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Employer-employee relationship enters a rebalancing phase
U.S. workers’ wild ride is coming to an end, The Wall Street Journal reports. After three whiplash-inducing years of, first, professional vulnerability and, then,...
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Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs just wrapped up back-to-back college football championships, something only seven teams in college football history can claim. The last one to do it was Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide.
End-of-life doulas helping Baton Rouge clients plan for death
Karla King considers herself to be a healthy person. She’s practiced yoga for 30 years and eats right. She’s involved in the community and...
Auto services company buys shuttered McDonald’s location for $1.8M
Driven Brands has purchased the shuttered McDonald's restaurant on the corner of Lee Drive and Burbank Drive for $1.8 million, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
OSHA to increase fines for violations beginning next week
Running afoul of OSHA will get more expensive for companies beginning next week.
The agency announced it’s increasing the maximum fines it can levy for...
Roundup: US debt limit / Parker Orgeron / Mega Millions drawing
Thursday deadline: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress that the U.S. will reach its statutory debt limit on Thursday, and asked House Speaker Kevin...
Baton Rouge’s Oxbow distillery prepares to enter markets outside Louisiana
Baton Rouge-based Oxbow Rum Distillery, which is currently focused on Louisiana, is preparing to launch in several other states.
Louisiana wage growth slowed during 2022
Wages in Louisiana grew more slowly in 2022 than they did in 2021, according to data from ADP Research, though the state’s workers have...
Mergers and acquisitions expected to pick up after last year’s dramatic drop
Mergers and acquisitions slowed substantially in 2022 as companies faced a mix of financing challenges, including rising interest rates, a pullback in leveraged finance,...
How three Baton Rouge nonprofits are using donations made during pandemic
In 2020, author, billionaire and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott—previously known best for being Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife—made it her mission to support the needs of underrepresented...
Homeowners, businesses could pay more if lawmakers exempt inventory tax
A Louisiana House panel mulling proposals for sweeping changes to the state’s tax structure was warned Wednesday that drastic tax hikes await homeowners and...
State Sen. Sharon Hewitt enters governor’s race
State Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, officially announced she is running for governor this morning, WBRZ-TV reports.
Capital Region close to fully recovering pandemic job losses
The Capital Region’s unemployment rate is at a record-low 2.6%, while the Baton Rouge area is 0.5% away from fully recovering the pandemic jobs losses, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber reports.
Car wash company buys former Chase branch site on Florida Boulevard
Georgia company Marc 1 Holdings LLC has purchased the vacant Chase Bank branch on the corner of Florida Boulevard and North Sherwood Forest Drive for $900,000, according to documents filed with the East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court's office.
Roundup: ExxonMobil / IRS backlog / Air travel
Climate change: ExxonMobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own...
Expecting a recession, CEOs say they will take new approach
Top executives in much of the world are preparing for an economic downturn that is shorter and milder than usual, so they are focused on weathering the slowdown without widespread job cuts, a new survey finds.
Louisiana’s first 12 months of sports betting produces $26.5M in tax revenue
Louisiana brought in roughly $26.5 million in tax revenue during the first 12 months of legal sports betting, according to the latest report from...
Mary Bird Perkins partnership in Opelousas may signal further growth in 2023
Baton Rouge-based Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center and Opelousas General Health Center announced a partnership this week to expand and enhance cancer care in Acadiana.
BRAF releases framework for promoting ‘thriving and resilient future’
The Baton Rouge Area Foundation today released the strategic framework that will guide its work under CEO Chris Meyer.
BASF breaks ground on $780M final phase of Geismar plant expansion
BASF broke ground this week on the third and final phase of expansion at its Geismar plant.
