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Economic recovery hinges on child care availabilityÂ
The child care crunch triggered by the pandemic has rapidly become a crisis for many workers and companies that is hindering the economic recovery,...
Developers, preservationists praise final historic building tax credit bill
Preservationists and developers alike are praising the final version of a bill, hammered out in a conference committee on the final day of the...
Under mask mandate, businesses to get three warnings before summons
It will be up to businesses, initially, to enforce Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s new executive order mandating masks inside businesses for both employees and...
Virus roundup …Â
• Gov. John Bel Edwards, who traces Louisiana's summer COVID spike directly to Memorial Day celebrations, says people shouldn't gather in large groups to...
Roundup: Holiday closings / Corporate diversity / Fireworks showÂ
Trash pickup: City-parish offices will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday, according to an announcement from Mayor Sharon Weston...
Initial unemployment claims rise as Louisiana fights COVID-19
Nearly 22,000 Louisiana residents filed new claims for unemployment last week, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported today.Â
The number of initial claims was up from...
ExxonMobil likely to post second straight quarterly lossÂ
ExxonMobil warned today of steep losses in its refining and oil-and-gas production businesses during the second quarter, signaling the company is likely to report...
Lincoln Builders project manager breaks off to start commercial construction firm
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped one former senior project manager at Lincoln Builders from breaking off to start his own commercial construction firm in...
P&N to run state’s small business grant program, which will launch by July 28
The state’s new Main Street Recovery Program, which will dole out up to $15,000 to small businesses to help them recoup expenses related to...
Employers weigh whether, how to disclose positive COVID-19 tests
With more workers back on the job, companies are increasingly confronting a difficult question, The Wall Street Journal reports: If an employee tests positive...
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome mandates face coverings inside businesses
In response to rising cases of the novel coronavirus in East Baton Rouge Parish, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome announced this afternoon that she intends...
Virus roundup …Â
• Democrats in the U.S. Senate, impatient with the pace in considering additional aid related to the coronavirus pandemic, are now proposing long-term extensions...
Roundup: Federal Reserve / Fireworks sales / US manufacturing Â
Recession: Federal Reserve officials last month expressed concerns about the severity of the economic downturn triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, saying the drop in...
Baton Rouge entertainment venues balance customer fun with safety
A few weeks after reopening to customers, Baton Rouge-area entertainment venues are trying to adhere to state guidelines for safety while still allowing customers...
Hundreds of tips, many fake, flood city’s business COVID-19 compliance portal
The city-parish has received only a handful of phone calls so far on its new tip line intended to alert authorities to businesses that...
LSU launches new flex-format MBA programÂ
The LSU Flores MBA Program is launching a new executive MBA flex format next January that will merge the school’s previously offered professional and...
Virus roundup … Â
• Three New Orleans Pelicans players have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Pelicans Executive Vice President David Griffin. The players were tested last...
Louisiana session reaches final hours with budget unresolved
The 30-day Louisiana special session called in the middle of the pandemic to assist businesses is going down to the wire this afternoon, with...
Turner Industries files 11 advance notices for tax breaks
Baton Rouge-based Turner Industries has filed 11 advance notices with Louisiana Economic Development for the state’s Enterprise Zone program.Â
Each of the notices says Turner...
Roundup: Religious schools ruling / Forum 225 / $10M microscopeÂ
Win for conservatives: States can not cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education, a divided Supreme Court ruled...
