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Foreclosures continue to rise in Capital Region
The amount of foreclosure filings continues to rise in the Baton Rouge metro area, bucking the national trend.
Small business owners feeling more optimistic about economy
With just a few weeks left before the new year begins, we’re no closer to solving one of the great economic debates of 2022:...
McCollister: Is a city manager the next step for Baton Rouge?
Business Report founder Rolfe McCollister says he’s heard a lot of excitement coming from those attending the recent BRAC canvas trip to Greenville, South...
Former credit union branch site sells for $2M; VA to lease property
The former Neighbors Federal Credit Union branch on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, which has been closed since April 2020, has sold for $2 million,...
Roundup: Keystone pipeline / LSU inventors / Livingston road work
Oil spill: An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down the Keystone pipeline, which carries oil from Canada to the Texas...
LSU researchers participating in federally funded clean energy project
LSU’s chemical and petroleum engineering departments are working with the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation on a federally funded hydrogen and clean energy project.
The...
What companies need to know before laying off employees
Traditionally, employers resort to layoffs during difficult times to save money. Companies continue to cling to the idea that reducing staff will provide the best, fastest, or easiest solution to financial problems.
Mortgage rates fall for fourth straight week
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fourth consecutive week and has dropped more than three-quarters of a point since hitting a 20-year high last month.
Mayor Broome adds $5M to proposed 2023 budget for stormwater drainage compliance
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome today submitted a $5 million amendment to the proposed 2023 operating budget to augment needed funding for the city-parish’s stormwater drainage system to reach federal compliance.
Seniority no longer the primary driver in who gets laid off
Millions of people switched to new jobs this year. Now, many wonder whether being the newbie makes them more vulnerable to potential layoffs.
The formula...
Roundup: Insurer leaves state / Used car prices / Meta challenged
ICYMI: About 33,000 more Louisiana homeowners are about to be notified that they must find new property insurance, as troubled carrier United Property &...
East Baton Rouge Parish recorded highest GDP in state last year
Real gross domestic product in East Baton Rouge Parish increased by 0.2% in 2021 from the previous year to just over $32 billion, the...
New ExxonMobil corporate plan stresses lower-emission initiatives
ExxonMobil this morning unveiled a new corporate plan that includes increasing its stock buybacks and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Its stock is gaining.
The oil and...
JR Ball: Mayor Broome calling in reinforcements
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome isn’t giving up without a fight. While some are declaring the disaster of the stormwater management plan to be an...
US initial jobless claims edge slightly higher
Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week but the labor market remains one of strongest parts of the U.S. economy.
Violence at recent events prompts EBR regulators consider rules for party promoters
The Alcohol Beverage Control Board for East Baton Rouge Parish plans to hold a special meeting today to discuss potential regulations for party promoters.
Cameron LNG enters MOU to obtain renewable electricity from Entergy
Cameron LNG today announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Entergy Louisiana to negotiate a 20-year agreement for the procurement of electricity generated using renewable resources.
CPEX summit: Transit success requires business, state to be on board
Business leaders almost always spearhead successful efforts to fund and build highly functional transit systems, the director of a national transportation policy group says.
Business...
BASF’s Jerry Lebold: Finding skilled workers is a tough but solvable problem
One thing Jerry Lebold, BASF senior vice president, has learned over the years is the importance of having the right team with the right...
Christmas tree shortage? These Baton Rouge businesses are selling live trees
Real Christmas trees are harder to come by in 2022 than in years past, thanks to a recent rise in demand coupled with a...
