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Capital Region plant managers expect steady spending, hiring this year
Plant managers around the region expect production, capital spending and employment to remain mostly steady over the next six months.
Fostering work friendships is key to employee engagement and success
Having a "best friend" at work contributes to a thriving employee experience and to improved communication, commitment, and other positive outcomes among the workforce, Gallup reports.
Socioeconomic status can impact remote worker productivity
A recently published LSU study found that, when it comes to working from home, workers who are able to afford better equipped and comfortable work-from-home spaces are more productive.
Roundup: OLOL donation / Louisiana air pollution / FTC investigation
Children’s health: Our Lady of the Lake Foundation recently received a $150,000 contribution from BASF to expand services at Our Lady of the Lake...
Environmental group urges EPA to deny permit for $740M Iberville gas plant
The Sierra Club is urging the federal government to deny an air permit for Magnolia Power’s proposed plant in Iberville Parish.
Louisiana nursing home owners push back on proposed regulations
Nursing home owners are pushing back on proposed changes to state regulations governing their emergency operations.
BREC earns national award for parks and recreation services
Baton Rouge’s parks and recreation agency, BREC, has been named one of the top parks systems in the U.S. by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration.
Essay: Building a Baton Rouge that competes above its weight class
An excerpt from Baton Rouge Area Chamber President and CEO Adam Knapp’s essay, in which he discusses how Baton Rouge can build long-term economic success.
The Meatatory butcher shop opens in Prairieville
New butcher shop The Meatatory, a portmanteau of “meat” and “laboratory,” opened Sept. 9 in the Oak Grove Village shopping center on Airline Highway in Prairieville.
Edgen Murray’s Baton Rouge office sells for nearly $3.7M
Edgen Murray’s Baton Rouge office,18444 Highland Road, sold Friday in a $3.67 million cash sale, records show.
The tenant isn’t going anywhere, it will just...
Landry, GOP leaders, target ‘woke’ investment policies
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is among a number of Republican state officials aiming to change how state retirement plans are managed.
Roundup: Jambalaya Jam / Rep. Mike Johnson / Wall Street
CAUW fundraiser: The 35th annual Jambalaya Jam, presented by Shell and benefiting Capital Area United Way, will be held at North Boulevard Town Square...
Meet the LSU students who take care of Mike the Tiger
Being a caretaker for Mike is a two-year, 365-day-a-year commitment.
Essay: Making Baton Rouge a creative epicenter of the South
For Business Report’s 40th anniversary edition, we asked nine community leaders and young professionals how Baton Rouge can fulfill its potential as an economically...
LSU attracts two top cybersecurity professors
LSU today announced it has hired two of the country’s top cybersecurity experts as part of its strategy to expand cybersecurity and military studies.
In...
Roundup: Committee of 100 / Blue Ribbon Schools / Wall Street woes
CPEX CEO: The Committee of 100 for Economic Development Inc., Louisiana’s business roundtable, has selected Camille Manning-Broome as a member for 2022. Manning-Broome is...
Baton Rouge added 1,900 jobs in August from July
Baton Rouge added 1,900 jobs in August, according to seasonally adjusted data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, bringing the total number...
Protecting Capital Region’s aquifer could include reducing industrial use by 90%
Efforts to protect the aquifer that provides much of the Capital Region’s drinking water could include working with industry to reduce its groundwater use to about 10% of the current level.
Louisiana in top 10 nationally for most workers quitting their jobs
A higher percentage of workers are quitting their jobs in Louisiana than in most other states in the country, according to a new study...
US homebuyers increasingly paying cash
More homebuyers are paying cash and avoiding taking out mortgages, in what could be a longer-term structural change for the real estate market.
