Roundup: Jaguar Land Rover / Capitol Lake / Interest rate cuts

On pause: Jaguar Land Rover, Britain’s largest automaker, will keep production halted until at least Oct. 1 following an Aug. 31 cyberattack. The shutdown...

Business momentum slips as orders and employment weaken

U.S. business activity slowed in September to its weakest pace in three months, Bloomberg reports.  That’s according to S&P Global’s flash composite index, which showed...

Silicon Bayou? These Baton Rouge companies were honored at an inaugural tech gala

Last week, LSU’s Division of Computer Science and Engineering hosted its inaugural Silicon Bayou Gala at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. The event...

ExxonMobil joins AtmosClear on Capital Region carbon project

AtmosClear BR has selected ExxonMobil to provide carbon transportation and storage services for its biomass energy with carbon capture project at the Port of...

Energy agency warns $540B a year will be needed to hold oil output

The International Energy Agency warns that maintaining current global oil and gas output through 2050 will require about $540 billion in annual upstream spending,...

Trump’s new $100K H-1B visa fee is sparking debate

The Trump administration’s new $100,000 H-1B visa fee is billed as a way to protect U.S. workers, but economists warn it could backfire, The...

New York firm acquires Zachary senior living facility

A New York–based private equity firm has acquired an 80-unit senior living facility in Zachary. Logos Living Capital bought Oakwood Village on McHugh Road from...

Roundup: DDD tax / Flood insurance IPO / Nvidia’a $100B investment

Upcoming election: On Oct. 11, East Baton Rouge voters will decide whether to renew a 10-mill property tax for the Downtown Development District. Set...

FMOLHS’s E.J. Kuiper talks 18 months at the helm, capital projects and more

It’s been about 18 months since E.J. Kuiper assumed the role of president and CEO of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System,...

See how many jobs Baton Rouge added in August

Baton Rouge’s job market cooled in August, with the metro area losing 1,500 seasonally adjusted jobs compared to July, according to new data from...

Trump considers jump-starting US manufacturing through $550B fund 

President Trump’s administration is weighing a sweeping plan to revive U.S. manufacturing by leveraging a $550 billion investment fund created through trade negotiations with...

Build Baton Rouge receives funding for north Baton Rouge development plan

Build Baton Rouge, formerly known as the East Baton Rouge Parish Redevelopment Authority, has received $140,000 from the Delta Regional Authority to develop a...

Roundup: Smitty’s Supply fire / State health insurance / Investing in Barksdale

Seafood testing: Louisiana agencies have begun sampling seafood from the Tangipahoa River and Lake Pontchartrain following the Smitty’s Supply fire in Roseland. Using LDWF...

The Baton Rouge MSA lost jobs in August. See how many

Initial unemployment claims 9/13 by Holly Duchmann

Applications for carbon storage wells are surging in Louisiana

Louisiana regulators are seeing a surge of applications tied to carbon capture and storage, The Center Square reports.  The Department of Energy and Natural Resources...

Work underway on first LNG train for Woodside’s $17.5B Louisiana terminal

Woodside Energy says work on the first liquefied natural gas train at its $17.5 billion LNG terminal in Calcasieu Parish is 20% complete, Energy...

Politics meets finance: US banks face heat over account closures

America’s largest banks are facing intensifying scrutiny over account closures, with critics accusing them of “debanking” customers for political or religious reasons, The Wall...

A look at how Baton Rouge casinos performed during August

Baton Rouge casinos snapped a two-month revenue slide in August, posting a combined 1.6% gain after declines of 12.8% in July and 9.4% in...

Hyundai is investing $26B to expand its US operations

Hyundai Motor is sharpening its U.S. focus, boosting revenue expectations while lowering profit margins due to tariffs, CNBC writes.  At its first CEO investor day...

Why ExxonMobil is doubling down on fossil fuels

ExxonMobil is signaling no retreat from fossil fuels, projecting demand for oil and gas will remain steady through 2050 despite global climate goals, Bloomberg...