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Baton Rouge insurance brokerage company acquired by California firm
Baton Rouge-based Group Insurance Inc. has been acquired by a California-based firm
LED releases annual review of economic efforts
Louisiana Economic Development today released “Louisiana Is A Force,” the state agency’s annual report that documents its efforts to attract investment and jobs to...
Roundup: Sexual harassment training / Grand Gulf nuclear plant / Services sector
Mandate not met: Louisiana's public colleges are not meeting the requirements of a 2018 law aimed at combatting sexual harassment, with thousands of campus...
No state relies on sales taxes more than Louisiana
As a share of total state and local tax revenues, sales tax collections in Louisiana came in at 42.3%, representing the highest percentage among...
ExxonMobil creates carbon capture business unit
ExxonMobil Corp. says the time has come to turn capturing carbon emissions into a real business, as it faces pressure from activists to become...
Restaurants, bars cheer Louisiana’s loosening of restrictions
The business community is welcoming Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement today that the state will move into phase three beginning Wednesday, which will allow...
MESH wins Best in Show at Baton Rouge Addy awards
Baton Rouge-based creative agency MESH was honored as Best in Show Overall at the annual American Advertising Awards, held last Saturday as a drive-in event at L’Auberge Casino Hotel.
Roundup: COVID-19 bill / Workforce training / Electric vehicles
Cassidy opposed: Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy said he won't support the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill with $1,400 payments to most Americans...
Baton Rouge year-over-year sales tax collections rise in December
After lagging for months, sales tax collections in the city-parish grew in December, bucking national trends.
East Baton Rouge Parish collections, excluding vehicle collections, were...
Check out the ‘225’ March issue: Everything Baton Rouge pizza
If there’s ever been a moment for pizza, it’s now.
Nationally, pizza chains and independent restaurants alike have seen sales soar over the past year,...
Gov. John Bel Edwards eases virus rules, allows bars to serve indoors
Louisiana's bars can reopen indoors, restaurants can hold more customers and churches won't have capacity limits for worship services, under loosened coronavirus rules announced...
Group studying Baton Rouge short-term rental issues set to reconvene
After the COVID-19 pandemic put its efforts on hold, a committee created to study issues around short-term rentals in the city-parish is planning to...
Roundup: Bonnet Carre Spillway / Voting machine search / Tony Spell
Traffic jam: Traffic is slowed on Interstate 10 westbound from New Orleans due to an accident at milepost 213, over the Bonnet Carre Spillway...
Smallest of small businesses given wider access to PPP funds
The Small Business Administration is expected to release a new Payroll Protection Program application this week that would allow sole proprietors, independent contractors and...
Louisiana earns No. 8 ranking in ‘Site Selection’ Governor’s Cup
Site Selection magazine today ranked Louisiana No. 8, on a per capita basis, among states with the most new and expanded facilities in 2020.
Louisiana...
BRCC, IBM announce free job skills program
Job seekers now have another option for learning new job skills: digital coursework and assistance from Baton Rouge Community College, the BRCC Foundation and...
LED launches FastStart recruiting platform
LED FastStart today launched a new recruiting platform to deliver better hiring results for clients of the Louisiana Economic Development program.
Known as LED FastStart...
Smalls Sliders expanding footprint with Bluebonnet location
Smalls Sliders is expanding its footprint with a second location, slated to open this summer in the parking lot in front of Rouses Supermarket on Bluebonnet Boulevard.
Baton Rouge auto dealers see used car prices surge amid production cutbacks
Thanks largely to supply crunches, Baton Rouge auto dealers say used cars are becoming harder to find and more expensive.
NeuroMedical Center plans expansion
The NeuroMedical Center is planning a multimillion expansion to its facilities in Perkins Rowe.
The center is investing nearly $3 million at The Spine Hospital...
