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Can the nation’s office market experience a rebound after bottoming out?
The struggling U.S. office property market may be bottoming out, Reuters reports.
Over the last quarter, there has been a string of sales of stressed...
SCOTUS reaffirms two Biden administration environmental regulations
The Supreme Court on Friday left in place two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet warming methane and toxic...
Roundup: Mortgage rates / Spirit Airlines / TOPS scholarship
Spike: The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The...
How would a prolonged dockworkers strike impact Louisiana’s economy?
Striking members of the International Longshoremen’s Association returned to work Friday after the union reached a tentative deal with the United States Maritime Alliance.
Even...
Louisiana sees a dip in initial jobless claims
New unemployment claims in Louisiana dropped around 2.3% for the week ending Sept. 28.
There were 1,664 initial insurance claims filed last week, down from...
Baton Rouge auto dealerships’ sales growth bucks national trend
Third-quarter U.S. vehicle sales fell 1.9% year over year, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week, as high prices on new vehicles and...
Roundup: Refinance demand / Rouses denied / Tax reform plan
Slight cooling: Mortgage rates slightly increased last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a briefly...
Louisiana is rethinking how it leverages federal funds to improve the grid
The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources announced Tuesday that it was directing $249 million for a program aimed to enhance the state’s...
The owner of La Carreta Mid City is opening a new Mexican restaurant
A new ingredient-centric Mexican restaurant is slated to open in Baton Rouge in November.
William Mealer, the owner of La Carreta Mid City, is developing...
Engineering company is expanding its local presence with this building purchase
Orbital Engineering Inc. is expanding its Capital Region operations with the purchase of a multitenant garden office building at the corner of Lake Sherwood...
This local behavioral services center is expanding to Baker
Children with autism, along with their families, will soon be able to access support in Baker through Rise Behavioral Services.
Rise, which operates a center...
What the latest US jobless claims report indicates
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose modestly last week but remains at a healthy level.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that applications...
Roundup: Nursing shortage / Johnny Adams / Fiscal reform
Record numbers: Southern University’s School of Nursing has made history with the largest class of Black male nurses. The university says 33 Black male...
Is the new Mississippi River bridge project running behind?
Plans for a new Mississippi River bridge in Iberville Parish are moving forward into the environmental evaluation phase, although officials say that the project...
Jenni Peters takes on Baton Rouge’s parks and walking paths
Varsity Sports founder and owner Jenni Peters has a grassroots plan to transform public spaces in Baton Rouge.
She’s launched Envision Baton Rouge, a collaborative...
Meet the new publisher of Georges Media Group
Georges Media Group, the parent company of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, has promoted current president Kevin Hall to be the news organization’s next...
SSA Consultants founder Bill Slaughter dies
William “Bill” Slaughter, founder and president of SSA Consultants, died Wednesday.
After a career in commercial banking, Slaughter formed SSA Consultants, a prominent Baton Rouge...
Grace Hebert Curtis Architects expands into Missouri
Grace Hebert Curtis Architects has acquired Hastings+Chivetta Architects, an architecture firm based in St. Louis.
GHC was formed in June 2019 when Baton Rouge-based Grace...
A look at Gov. Landry’s plan to overhaul the state’s tax system
Gov. Jeff Landry on Tuesday unveiled his plan to address an upcoming budget shortfall and overhaul the state’s tax system.
As WAFB-TV reports, Landry says...
Roundup: Technical difficulties / University Lakes Project / CVS Health layoffs
Hold on: It took 20 minutes for Bureau of Labor Statistics officials to realize that highly anticipated jobs revisions data was not visible to...
