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This glaring weak link threatens development of offshore wind energy
A push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere, but it’s unlikely there will be enough trained and certified workers to fill those positions.
Methanex $1.3B investment in Ascension leads local projects seeking tax breaks
Methanex USA is seeking close to $16.5 million in rebates from Louisiana’s Quality Jobs program on a $1.3 billion investment in Ascension Parish.
Three Capital Region businessmen up for Gulf Coast Entrepreneur of the Year award
Mo Vij with 365Labs and Chad Kalland and Kenny Rouse with Vecta Environmental Services have been named finalists for the 2023 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award for the Gulf Coast.
New rule will make it more expensive to buy a home if you have...
A new rule taking effect May 1 is going to make it more expensive for people with good credit scores to buy a home.
Roundup: ‘National Treasure’ / Manufacturing expansion / AI crackdown / AM correction
Canceled: After one 10-episode season filmed heavily in Baton Rouge, Disney's National Treasure: Edge of History has been canceled, according to The Advocate. The...
Committee advances tax proposals that would cost local governments millions
Tax proposals that could cost the state and local governments millions of dollars, but may benefit businesses, quietly advanced out of a state Senate committee Monday.
Louisiana and Texas poised to capture the carbon capture sweepstakes
The success or failure of a rapidly growing carbon capture, use and storage, or CCUS sector is shaping up to be a matter of survival for the oil and gas industry as the world treads down the “energy transition” path, according to Forbes.
Jim Patterson: Building pathways to success in Louisiana
Louisiana’s job market is strong. Job openings number in the tens of thousands. Employers across our state are doing everything they can to invest...
Film industry tax credit program clears House committee
An extension of Louisiana’s film tax credit program passed through the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday.
A look at the contenders in this year’s BREW pitch competition
Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week kicks off with a Town Square block party next Monday and builds to Friday’s pitch competition, when four companies vie for $100,000 in angel investment.
LSU’s decades-old faculty governance problem may get a virtual solution
LSU faculty governance is paralyzed by a decades-old oversight system, but a new legislative proposal has stumbled upon a potential solution.
Roundup: Storming the field / Economic predictions / Savings rates
Harsher punishment: The Southeastern Conference is looking at possibly taking away home games or forcing forfeiture for teams whose fans storm the field, rather...
Business leaders’ tone deaf comments are going viral
Several business leaders went viral this week after their attempts at encouragement were received by employees as vitriolic and tone deaf, Axios reports.
Orion Instruments will lay off 73 workers by the end of the year
Baton Rouge-based Orion Instruments will lay off 73 employees by the end of 2023, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with...
Senate committee will begin debating tax proposals on Monday
Several of the tax proposals filed in the state Senate will be taken up by the Senate’s Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee on Monday as legislators gear up to make the most of the odd-numbered year that allows them to tackle tax issues.
Capital Region gains 2,700 jobs in March
The Capital Region saw the most job growth in March of any of the state's nine metropolitan statistical areas, according to the latest seasonally...
With rain in the forecast, Live After Five moving indoors to The Tunnel
The second Live After Five concert for the spring season has been moved indoors thanks to expectations of bad weather, the Downtown Business Association...
Roundup: Banking oversight / Insulin lawsuit / LSU police chief
New tools: The Treasury Department’s risk oversight arm today proposed new tools for spotting issues in the U.S. financial system, more than a month...
Louisiana’s combined local and state sales tax remains the nation’s highest
Louisianans are paying a bigger percentage of sales tax than anyone else in the U.S. at nearly 10%
The Face Place medical spa opens on Perkins Road
New medical spa The Face Place opened in the Garden District on Perkins Road last month, but its owners don’t want it to feel like a doctor’s office.
New medical spa The Face Place opened in the Garden District on Perkins Road last month, but its owners don’t want it to feel like a doctor’s office.
