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How to communicate difficult news with your team
It’s natural to want to dodge the tough work of sharing bad news with your team at work.
After all, who wants to tell a...
Postlethwaite & Netterville CEO says acquisition is all about ‘opportunity’
Company executives say the deal allowing for Baton Rouge-based Postlethwaite & Netterville to be acquired by New York-based EisnerAmper was centered around providing more services.
Capital Region sees more foreclosure activity than national average
Foreclosure filings were more common in the Baton Rouge area in March than in the nation as a whole, new data shows.
Roundup: 225GIVES / US home sales / Mike Lindell
Donate now: Early giving for the Capital Area United Way’s third 225GIVES fundraiser opened today and will run through May 3 in advance of...
Louisiana workers’ pay has risen sharply in recent months
Louisiana workers saw their median annual wages reach $54,300 in March—the highest since at least October 2020—according to research from the ADP Research Institute.
Small businesses rallying against Biden’s proposed tax hikes
More than 11,000 small business leaders have rallied together in a petition to protest the tax hikes proposed in President Joe Biden's latest proposed budget.
Eight Capital Region small businesses chosen for Shell’s accelerator program
A handful of entrepreneurs from the Capital Region have been selected to take part in Shell's business accelerator program, the company announced today.
Chuck Spicer says leading OLOL has reignited his intellectual curiosity
Chuck Spicer, Baton Rouge market president for Our Lady of the Lake Health, says that stepping into his role last fall has reignited his intellectual curiosity.
Judge moves up trial date for Stanford victims’ suit against state agency
More than 900 victims of Allen Stanford’s multibillion dollar fraud who are suing a state agency won’t have to wait quite as long as first thought for their day in court.
Is a George Clooney project coming to Baton Rouge? State official tosses teaser
Something is coming to Baton Rouge that actor George Clooney is involved with, according to a state official. But what?
Patrick Mulhearn, senior director of...
Roundup: Pregnancy bill / Facebook settlement / Mortgage demand
Recouping costs: The House Civil Law and Procedure Committee moved forward a bill that would allow Louisiana mothers to recuperate half of the out-of-pocket,...
More than 43% of Stephen Waguespack’s campaign funding for governor comes from anonymous donors
Former business lobbyist Stephen Waguespack and his supporters this week have touted their ability to raise $3.1 million,
Home sale prices falling nationally, but what about in the Capital Region?
While home sale prices might be falling nationwide, they continue to climb in the Capital Region.
Baton Rouge’s Smalls Sliders continues to expand
After opening a Smalls Sliders in Denham Springs two weeks ago, franchisee Blain Bech has his eyes on Baton Rouge for future expansion.
Elifin expands into Midwest with office in Columbus, Ohio
Baton Rouge-based commercial real estate firm Elifin Realty has expanded to Columbus, Ohio.
See how much Baton Rouge’s riverboat casinos raked in during March
Baton Rouge’s three riverboat casinos collected a combined 16% more in revenue during March than in February, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Iconic Spanish Town store primed for another rebirth
Known for most of its history as Capitol Grocery, Baton Rouge’s oldest store—located in its oldest neighborhood—first opened in 1914.
Roundup: Hemp products / Southwest Airlines / FTC crackdown
Louisiana lawmakers today debated legislation to pull currently legal THC products off of shelves, saying the Legislature was hoodwinked into legalizing consumable hemp products with enough of the chemical—a form of which is also found in marijuana—to make users high.
Virginia-based ship agency T. Parker Host moving its headquarters to Avondale
Ship agency, stevedoring and terminal operations company T. Parker Host is relocating its headquarters from Norfolk, Virginia, to south Louisiana, according to Biz New Orleans.
Jeff Landry continues to dwarf his gubernatorial opponents in funding
As the 2023 governor's election nears, the campaign war chest of Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry has far surpassed the cash on hand of the state's five other prominent gubernatorial candidates—combined.
