generally will have the upper hand, hotly contested...
New Fed chair’s vision: A leaner, faster, more modern central bank
Kevin Warsh, the new Federal Reserve chair, is proposing a broad restructuring of how the central bank operates, aiming to make it more streamlined,...
Visit Baton Rouge’s new headquarters project hits a snag
Visit Baton Rouge's plans to relocate its headquarters into a historic downtown building on Lafayette Street have been delayed after construction bids exceeded the...
Roundup: First Tuesday volunteers / Hybrid sales surge / Comcast splits
Emerge campus refresh: On July 7, more than 200 volunteers from businesses across Greater Baton Rouge will serve at The Emerge School for Autism,...
How six venture capital giants are reshaping startup financing
The venture capital landscape is becoming increasingly concentrated, with six megafirms— Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founders Fund and General...
These brands are turning the World Cup into a global marketing engine
Brands are increasingly treating the World Cup as a global, multimonth marketing platform rather than a traditional sports sponsorship, using its massive international audience...
Roundup: Oil prices fall / Trump’s approval ratings / Hyundai recall
Supply concerns ease: Oil prices fell on Friday as concerns eased over potential disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent and West Texas Intermediate...
A snapshot of how Baton Rouge’s casinos performed in May
Baton Rouge's casino market rebounded in May, with all three gaming properties posting month-over-month revenue gains and combined receipts climbing over $28 million, according...
Can Intel complete its comeback? AI may be its second chance
Intel is mounting a comeback under CEO Lip-Bu Tan after years of declining sales, manufacturing delays and financial losses that left the once-dominant chipmaker...
Saturday’s Senate runoff will put Trump’s endorsement of Letlow to the test
Louisiana Republicans will nominate a candidate for the U.S. Senate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy...
