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Grassroots movements can transform Baton Rouge, speaker says
Baton Rouge is a place where if you want to lead, you can.
Capital Region home flippers saw higher profits in 2022
Capital Region home flippers realized an average profit of $65,000 in 2022, compared to $50,000 the previous year, new data shows.
Roundup: ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ / Party swap / Vaccine mandate
Wending its way: U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s “Parents Bill of Rights” passed the House today. The bill would give parents more power over school...
CF Industries buying IPL’s south Louisiana ammonia complex for $1.7B
CF Industries Holdings Inc. announced Monday that it has signed a definitive purchase agreement with Incitec Pivot Limited for Iits ammonia production complex in...
SVB collapse has frozen capital markets
The capital markets have been on ice since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reports.
A new pop-up market series is heading to Mid City Beer Garden
The independent gallery curators of Ellemnop.Art and the owners of Mid City Beer Garden will join forces next month to host the Beer Garden...
Construction begins on first of three apartment complexes by same developer
Construction is underway for the Waters at Millerville, a 295-unit apartment community being built on the last 13-acres of Windy Gladney’s Millerville development.
Salary range, political concerns delay search for new EBR library director
The search for the East Baton Rouge Parish Library system’s next leader is on pause, which the assistant director attributes to an uncompetitive salary structure and political controversy.
Roundup: Mortgage rates / TikTok CEO / Walmart layoffs
Falling: The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the second straight week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported today that the benchmark 30-year rate...
Mississippi wants restrictions on spillway openings, but corps fighting back
A federal judge's ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must consult with federal fisheries experts before opening the Bonnet Carre spillway
In a slowing economy, companies beginning to see remote work as a liability
Companies trying to run leaner and more efficiently are deploying familiar strategies from past downturns, and some are now taking new aim at their employees’ work-from-home arrangements, The Wall Street Journal reports.
How Elifin Realty is building a company where employees don’t want to leave
It’s been difficult not to notice the proliferation of Elifin Realty signs on Baton Rouge commercial properties in the last few years. The homegrown...
What small business leaders need to know about the current, wacky job market
Despite the news this week that Amazon is laying off thousands of workers, the jobs picture remained stronger than expected in February—contributing mixed signals...
Baton Rouge community banks seeing little impact from financial institution failures
Baton Rouge bank leaders say they’ve seen little negative impact regionally as fear continues to dominate the larger national banking industry.
Oil and gas workers anxious over job security, safety issues
Oil and gas workers say they are anxious over job security, pay and safety, according to a survey from True Transition
Violent crime is down and ‘downtown is safe,’ Baton Rouge police chief says
“Downtown is safe,” Paul said, adding that downtown has never been a crime hotspot in his five years as chief.
Roundup: LSU job fair / State House race / Mortgage applications
Recruiting opportunity: LSU’s Olinde Career Center is hosting a career fair April 12 for students from all majors who are searching for full-time, part-time...
Why some companies are banning ChatGPT
Office drama is brewing over when employees—and their bosses—are allowed to use ChatGPT software at work.
Louisiana continues setting records for job openings
There were around 178,000 job openings in Louisiana in January, the most the state has had for that month since at least 2001, new...
Sports apparel retail chain planning to open a store on Siegen later this year
Sports apparel retailer Rally House announced today its plans to open a store in Siegen Lane Marketplace later this year.
