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Food service equipment company setting up national operations in Caddo Parish
Lincoln Foodservice Equipment, a Welbilt brand company that produces commercial-grade foodservice equipment, is establishing a new U.S. operations center at Welbilt’s existing site in Caddo Parish.
Small business owners take their succession problems to Congress
Succession planning is a sore spot for small businesses.
Who makes the best burger? Decide this and more in the Best of 225...
What is the best local coffee shop? Who makes the best king cakes? How about the best local place for a date night?
Every year,...
From Microsoft to Levi’s, here’s a look at companies that are cutting jobs
It’s not even February, and 2024 has already proved to be a difficult year for layoffs. A handful of companies have been making job cuts in recent weeks, bringing uncertainty for workers across industries.
b1Bank partnering with Virginia-based data analytics company
Baton Rouge-based b1Bank has partnered with a Virginia-based data analytics company that specializes in community banking and finance.
What happened to the saltwater wedge in the Mississippi River?
The intrusion of salt water upstream into the Mississippi River is no longer a threat to southeast Louisiana’s municipal drinking water supplies, the U.S....
Roundup: CATS leadership / Cox overcharges / Vehicle sales dip
CEO search: The Capital Area Transit System is a step closer to finding a new CEO after interim CEO Dwana Williams resigned in August....
Prime Video greenlights ‘The Money Game’ about LSU and NIL
Amazon’s Prime Video greenlit The Money Game, a docuseries from Campfire Studios, Axios Entertainment and Shaquille O’Neal’s Jersey Legends.
Further slowing of inflation seen as supporting Fed’s ‘soft landing’ goal
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at...
Large-scale changes in federal flood insurance program urged
Congress has spent more than six years avoiding its responsibility to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, using a series of stopgap bills to extend the life of the program that has issued nearly 5 million policies.
‘LaPolitics’: What to know about the new Senate Finance Committee chair
Some might tell you Sen. Glen Womack, a businessman from Catahoula Parish, earned a reputation during his first term for being a quietly ambitious...
Cornerstone Flooring buys building on Oak Villa to serve as its headquarters
In a deal that closed Thursday, Cornerstone Flooring Companies, a commercial flooring contractor, purchased a building on Oak Villa Boulevard to serve as the...
Roundup: Primary changes / FTC investigation / Kayshon Boutte arrested
Signed into law: Louisiana will shift to closed party primary elections for some offices in 2026 after Gov. Jeff Landry signed a bill into...
Why a new independent contractor regulation is drawing a backlash
The Labor Department's new independent contractor rule goes into effect March 11, but it's already causing a stir, Inc. reports.
Is it time for Louisiana to expand school choice?
Louisiana’s school voucher program, which was first signed into law under former Gov. Bobby Jindal in 2008, provides low-income families with vouchers to send...
Louisiana federal judge blocks EPA’s disparate impact requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency can't treat companies differently in Black communities than in white communities, a federal judge ruled this week.
Rachel Alexander Cambre: Expanding school choice is overdue
Editor’s note: The viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Business Report or its staff.
Louisiana’s fight for...
Roundup: Florida Boulevard project / Spillway lawsuit / National GDP
Public input: City-parish officials are holding an open house tonight to gather public opinions on the MovEBR Florida Boulevard Corridor Enhancement Project, which will...
A LinkedIn survey shows more workers want to change jobs this year
It might be time to check in with your team, because they could be refreshing their resumes, Inc. reports.
Eighty-five percent of workers say they...
US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain historically low
More Americans filed jobless benefits last week, but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts in the media and technology sectors.
