Polling: Early voting for the Oct. 12 statewide primary election will begin Saturday, Sept. 28, and will be open each day, except Sunday, through Saturday, Oct. 5. Voting hours at each early voting site are 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. During early voting, registered voters of East Baton Rouge Parish may vote at any early voting site within the parish. See the Secretary of State’s webstite for voting locations in East Baton Rouge and surrounding parishes.
Hiring changes: Brown & Root Industrial Services today announced it has named Jack Penley, as president of the company’s construction group. Previously senior vice president of construction at Fluor Corporation, Penley will oversee all aspects of Brown and Root’s construction operations, including strategic planning, project management and execution, process improvements, workforce.
Fast changes: The CEO of Juul Labs has been ousted, and the e-cigarette company has suspended advertising as it remains embroiled in a crisis over its vaping products, USA Today reports. Kevin Burns, who had apologized for the nation’s teen vaping epidemic, resigned effective immediately. Juul investor Altria Group, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, said it was a “decision by Juul” for Burns to go. The developments mark the latest chapter in a period of upheaval for the cigarette industry. Read the full story.
