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Princeton Review ranks LSU’s MBA program among nation’s best
LSU’s Flores MBA Program is among the nation’s best, according to The Princeton Review.
Capital Region again leads US in percentage of ‘seriously underwater’ mortgages
The Capital Region in the fourth quarter of last year continued to lead the nation’s large metro areas in the proportion of mortgages that were seriously underwater, new data shows.
Interior design firm moving into former Lamps & Lighting space
Allyson Hicks Design Consulting is opening next week in the Highland Road location previously occupied by Lamps & Lighting, which closed in the fall.
Girl Scouts getting new headquarters near Cabela’s
Girl Scouts Louisiana East, which governs troops across the region, is building a new headquarters in Gonzales, near Cabela’s.
Part of a national Girl Scouts...
US executives say hiring pressures, employee retention struggles easing
Managers and executives are starting to feel like they have more authority as the pendulum of who has more leverage swings back toward employers, despite a still-tight labor market, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Louisiana counts $21B in announced decarbonization projects since 2020
More than $21 billion in new and expanded industrial projects focused on decarbonization have been announced for Louisiana since 2020, state officials say.
Bernhard Capital portfolio company Atlas to be acquired for $1.05B
Bernhard Capital Partners announced that its portfolio company Atlas Technical Consultants Inc. has agreed to be acquired by private investment firm GI Partners in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.05 billion.
Roundup: Ehrhardt Group / Construction spending / More layoffs
Baton Rouge location: Gulf South public relations firm The Ehrhardt Group today announced it has opened a Baton Rouge location, the company’s first outside...
Louisiana company mergers and acquisitions held steady in 2022
Louisiana saw 206 acquisition or merger transactions announced or closed in 2022 that involved a buyer, seller or target company from the state, New...
Only one week left to write in Best of 225 nominations
The first step in 225 magazine’s process of naming this year’s Best of 225 Awards has begun.
Are grants to bolster roofs part of the home insurance solution?
Louisiana lawmakers are considering a program that would provide grants of up to $10,000 for homeowners to hurricane-proof their roofs as one way to...
Job market remains hot as openings reach 11 million in December
U.S. job openings rose to 11 million in December, delivering a setback to the Federal Reserve's effort to cool a hot job market.
Baton Rouge homeowner vacancy rate sees steep drop in fourth quarter of 2022
Homeowner vacancy rates in the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area dropped steeply from the third quarter to the fourth in 2022, according to the latest U.S. census data.
Bernhard Capital exec expects ‘pockets of stress’ but bullish on state’s economy
Though a mild recession this year is still a common prediction among experts, Jeffrey Koonce with Baton Rouge-based Bernhard Capital Partners says he’s “bullish” on the long-term prospects for Louisiana’s economy.
Baton Rouge-area unemployment lower than statewide average
The Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area’s unemployment rate for December was 3%, among the lowest rates in the state, according to data released today by
Roundup: Fossil fuel development / PAR conference / Consumer confidence
Natural resources: The incoming chair of the House Natural Resources Committee wants to allow more mining and believes technology—not limitations on fossil fuel production—is...
Get to know Jonas Fontenot, Mary Bird Perkins’ new CEO
When Jonas Fontenot was hired by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in 2008, he didn’t envision a career trajectory that would one day land him in the health care institution’s top spot.
House committee advances bill aimed at easing state’s insurance crisis
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a bill today to pour $45 million from state surplus funds into the Insure Louisiana Fund after pleas from Republican Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon, State Rep. Timothy Kerner, R-Lafitte, and industry advocates.
Several Louisiana college athletic programs operating in the red
Athletic departments at several of Louisiana’s public universities are operating at a loss, according to recent reports from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office.
Preserve Louisiana at ‘reduced capacity’ after losing Old Governor’s Mansion space
After losing its headquarters in the Old Governor’s Mansion, historical preservation nonprofit Preserve Louisiana has been operating virtually for the past year.
