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JR Ball: It’s time to create an economic growth strategy
The new year is a time for resolutions. Setting the cynical among us aside, January is the place to be for the hope springs...
Mayor Broome forming stormwater advisory committee
East Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome is creating a stormwater advisory committee to provide a forum connecting stakeholders with city-parish staff and officials,...
Houma heavy equipment dealer purchases Rieger Road property for $5.2M
M&L Industries has purchased a property on North Rieger Road for $5.2 million, which will become the new home for its Baton Rouge franchise, according to the company’s president, Steven Marmande.
Roundup: Baton Rouge Mardi Gras / Twitter change / Barnes & Noble
Good times roll: The 2023 Mardi Gras season in Baton Rouge kicks off in early February, with parades starting Feb. 4 and continuing every...
Brandon Landry stepping aside as CEO for Walk-On’s
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux founder Brandon Landry is transitioning out of his role as CEO and will now serve as chair of the company’s board of directors, according to a company announcement.
Capital Region farmers will get relief through federal disaster declaration
Emergency loans and grants triggered by a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration could keep some producers afloat and provide relief to almost every...
BRAC, LCA applaud ruling against carbon capture moratorium
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Louisiana Chemical Association are praising a federal judge’s recent ruling that Livingston Parish cannot enforce a carbon capture and sequestration moratorium.
Louisiana’s industrial sector struggling to attract skilled labor
The biggest problem facing the industrial sector this year is a lack of skilled workers.
US job openings dipped in November but market remained robust
U.S. job openings slipped in November but remained high suggesting businesses remain determined to add workers, a blow to the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool hiring and wage gains.
Roundup: BRAC board / Mortgage demand / Entergy outages
New chair: The Baton Rouge Area Chamber today announced that David Mullens will serve as the organization’s board chair in 2023. Mullens is currently...
How to smartly cut business costs during tough times
If your business isn't performing how you want it, maybe in terms of its profitability, it might be time to examine your cost basis.
Meet 10 difference makers who are elevating Baton Rouge
Business Report’s cover story this month features 10 difference makers in the Baton Rouge area who are working to make this city a better place to live, work and play.
Health Tip of the Week, sponsored by Baton Rouge General: Accutane users report ‘free...
Social media is full of before and after photos of people claiming that the acne drug isotretinoin, or Accutane, gave them a free nose...
How offshore wind energy can benefit the oil industry
Offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico proposed by the Biden administration could generate enough electricity for 3.1 million homes in Texas and...
Roundup: Construction spending / US home prices / Dash Diet
Rebound: U.S. construction spending unexpectedly rebounded in November, lifted by gains in nonresidential structures, but single-family homebuilding continued to be hammered by higher mortgage...
High turnover partly responsible for drop in US worker productivity
A hallmark of the pandemic era has been the surge in employee turnover, and it is part of the U.S. drop in worker productivity,...
State schools superintendent joins other officials in banning TikTok
Louisiana's education chief urged public schools and systems today to remove TikTok from public devices amid concerns about security and the privacy of users’...
Who are ‘225’ magazine’s people to watch in 2023?
The sky is the limit. Not just for the people featured in this month’s People to Watch issue of 225—but for the city under...
Louisiana’s population decline is among nation’s steepest
Louisiana is among the states with the biggest population declines in recent years, according to new U.S. census data.
Real estate agents may be forced to get creative this year
Now that the real estate market in the Capital Region, like in most of the country, has slowed, agents may need to get creative in their efforts to connect buyers with sellers.
