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This gift and home decor retailer is returning to Juban Crossing
Denham Springs shoppers will soon have a new place to browse Louisiana-made gifts and home décor as End of the Lane prepares to open...
How AI can polish performance reviews, or undermine them
Artificial intelligence is making its way into one of management’s most sensitive responsibilities: performance reviews, The Wall Street Journal writes.
While AI tools can help...
Consumer confidence edges higher following January slump
The American consumer’s confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer...
US private school tuition will soon average more than $50,000 a year
U.S. private school tuition is closing in on a once-unthinkable milestone: $50,000 a year, Bloomberg writes.
A new S&P Global Ratings report shows average day-school...
Speedy Eats eyes expansion with new stores and an Aramark partnership
Baton Rouge startup Speedy Eats is preparing to roll out a new generation of autonomous food stores, with units bound for a college campus...
As legal pressures mount, DEI gets a strategic reset
After more than 100 lawsuits challenged corporate diversity initiatives in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 affirmative action ruling, many organizations have...
Louisiana LNG terminal projects are caught in US-Korea trade crossfire
A U.S. request for South Korea to invest in Louisiana’s liquefied natural gas industry has emerged as a flashpoint in trade negotiations, with President...
The hidden cost of a frozen housing market
A frozen housing market is rippling through U.S. manufacturing, squeezing companies that rely on home sales and remodeling for higher-margin products, The Wall Street...
Roundup: St. George Comp Plan / Mortgage rates / More layoffs
Public meeting: The city of St. George will host its second Stakeholder Dialogue on March 1 as part of its Comprehensive Plan 2050 process....
Why Louisiana’s budget stability may be short-lived
Louisiana is heading toward a structural deficit driven by tax changes, rising incarceration costs and shifting federal obligations, according to Jan Moller, executive director...
From access to impact: School choice debate pivots to results
School choice programs are expanding rapidly nationwide, with at least 17 states expected to offer universal access by next year, but the growth comes...
Renovation to start at site that will house BLDG 5’s second restaurant
Construction is set to begin on a second location of restaurant BLDG 5 after the company announced plans that it would be opening a...
Louisiana sees dip in initial unemployment claims
Initial unemployment claims 02/14/26
Continued unemployment claims 02/14/26
Roundup: New global tariff / Hurricane season / AI-powered cyberattacks
Second life: President Donald Trump will impose a 10% global tariff under a different authority to replace those thrown out by the Supreme Court...
Tariff pain may persist for some furniture retailers despite court ruling
The Supreme Court may have struck down President Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” but for many small furniture retailers, the pressure isn’t easing, CNBC...
$133B in refunds? Trump’s tariff haul is at risk following SCOTUS decision
The Supreme Court has thrown roughly $133 billion in tariff revenue into uncertainty, striking down a key legal basis for President Donald Trump’s sweeping...
Inflation heats up again, complicating the Fed’s path to rate cuts
A key inflation gauge accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly a year, showing how prices are still rising more quickly than...
American Cruise Lines makes long-term bet on Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge officials on Wednesday announced a 20-year agreement with American Cruise Lines that is expected to bring roughly 100 boat dockings annually to...
US housing demand drops to its lowest level since 2001
U.S. housing demand opened the year on a sour note, with pending home sales falling 0.8% in January to the lowest level in data...
The latest on Nexus’ relocation to downtown
Nexus Louisiana remains on track to relocate its headquarters to 440 on Third Street in downtown Baton Rouge this summer, with construction now underway,...
