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How New Schools for Baton Rouge is expanding public school choice
Elementary school-age children walk in quiet formation down cheerful hallways trimmed in bright Kelly green. Some are headed to French, Spanish or Mandarin classes, while others are making a beeline for biology, English language arts or even Latin.
Roundup: F. King Alexander cleared / 13th Gate / Booster shots
Allegations dismissed: Former Oregon State University President F. King Alexander, who resigned just nine months into his tenure over revelations that LSU’s athletics department...
Louisiana has lost 22,000 construction jobs during pandemic
Louisiana has lost 22,000, or 16%, of its construction jobs since February 2020, more than 47 other states as a percentage of jobs lost, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
Baton Rouge casino revenue up almost 16% as gaming bounces back
Baton Rouge casino revenue increased 15.7% from August to September, according to the latest report to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
Where are the workers? Cutoff of jobless aid fails to bring rush of job...
Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for unemployed Americans. Many people, they argued, would then come off the sidelines and take the millions of jobs that employers were desperate to fill.
Bayou Braces and Dentistry opening in former YMCA location
Bayou Braces and Dentistry is opening a second Baton Rouge location, this one in the former YMCA space at 8482 Perkins Road, which the company paid $1.2 million for on Thursday.
How Louisiana compares with other states in workers quitting their jobs
Kentucky, Idaho, South Dakota and Iowa reported the highest increases in the rates of workers who quit their jobs in August, with more than...
Roundup: US home sales / David’s Car Stereo / Stormwater Master Plan / ‘Business...
Rising rates: Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes bounced back in September to their strongest pace since January as mortgage rates tick higher, motivating...
Business inching closer to normal for LSU gear retailers
Through a pandemic, a scaled-down football season, a hurricane, supply chain issues and more, some retailers that sell LSU-branded gear have seen a downturn in business over the past year and a half, but that is beginning to change.
Governor encourages OLOL, MBPCC to resolve differences on their own
OLOL has since announced it will move forward with its own $100 million cancer institute which, in many services, would be a direct competitor of MBPCC.
Baton Rouge’s Click Here Digital poised for growth with new investment
Click Here Digital’s partnership with two out-of-state investment firms could help the Baton Rouge-based digital marketing agency add 30-40 people over the next 12-18 months to the 100 it employs locally and acquire other firms, founder Bo White says.
How Crocs shoe brand sidestepped supply chain snags
Retailers in every sector are feeling the hurt of a snarled supply chain, threatening holiday season profits, but Crocs has created a playbook to mitigate the impact of manufacturing shortages and shipping delays, CNBC reports.
Baton Rouge native, ‘Great American Baking Show’ winner releases cookbook
Baton Rouge native Vallery Lomas was in her third year of law school at the University of Southern California when she turned to baking...
ExxonMobil reconsidering its investment strategy
ExxonMobil’s remade board of directors is debating whether to continue with several major oil and gas projects as the company reconsiders its investment strategy...
Former CATS employee alleges wrongdoing at agency
A former assistant administrator at CATS is accusing his higher-ups at the parish bus system of patronage and misappropriation of federal funds.
Roundup: MovEBR hotline / Business reopenings / Allied Power
Construction impacts: The city-parish is opening a hotline for businesses negatively impacted by MovEBR projects, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced today. Prior to the...
AT&T burying fiber-optic lines to prevent another hurricane cell service blackout
Telecommunications giant AT&T will put parts of its fiber-optic infrastructure in southeast Louisiana underground to avoid future hurricane outages, the company announced today.
Louisiana higher education leaders seek $220M budget boost
Louisiana's top higher education board is asking for a nearly $220 million state budget increase next year, saying the money would aid its work to boost the number of people obtaining degrees and professional certifications beyond high school.
Why banks still see brick-and-mortar locations as vital
Technology has not eliminated the need for brick-and-mortar banking but it is changing how physical locations fit into the business models of banks and credit unions, financial professionals say.
Hiring in a tight labor market? Try thinking ‘like a marketer’
If your company is having trouble filling job vacancies, you might want to rethink your employer branding strategy, Inc. reports.
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