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What bosses need to know about Gen Z
The youngest generation entering the workforce, Gen Z, faces a myriad of unique issues that previous generations had not faced.
As Inc. writes, the generation...
This local machine shop wants to expand in Zachary
A Baker machine shop is asking local officials to approve its plans to expand its business to a larger facility in Zachary.
Blane Adams and...
Roundup: OMV / Apple / Snappy’s in Port Allen
Technical difficulties: The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles ran into technical difficulties on Thursday that left the agency unable to process new licenses and...
Interest rates: They’re a ‘conundrum’ for the Fed
In discerning whether to cut interest rates, the Federal Reserve is in a bit of a “conundrum,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
The board is...
Roundup: Gun laws / Bond ratings / Interstate closed
Expanded: A new Louisiana law that allows law-abiding persons to carry concealed guns without a permit or training could soon apply to more weapons...
Temple pushes insurance industry-friendly package
A package of legislation to benefit insurance companies found widespread support in a Louisiana Senate committee Wednesday after only one member questioned why the...
Do you understand what coaching is? sponsored by Career Competitor
There is a key attribute that honors the art of a great coach that often gets overlooked. It’s not defined by achieving wins, implementing...
Federal Reserve officials still looking at rate cuts later this year
Despite solid growth and firmer-than-anticipated inflation in recent months, Federal Reserve officials have not significantly changed their outlook for delivering interest rate cuts later...
Vanessa Graham: Changes in technology bring opportunities
When assessing management practices, companies should ensure employee buy-in as well as address workflow, people and processes, says Vanessa Graham, who sat down for...
What to expect in Louisiana’s presidential primaries
Louisiana politics have been dominated this year by new Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s special legislative sessions to address crime and adopt new congressional maps....
Baton Rouge’s Mallard Bay secures $4.6M in funding
Baton Rouge-based Mallard Bay, an online marketplace for hunting and fishing trips, on Wednesday announced the closure of its $4.6 million funding round.
The company,...
Potential commercial real estate losses putting some smaller banks at risk
The forces that consumed three regional lenders in March 2023 have left hundreds of smaller banks wounded, as merger activity—a key potential lifeline—has slowed...
Essential Credit Union launching subsidiary title company
Baton Rouge-based Essential Credit Union announced Wednesday it will expand with the launch of its own subsidiary title company.
Essential Tag and Title will offer...
Roundup: Deer Run subdivision / Water systems targeted / Intel expanding
Who owns the land?: A Livingston Parish resident is suing the parish school board over land where a neighborhood is to be built. Henry...
Inflation, high interest rates have many Americans falling further behind
Much of America’s two-speed economy is powering ahead, but it’s left a trail of destruction behind it, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The laggards are...
b1BANK Chairman Robert Greer Jr. dies
Robert (Bob) S. Greer Jr., the former leader of two Baton Rouge-based insurance companies and board chair of Business First Bancshares Inc., b1Bank, has...
Roundup: St. Luke’s Episcopal Church / Economic projections / Megadonors
Fire investigation: One month after a fire destroyed St. Luke's Episcopal Church, investigators are still trying to determine what started the blaze. In a...
IRS chief zeroes in on wealthy tax cheats
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel has a message for high-wealth tax cheats who are wrongly deducting private jet travel and otherwise shorting the government on...
Lawmakers split on giving Louisiana vehicle buyers a ‘consumer choice’
Invoking support for “free market” and “consumer choice” philosophies, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday that would prohibit state agencies or local governments from...
This LSU professor is exploring the ‘double-edged sword’ of workplace risk-taking
Don Zhang, an associate professor at the LSU Department of Psychology, was recently named one of the university’s 2024 Rainmakers for his research on...
