GET DAILY REPORT FREE
Highland mixed-use community on today’s Planning Commission agenda
The East Baton Rouge Planning and Zoning Commission today will consider two requests for a proposed mixed-use community for Highland Road, outside the Magnolia Woods neighborhood.Â
Roundup: Parade of Homes / Shaq served / Medicaid purge Â
Coming up: The Home Builders Association of Greater Baton Rouge is hosting its 35th annual Parade of Homes from 1 p.m to 5 p.m....
SEC climate rules split companies into two campsÂ
Regulators knew they were facing a political hornet’s nest when they launched a plan that would force businesses to disclose their carbon emissions and other climate data.Â
How to retain retail workers who deal with bad-behaving customersÂ
Requiring front-line retail employees to police customers’ bad behavior can increase workers' feelings of unfairness and their desire to find new jobs, according to a study from LSU.
Roundup: Oil prices / Housing shortage / ‘False transactions’Â
Slipping: Oil prices turned lower this morning as investors mulled over a possible May interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve, which could...
Louisiana Republicans call for an end to certain diversity measures at colleges
The Louisiana Republican State Central Committee unanimously passed a resolution Saturday asking the Legislature to ban diversity, equity and inclusion departments and offices within all colleges and universities in the state.
US tax breaks luring European clean tech companies as EU lagsÂ
Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. Up next? An Atlanta suburb.
SBA opening up its lending network to increase access to business loansÂ
More pathways to secure a government-guaranteed small business loan are about to come online, according to Inc. magazine.Â
Does knowing what colleagues earn boost job performance?Â
Increased pay transparency leads employees to work harder, as long as they believe the pay system is fair, according to several new studies, The Wall Street Journal reports.Â
Giddy up and get to the Suburban Cowboy Gala, sponsored by The Emerge Center
Shine up your boots and dust off that Stetson. It’s time to boot, scoot and boogie at Emerge’s Suburban Cowboy Gala on Saturday, April...
Could speed limit changes be coming to Government Street?
Director of Transportation and Drainage Fred Raiford is looking at lowering the speed limits on Government Street to make the corridor safer for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as deter distracted drivers from hitting the medians.Â
‘Inc.’ magazine spotlights Baton Rouge’s entrepreneurial spirit
Kenny Nguyen’s efforts to make Baton Rouge an entrepreneurial hub have been spotlighted in a feature by national business magazine Inc.
Roundup: Commercial real estate / Economic performance / Parler purchasedÂ
Growing concerns: Some of the largest U.S. banks today singled out office commercial real estate as an area of growing concern as property values...
BRAF’s real estate investment partner acquires 63 properties along Nicholson
Commercial Properties Realty Trust has acquired 63 properties along Nicholson Drive between LSU and downtown.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries chief resigns amid bribery scandal Â
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet resigned today amid a bribery scandal in which federal prosecutors have implicated him in a kickback scheme,...
Consistency and culture have made Louie’s a Baton Rouge institutionÂ
Louie’s is never quiet. In between sips of coffee, the restaurant’s student-dominated crowd anxiously babbles about upcoming quizzes and weekend shenanigans. The aroma of bacon is thick in the air.
Why are fewer students taking advantage of TOPS scholarships?Â
State officials are trying to figure out how to remedy a decline in TOPS scholarship participation throughout the state.
Construction of a new podiatry clinic on Bluebonnet set to begin
Work will soon begin on a new two-building office complex on Bluebonnet Boulevard. Podiatrists Kemp Tullier and Clif Richardson will move into one of the buildings.
Roundup: Fed rate hikes / Retail spending / PRAL-BR eventÂ
Inflation ‘still too high’: A senior Federal Reserve official said this morning that there has been little progress on inflation for more than a...
Why more small businesses are offering 401(k) plans to employeesÂ
A relatively strong job market, new tax breaks and state mandates have led more small businesses to offer employees a 401(k) plan, The Wall Street Journal reports.Â
