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‘Business Report’ webinar: Crisis creates window of opportunity for businesses to advertise
Times of crisis like the coronavirus pandemic create prime marketing opportunities for local businesses to seize, according to three Borrell Associates executives who spoke...
How to support your remote workers as a manager
For many professionals in the Capital Region, working remotely is the new normal.
But what does that mean for managers? How can managers guide their...
Send ‘Business Report’ your work-from-home photos
It’s been nearly a month since Louisianans were ordered to stay at home, temporarily shifting thousands of workers in the Capital Region to work...
Gallup: People are nervous about resuming normal activities
Americans are hesitant about resuming their normal daily activities amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a Gallup question first asked in late March and...
Virus roundup …
• As of late Monday, some 17,097 loans totaling more than $3.74 billion have been approved for small businesses in Louisiana under the federal...
Roundup: Louisiana elections / Looking ahead / LSU credits
Delayed again: Gov. John Bel Edwards has postponed the state’s elections again due to the COVID-19.The June 20 presidential primary is rescheduled for July...
If your business hasn’t gotten relief funding, there are some options
As of April 9, the U.S. Small Business Administration had processed 587,000 loan applications for a total of $152 billion as part of the...
Historic oil production cuts mean ‘nothing’ for Louisiana, experts say
Though Saudi Arabia and Russia have reached an agreement to slash oil production by nearly 10 million barrels per day, the reduction won’t provide...
SBA clears way for startups to apply for PPP loans
While venture-based startups were largely cut out of the federal Paycheck Protection Program, new guidance from the U.S. Small Business Administration has laid out...
Virus roundup …
• By April 17, U.S. citizens will be able to track the date their COVID-19 relief payment is scheduled to be deposited into their...
Roundup: Easter storms / National parks / eBay CEO
Tornado assistance: U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-Alto, has petitioned President Donald Trump for federal relief after at least one tornado swept through Ouachita Parish...
Loose valve caused February ExxonMobil fire
A loose valve is to blame for causing the fire at ExxonMobil’s north Baton Rouge refinery in February, WAFB-TV reports.
An investigation into the fire,...
Don’t miss tomorrow’s webcast with advice from experts on marketing during a crisis
Keep your business going, gain market share and get a jump on the recovery by joining other Baton Rouge businesses for a free live...
JR Ball: How long can the Baton Rouge economy survive the pandemic shutdown?
When you live in forced isolation in an effort to flatten the COVID-19 curve, life can get pretty parochial.
Living life in a quiet routine...
BRAC publishes comprehensive small business guide to federal provisions
In an effort to assist business owners who are either seeking loans to cover payroll or trying to ensure compliance with employee leave regulations,...
Bernhard Capital sewer deal comes as firm raises nearly $750M with new infrastructure fund
Bernhard Capital Partners’ acquisition of Ascension Wastewater Treatment, a privately held company with some 17,000 customers, marks the Baton Rouge-based private equity firm’s first...
Louisiana congressional delegation asking for CARES Act to help crawfish industry
Louisiana’s congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to assist the crawfish industry through the CARES Act.
As previously...
Saudi Arabia, Russia agree to cut oil production, but deal shy of reduction goal
Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed today to what could be the biggest organized oil production cuts in decades, The Wall Street Journal reports.
On a...
Virus roundup …
• In a webinar hosted by Business Report this morning, U.S. Rep. Garret Graves and Senate small business expert Renée Bender answered some of...
Roundup: LSU 100 deadline / US mortgage rates / BP deal stalled
Extension: LSU Executive Education today announced that the nomination and application deadline for the 2020 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses and for the...
