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Roundup: Oil prices / Rotary speaker / Apple releases
Feeling the pain: Oil prices are climbing toward levels that historically strain the global economy as geopolitical tensions disrupt supply. Brent crude briefly approached...
LSU rolls out training programs to meet ‘critical’ construction workforce need
LSU Online on Monday announced it is partnering with the National Center for Construction Education and Research, or NCCER, to expand its professional development...
Local investor buys multiple Government Street properties for redevelopment
Local businessperson Matthew Newman has purchased several properties along Government Street in a roughly $1 million investment aimed at bringing a new retail concept...
Housing proposal threatens build-to-rent business model
A bipartisan housing proposal in the U.S. Senate could reshape the rapidly growing single-family rental market by forcing large institutional investors to sell newly...
How AI is creating a new boom for consultants
Artificial intelligence was once expected to disrupt the consulting industry. Instead, as The Wall Street Journal writes, it is fueling new demand for consultants—at...
Todd Graves adds $23M Hollywood Hills mansion to growing empire
Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves, who launched the chicken finger chain in Baton Rouge at age 22, is drawing fresh attention as his wealth...
Consumers pull back as retail sales dip to start 2026
American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year.
Retail sales fell 0.2% in...
FMOL Health earns global workplace honors from Gallup
Baton Rouge-based FMOL Health has been recognized among the world’s top workplaces by Gallup, earning honors for both employee engagement and strengths-based workplace culture.
The...
How leaders and their teams can stay grounded amid uncertainty
Uncertainty is no longer an occasional disruption. It’s a constant. For business leaders, the challenge isn’t eliminating uncertainty but learning how to lead through...
Roundup: Lake Maurepas pollution study / Oil production / Income tax plan
Professor’s request denied: A Southeastern Louisiana University faculty grievance committee has rejected a chemistry professor’s request to be reinstated to a high-profile Lake Maurepas...
Studyville is expanding with a $1.26M investment
Studyville Enterprises is expanding its Baton Rouge headquarters as the locally founded education technology company grows its digital tutoring platforms and national reach.
The company...
Roundup: Relisting homes / Oil prices / FEMA funds
Jumping back in: Home sellers are relisting properties at the fastest pace in a decade as some who pulled listings last year try again...
Meet Chad Olivier, one of the Capital Region 500
Chad Olivier has been working in the Capital Region financial services industry for more than 25 years. Originally a stockbroker, he pivoted to financial...
Morgan Stanley becomes the latest company to announce mass layoffs
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley is laying off roughly 2,500 employees as job cuts continue this year in the financial sector.
The layoffs at...
Tsunami files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Tsunami, the popular Louisiana sushi brand with restaurants in Baton Rouge, Lafayette and New Orleans, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The voluntary petition...
Roundup: 401(k) savings / Single-family home investors / Tariff refunds
Tapping accounts: Record numbers of Americans are tapping retirement accounts as financial pressures mount. About 6% of workers in Vanguard-administered 401(k) plans took hardship...
Policy uncertainty dominates the Gulf Coast’s energy outlook
Policy uncertainty is now the dominant concern shaping energy investment decisions along the Gulf Coast, outweighing commodity prices, supply or demand.
That’s according to Greg...
State working on benchmark insurance discounts for fortified roofs
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple is working with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to establish a targeted discount rate for homeowners who install...
Why great brands keep pitching, even after the meeting ends
Pitching a company isn’t confined to a single meeting—it’s an ongoing process that begins long before a formal presentation and continues long after it...
