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Nexus restructures its board as part of a rebranding effort
Nexus Louisiana has unveiled a newly structured, industry-led board of directors and expanded leadership team, marking a significant step in the organization's ongoing evolution...
When adoption leads, AI succeeds
For most executives, the hardest part of AI adoption isn’t choosing the right tools—it’s preparing the organization to use them well. As Business Report...
Roundup: Pending home sales / Auto exports / School funding
February rise: Pending home sales in the U.S. rose in February for the first time in three months, as lower mortgage rates and slower...
City-parish says its retiree health plan shift is saving $15M annually
Last year, the city-parish announced a plan to shift retirees from its traditional employer-sponsored health plan to a Medicare Advantage plan. Doing so, officials...
The inflation fight just got harder for the Fed
Federal Reserve officials are once again grappling with fresh disruptions that threaten to derail progress on inflation, now in its fifth year above the...
From boutiques to Botox: Services reshape US retail space
When shoppers leave the house, they’re more likely to go to a Botox appointment or boxing class than a traditional retail shop, The Wall...
Roundup: Live Nation antitrust trial / Peloton’s new venture / Flight disruptions
Resuming: The antitrust trial of Live Nation and Ticketmaster resumed Monday in a New York federal court with 36 states remaining in the case...
Who’s building and who’s buying in Greater Baton Rouge
The latest property transactions and issued permits in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes
East Baton Rouge Parish
Local investor Michael Divincenti Jr. purchased...
Why Loadstar’s Brian Haymon chose the riskier path
When Brian Haymon created his own grassroots, from-the-ground-up company at the age of 57, he didn’t want it to be just another 2.0 version...
How the data center boom is reshaping commercial real estate
For the first time, U.S. construction spending on data centers has surpassed spending on office buildings, reflecting surging demand for computing power fueled by...
Black women lead fastest-growing segment of US entrepreneurs
Black women are launching businesses at a faster rate than any other demographic in the U.S., driven in part by layoffs, stalled promotions and...
JPMorgan aims to fill the startup banking void after SVB collapse
JPMorgan Chase is aggressively expanding its push into startup banking, aiming to fill the void left by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in...
Louisiana sees slight drop in initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment claims 03/07/26
Continued unemployment claims 03/13/26
How the Greater Baton Rouge residential market performed in February
Greater Baton Rouge's housing market posted a mixed but generally steady performance in February, with higher sales activity and rising prices offset by a...
Competition among vendors pushes crawfish prices down
Retail crawfish prices across south Louisiana have declined in recent weeks even as tight supply continues to keep wholesale dock prices steady, according to...
Global LNG scramble intensifies as Middle East war disrupts supply
The war in the Middle East is intensifying a global scramble for liquefied natural gas after disruptions shut down Qatar’s massive Ras Laffan export...
Roundup: US job openings / Retail prices rising / Rotary speaker
January increase: U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a time when the American labor market has...
Meet Renita Williams Thomas, Business Report’s Executive of the Year
Renita Williams Thomas had parented five children and spent years as a pediatric nurse before she understood the impossible choice facing parents of medically...
New filings detail McGlinchey Stafford’s finances before bankruptcy
Documents filed Thursday in McGlinchey Stafford’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy case provide new details on the once-prominent law firm’s recent finances.
Bankruptcy schedules filed Thursday show...
Roundup: Baton Rouge Zydeco / Rising airfares / Jones Act
War impacts merchandise: The Baton Rouge Zydeco say the team’s St. Patrick's Day jerseys will not be delivered in time for the team’s St....
