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IRS starts expansions of free Direct File program
Direct File, the IRS’s new free electronic tax-filing system, will become a permanent program and expand to more taxpayers starting next year, the Wall...
Baton Rouge-based onigiri pop-up concept sees success
After popping up for their first event in February, Oni Onigiri has expanded to pop-up in local breweries and music venues and has plans...
New sports facility aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for area athletes
Total Diamond Performance is expanding to a second location, with a goal of being one of the area’s most high-tech sports facilities.
TDP announced on...
This Baton Rouge lawyer was suspended for claiming to be god-king
Baton Rouge attorney Edward Moses Jr. faces disciplinary action from the Louisiana Supreme Court after he was accused of filing multiple frivolous lawsuits that...
Roundup: Gulf Coast Amtrak / EBRPSS budget / Protest restrictions
All aboard: While the restoration of Amtrak service to the Gulf Coast is still planned, the project is hitting snags with the city of...
Economic growth slowed but consumers are still spending. Here’s why
The U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the...
See which airline is refocusing on its business travel clients
American Airlines is backing away from a strategy that executives say drove away lucrative corporate customers and dragged down the airline’s revenue, the Wall...
Once considered a necessity, more homeowners are skipping out on insurance
Rising insurance prices and a pull-out of insurance companies from servicing disaster-prone areas are leaving more homeowners without insurance, the Washington Post reports.
Some 12%...
Unemployment is rising in most metros
Unemployment rates were higher in more than three-quarters of metropolitan areas in the US last month compared with a year ago, Bloomberg reports.
The jobless...
Here is a three-step approach to fostering effective leaders
A three-step approach that prioritizes transparency, includes concrete examples, and documents insights is critical to helping cultivate growth and empower effective leaders, Inc. reports.
Finding...
Roundup: EV Jeep / Crime scene law / Lane Grigsby
Affordable: Stellantis plans to offer a $25,000 all-electric Jeep vehicle in the U.S. “very soon” to better attract mainstream consumers amid slower-than-expected EV adoption....
Wisconsin is helping entrepreneurs and startups with a new fund
Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin’s economic development agency on Wednesday announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies...
This downtown eatery is moving to Denham Springs
Cafe Mimi, a downtown breakfast and lunch spot with an emphasis on Vietnamese fare, is closing its doors at the end of the week—but...
How marketers can adapt to AI-powered searches
While Google has established itself as the access point of the Internet for millions of consumers, Harvard Business Review writes that large language models...
Roundup: Oil prices / Chevron acquisition / Food desert veto
Texas gold: Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.11 to $79.83 per barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for July delivery rose $1.12 to...
Bernhard Capital Partners acquiring Colorado-based government tech firm
Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners announced Tuesday that its dedicated government services platform has acquired Apogee Engineering, a government technology services provider.
Colorado-based Apogee specializes...
Genesis 360 awarded $16.7M coastal protection contract
Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 has secured a $16.7 million contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for construction work in the Galveston Harbor...
See what’s going on in Zachary’s Americana development
The massive traditional neighborhood development Americana in Zachary got its start more than a decade ago.
That expansion shows no signs of slowing.
Just last month,...
See how many jobs the Capital Region added last month
The Capital Region saw the highest year-over-year growth of jobs added in April, according to the latest figures from Lousiana’s Workforce Commission.
The Baton Rouge...
Consumer confidence rises for first time since winter
U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in May for the first time in four months, Bloomberg reports.
The Conference Board’s gauge of sentiment shows that views...
