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Roundup: Fed holds rates / Health funding cuts / Mortgage demand
Pressing pause: The Federal Reserve decided at its meeting today to keep its key interest rate unchanged after having raised it 10 straight times...
Light House Coffee is expanding to increase seating and add coffee roasting
Light House Coffee is expanding to increase seating and add coffee roasting equipment that will allow the stand-alone coffee shop to create its own branded beans.
How successful workplace strategies can also be used at home
They say home is where the heart is, but it is also a source of disruption for many, writes Disruption Advisors CEO Whitney Johnson in a new advice piece for Business Report.
Digital transformation has been key in BASF Geismar plant expansion
BASF’s Beth Holland says the digitalization of processes during the current methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, or MDI, plant expansion in Geismar has brought some unexpected challenges.
Entergy pursuing federal funding to strengthen Baton Rouge power grid
Entergy is continuing to pursue federal grant funding that would offset the cost of projects to strengthen Louisiana’s power grid, the company announced this morning.
Child care challenges are forcing Louisiana parents to quit their jobs
Some 8% of young children in Louisiana are in families in which someone quit, changed or refused a job because child care is hard to find and even harder to afford, according to a new report released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Office market is in transition as tenants ask for less space, different lease terms
Baton Rouge’s office sector is seeing a bit of improvement when it comes to occupancy, as employees continue to return to the office. However,...
Roundup: Veto override session / Fed meeting / Wholesale prices
Back to Baton Rouge?: Lawmakers in the Louisiana House and Senate anticipate a return to Baton Rouge later this month for a veto override...
LSU’s PMAC might be replaced or improved with money in state construction budget
LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey scored another victory with a buzzer-beater addition to the state construction budget that could help build a new basketball arena.
The Tipsy Librarian will open a retail store to go with mixology classes in...
The Tipsy Librarian will begin hosting cocktail mixology classes in a dedicated bricks-and-mortar retail location this fall.
Town Square Pizza opening in downtown in July
The owners of Town Square Pizza aim to open at the North Boulevard Town Square in early July, says Elisabeth McKinley, restaurant general manager.
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Even young men can...
Despite what you may have heard, gout is not just a problem in older men. This type of arthritis is actually most common in...
Mayor Broome’s top administrator steps away to aid Ukrainian humanitarian effort
East Baton Rouge Parish Chief Administrative Officer Glenn Curtis will play a role in the ongoing humanitarian efforts in Ukraine during that nation’s war with Russia, Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s office announced today.
BRFD launches registry to help businesses and residents
The Baton Rouge Fire Department is launching an online registry allowing residents and business owners within the city limits to share important information about their homes or businesses with firefighters.
Roundup: Bed Bath & Beyond / Miss Louisiana / Check fraud
New offer: Bed Bath & Beyond’s brand name may be the only part of the failed retailer that lives on. The home goods chain,...
LSU receives $1.5M award to build a cybersecurity clinic to support small businesses
LSU announced today that it has been selected by the National Security Agency as the first university in the nation to create and pilot...
Former Pennington Biomedical director creates fund for research fellows
The former director of Pennington Biomedical Research Center and his wife have pledged $1 million to create an endowed fund to support the center’s postdoctoral fellows in basic research, as well as in clinical and public health and population science.
How companies can respond to complaints on social media and mend fences
Stafford Wood has been working in the social media space for 29 years. If you think social media didn’t exist that long ago, think...
First look: Fleurty Girl’s new Mid City shop
Lauren LeBlanc Haydel is bringing the flair of New Orleans to Baton Rouge via the area’s first Fleurty Girl location, which opens Thursday in the former home of Mid City Mercantile on Government Street.
Roundup: LSU baseball / Consumer prices / Siegen Lane closures
College World Series odds: LSU baseball is heading to the College World Series for the first time since 2017, though it marks the 19th...
