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BREW keynote: ‘Best way to predict the future is to create it’
A pair of keynote speakers shared their journeys and provided perspective and advice on how to survive and thrive during the last day of...
How Baton Rouge stacks up against other metros in equity-rich properties
The Capital Region had the lowest percentage of equity-rich properties in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2024, according to a report released...
Here’s where strains are emerging in consumer spending
Cracks are showing in one of the main pillars keeping the economy out of a recession: resilient spending by U.S. households.
Consumer goods giants from...
Louisiana has joined a lawsuit challenging this EPA rule
Louisiana is among a group of 25 states asking for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to declare the U.S....
Mayor’s River Center plan to be introduced at tonight’s Metro Council meeting
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s plan to redevelop the River Center and build a headquarters hotel is one of many items on the Metro Council’s...
Inflation 2% goal may take longer than expected
A federal reserve official on Wednesday signaled that interest rates likely will need to be held at the two-decade high for longer than previously...
Governor’s potential power over higher ed scaled back
A proposal that would have given the governor unprecedented power over appointed boards and commissions―including the ability to hire university system presidents―was watered down...
Roundup: Committee of 100 / Graduation / Hurricane ready
Reconsider: The Committee of 100 on Wednesday asked members of the Louisiana Senate to restore more than $24 million to the Child Care Assistance...
Element 25 secures site for EV battery component refinery in Ascension Parish
A proposed electric vehicle battery component refinery is one step closer to becoming a reality in Ascension Parish.
Element 25 Ltd., an Australian mining company,...
Supreme Court is asked to decide the fate of Louisiana’s congressional map
Voting rights advocates filed an emergency motion Wednesday asking the Supreme Court to keep a new Louisiana congressional map in place for this year’s...
See which tort reform measures remain stalled in the Senate
A pair of bills intended to cool Louisiana’s litigation climate have stalled in the Senate after passing with majorities in the House, the Center...
Baton Rouge sales tax collections grow in February
February East Baton Rouge Parish General 2% Sales and Use Tax by Holly Duchmann
Roundup: Peloton / Title IX lawsuit / Interstate 12 closure
Throwing a lifeline: A number of private equity firms are considering a buyout of Peloton as the fitness company looks to refinance its debt...
What is driving younger Americans into debt?
Debt for Gen Z consumers is rising and can have long-lasting effects, The WSJ reports.
The rising debt reflects a surge in inflation for younger...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana names new CEO
A longtime health insurance executive is taking over the top spot at Baton Rouge-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana.
The Louisiana insurer’s board...
Gordon McKernan is developing a new podcast studio
Prominent Baton Rouge injury attorney Gordon McKernan is in the process of developing a new podcast studio at his office on Hilton Avenue.
The office,...
Johnson meets with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene amid ousting effort
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene plan to meet privately Tuesday amid her calls for him to resign or...
Can Louisiana lawmakers create a new congressional map in time for the elections?
Federal judges have directed state lawyers to determine whether the Legislature could draw up a new map in time for this year’s elections.
The order...
BREW kicks off this week
Nexus Louisiana’s 13th annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off Tuesday with a full day of sessions and a pitch competition.
BREW, slated to run...
These are the five most in-demand marketing skills according to LinkedIn
New skills data from LinkedIn’s 2024 Global Marketing Jobs Outlook report show which skills represent the biggest areas of opportunity for marketing professionals who...
