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Disruptions ease but CFOs remain focused on building supply chain resiliency
Surging shipping costs, freight logjams and factory disruptions in China over the past few years have laid bare companies’—and their finance chiefs’—need to boost supply chain resilience and adaptability, The Wall Street Journal reports.
What has Jay Ducote been up to since leaving Gov’t Taco?
In the 12 years since Jay Ducote stormed into the south Louisiana food scene, he’s had seemingly boundless energy for new projects.
‘Incident’ at north Louisiana gunpowder facility highlights Pentagon struggles
Nearly two years ago, an errant spark inside a mill in north Louisiana caused an explosion so big it destroyed all the building’s equipment and blew a corrugated fiberglass wall 100 feet.
Media executive urges responsibility, respect amid political polarization
Some of the nation's leading founders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, didn’t think the new Constitution would last more than two decades, notes Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations.
Louisianans might get to vote this fall on replenishing state pension funds
Legislation moving through the Louisiana House would amend the state constitution to mandate higher payments with surplus funds to address unfunded pension liabilities.
Roundup: Veteran entrepreneurs / Debt ceiling bill / Clean hydrogen production
Boot camp: EBV Accelerate, an entrepreneurship boot camp for military veterans who are current business owners, is being hosted by LSU’s business school next...
Gov. Edwards expects another $1B in federal dollars for broadband
Louisiana officials still expect to receive about $1 billion to promote broadband internet access in the state thanks to the federal infrastructure bill passed in late 2021.
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.
