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Roundup: Exxon/Mobil plan / CVS drug prices / Wells Fargo
Under scrutiny: U.S. antitrust enforcers are investigating ExxonMobil’s plan to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources, which would be the largest oil-and-gas deal in two decades,...
Latest CityStats report finds widespread financial insecurity in EBR
About two out of every three East Baton Rouge Parish residents have trouble paying their monthly bills, while about three out of four would...
ExxonMobil’s CEO set to detail new strategic path for energy giant
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods’ first five years with the company were marred by missed oil production targets, an investor rebellion and the company's biggest-ever...
US job openings dropped sharply in October as hiring cools
U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face...
Florida businessman buys former Baton Rouge International School property
Ryan Jumonville, a Florida businessman with Baton Rouge ties, has purchased a pair of buildings off Airline Highway, according to records filed Tuesday morning...
Alford: Senate preps for leadership votes, too
The new Senate Republican delegation will meet for the first time in Baton Rouge next Thursday, the same day as the annual Capitol Christmas...
Anti-lawsuit group again labels Louisiana a ‘hellhole’
A business-backed national group has once again labeled Louisiana a “judicial hellhole,” claiming the legal climate costs the state’s economy billions.
The American Tort Reform...
Roundup: Medicaid / Wealth tax / Gutsy
Booted: Louisiana removed nearly 200,000 people from its Medicaid rolls over a five-month period from June to October—about a quarter of which were children—as...
Elifin expands to a fourth location
In what marks its third expansion in 2023, Baton Rouge-based commercial real estate brokerage firm Elifin is opening a new location in the Chase...
Here’s how AI might impact working hours and what it means
Generative AI has the potential to impact 44% of all working hours across top industries, creating entirely new paths for reinventing enterprises, a new...
Join the gold medal award-winning team – hiring Chief Financial Officer, sponsored by BREC
Operating over 170 parks, it is BREC’s mission to contribute to a healthier, more vibrant community by providing exceptional parks, open spaces and recreational...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Bluebonnet office on hard corner...
Now available for sale, 8801 Bluebonnet Blvd. is a high-visibility standalone office building at the signalized intersection of Bluebonnet Boulevard and N. Oak Hills...
The ‘green skill’ gender gap is getting worse
As climate change looms over us, skills that can help solve environmental problems are becoming increasingly valuable, reports Fast Company.
However, a new report from...
Here’s what Hillar Moore says Broome should look for in new Baton Rouge police...
East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore has seen several Baton Rouge police chiefs come and go since he took office in 2009,...
How the ‘red wave’ might expand concealed carry gun rights
State Rep. Danny McCormick says he will ride a "red wave" of GOP dominance next year to finally pass his bill that would allow...
Roundup: Pickleball first / Advertising downturn / AI rules
Game on: Stacks Pickleball, touted as the largest indoor pickleball facility in Louisiana and the first in Baton Rouge, is opening at Celtic Studios...
In-person workers want more flexibility
There's more to flexible work than where you work—and that matters to employees, reports Inc.
While hybrid work is here to stay, about 58% of...
See the largest companies laying off workers this season
More than a year into the Federal Reserve’s campaign to cool the economy, the United States added 150,000 jobs in October, slower but solid...
Health District building sells for nearly $1.4M
A commercial building in the Baton Rouge Health District changed hands last week for $1.37 million.
By & Bette LLC, represented by Brigham Y. Ragusa,...
Baton Rouge area projected to lead Louisiana’s job growth in 2024
The Greater Baton Rouge area has accounted for most of Louisiana’s job growth in recent years, and that trend is expected to continue through...
