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Mid-market companies looking at AI as a way to weather a potential downturn
Leaders of middle-market companies are feeling confident that artificial intelligence can lift their prospects for 2024, even while they prepare for a possible economic...
What can legislators do to lower auto insurance rates in Louisiana?
While Louisiana's property insurance crisis has commanded center stage since a rash of powerful hurricanes ravaged the coast and bayou country in 2020 and...
Roundup: Anti-theft measures / TikTok ban / Red dust site
Porch pirates: Two bills intended to combat theft were taken up by a Louisiana Senate committee on Tuesday. One of the proposed bills would...
The Water Campus is a decade old. What has it accomplished?
It has been a decade since community leaders and local and state government officials gathered at the old municipal dock overlooking the Mississippi River...
Baton Rouge General takes advantage of Entergy’s Power Through program
On Thursday, Baton Rouge General will break ground on a project that will bring whole-facility backup power to its Bluebonnet and Mid City hospitals.
The...
Omnidek announces global debut with partner expansion
Baton Rouge-based Omnidek, a business solutions software company, announced its global debut this week.
Meanwhile, Omnidek partner Sage, an accounting software company, announced it has...
Nexus Louisiana takes a first step toward finding a new leader
Nexus Louisiana is looking for an executive search firm to spearhead recruitment in finding its next leader.
The Nexus board of directors recently approved an...
Waste Pro acquires Port-Allen based Workbox
Waste collection and disposal company Waste Pro announced Tuesday that it has acquired two divisions of Port Allen-based WorkBox.
Waste Pro’s Baton Rouge and New...
How a business accelerator can turbocharge a startup’s growth
Business accelerators, often termed “startup accelerators” or “startup factories,” are organizations dedicated to fostering the rapid growth of early-stage companies. But are accelerators effective...
Roundup: IBM layoffs / LNG exports / Southwest
Reducing staff: IBM on Tuesday told employees in its marketing and communications division that it’s slashing the size of its staff. The latest cuts...
This commercial space near Drusilla Lane was just purchased for $1.65M
Multitenant commercial office building Brookline Square, in Independence Plaza, was purchased by 9522 Brookline LLC for $1.65 million, according to a deal filed Tuesday...
Here are the changes being proposed for Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government
A new city-parish manager, a chief of staff, and an executive counsel to the Mayor’s Office are three of the changes being proposed by...
US small business optimism weakens over inflation concerns
Confidence among U.S. small businesses weakened unexpectedly in February, as inflation returned as a top concern, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The National Federation of...
How are Louisiana banks faring one year after the banking crisis?
Editor's Note: This article has been updated since its original publication.
In March 2023, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank triggered a series of regional...
Could Baton Rouge get a city-parish manager?
Sweeping changes—including the appointment of a new city-parish manager—could be coming soon to East Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government.
Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet is proposing...
Louisiana unemployment outpaces the national average
Louisiana as a whole—as well as each of its nine metropolitan areas—reported higher unemployment rates for January, according to figures released Monday by the...
New SEC climate rules create cost challenges for CFOs
The Securities and Exchange Commission may have dialed back the extent of its new corporate climate-disclosure rule, but finance chiefs still face plenty of...
Market forces are pushing homebuilders to think smaller
After years of prioritizing large homes, the nation’s biggest and most powerful homebuilders are finally building a greater number of smaller ones, driving a...
Louisiana legislators push back against Biden budget plan
President Joe Biden released his budget request Monday for the upcoming fiscal year, reports Louisiana Illuminator, calling on Congress to stick to the spending...
Roundup: Interstate 12 closure / Reddit IPO / EBR schools resignation
Detour: Part of Interstate 12 eastbound will be temporarily closed later this week as the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development continues on the...
