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EPA will take steps to reshape and shrink agency
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a reorganization of the agency Thursday, including the consolidation of its finance and administrative offices into a single entity,...
What to know about Baton Rouge’s storm prep
City-parish officials have launched resources and personnel ahead of the approaching storm to help residents prepare for the forecast inclement weather.Â
Department of Public Works...
This Donaldsonville shopping center has new ownership
A retail center on La. 3089 near the Walmart in Donaldsonville has changed hands.Â
Daniel Jong-Mun Park and his wife, Mi Suk Kim Park, bought...
How to lead when you ‘inherit a mess’ from your predecessor
Being promoted to lead after a predecessor fails can be an especially tricky situation, Harvard Business Review writes.Â
A 10-year longitudinal research project on executive...
US mortgage rates are once again on the rise
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second week in a row, another setback for the U.S. housing market, which...
A snapshot of LSU-led FUEL’s first year in operation
The LSU-led initiative Future Use of Energy in Louisiana, or FUEL, recently completed its first operational year, launching 26 programs during that span aimed...
Roundup: PBS funding / Louisiana police chiefs / Fed chair
In jeopardy: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday night moved one step closer to canceling $9 billion in previously approved funding for several foreign aid...
This new Baton Rouge restaurant offers scratch-made Arabic fare
Place your order at the counter of the new Starbox Falafel on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, and spy a flurry of kitchen prep happening...
Entergy says it’s ready for this week’s heavy rainfall
As the Capital Region—and much of south Louisiana—braces for this week’s stormy weather, Entergy is ensuring its business and residential customers that it’s prepared...
Home rental company continues to expand its Livingston Parish footprint
Chicago home rental company Kairos Living continues its expansion within the South Haven development in Denham Springs with the acquisition of 12 more lots.
Kairos...
Nexus CEO: Here’s what it will take to ignite a Louisiana tech revolution
Can Louisiana lead the next tech revolution?
Nexus CEO and Skilltype founder Tony Zanders says yes and he’s building toward it.
In the latest episode of...
Roundup: Severe weather / High Impact Jobs Program / Increasing car fatalities
Dexter: A drenching weather system moving across Florida on Tuesday has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves into the...
National housing market cools as buyers pull backÂ
The U.S. housing market is cooling as high mortgage rates, rising inventory, and weakening demand weigh on home prices, CNBC writes.Â
Annual price growth slowed...
CF Industries starts up CO2 sequestration at its Donaldsonville complex
CF Industries on Monday announced the start-up of the CO2 dehydration and compression facility at its Donaldsonville complex, a development that the company says...
OPEC bets on growth, ups oil supply
OPEC is holding its global oil-demand forecast steady despite rising trade tensions, expecting demand to grow by 1.29 million barrels per day this year,...
Denham Springs storage facility deal closes at $5.2M
A self-storage facility property roughly covering 4 acres on South Range Road Avenue in Denham Springs is now owned by one of the largest...
Why Corporate America can’t hang up its landlinesÂ
While most households have traded traditional landline telephones for cellphones, in the business world, landlines are still thriving, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Hotels, hospitals,...
This company bought an office property on Innovation Park Drive
Baton Rouge company Compliance EnviroSystems has acquired an office property and a vacant 3.8-acre parcel along Innovation Park Drive in South Baton Rouge.
Compliance bought...
Mayor Edwards is attending Harvard’s city leadership program
Mayor Sid Edwards has been tapped for the ninth class of the Bloomberg Harvard Leadership Initiative, a professional management training program.
Edwards joins 47 mayors...
Roundup: Banking sector / Starbucks / Private jet salesÂ
A tale of two markets: U.S. banking has lately split into two distinct markets: strong gains for megabanks and struggles for smaller lenders. Large...
