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Roundup: Chinese exports growing / Student truancy / Retail results
Faster than expected: China’s exports last month grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories rushed to fill orders to beat higher tariffs...
Genesis 360 is expanding with a civil construction firm acquisition
Baton Rouge-based Genesis 360 is expanding its service portfolio after acquiring a heavy civil construction firm.
The company announced its acquisition of Lafayette-based MEAD Heavy...
The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal for climate change lawsuits
The nation’s highest court said Monday it won’t hear an appeal from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the...
How the pathway to CEO has widened for CFOs
While the CFO-to-CEO transition may be unusual in tech, it is becoming increasingly common across corporate America, Inc. reports.
Next month, Mick Beekhuizen, who joined...
Is the office vacancy rate about to reverse its climb?
While the national office vacancy rate has reached a record high, the tide may soon begin to turn, Fast Company reports.
The year-end report from...
Roundup: AI in business / Homeowners insurance / Oil prices
Luncheon speaker: LSU professor Andrew Schwarz, with the Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship and Information Systems in the E.J. Ourso College of Business Administration, will...
Why the AI industry is fighting these proposed computer chip export rules
The Biden administration is proposing a new framework for the exporting of the advanced computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence, an attempt to...
Amid funding challenges, the Council on Aging plans a comprehensive reassessment
The East Baton Rouge Council on Aging continues to navigate a period of financial uncertainty following the Metro Council’s September decision not to roll...
How the East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market fared in 2024
It wasn’t exactly a banner year for the East Baton Rouge Parish commercial real estate market. The parish ended 2024 on a lower note...
This Baton Rouge contractor is expanding in Ascension Parish
Global contractor MMR Group is building a new office in Ascension Parish and adding to its main campus on Airline Highway.
The 20,000-square-foot office will...
What effective CEOs do after the first 90 days
While the first 90 days in office may focus on identifying strategic issues and delivering a few quick wins for the company, the period...
Long-term mortgage rates continue an upward climb
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate loan rate...
Roundup: Local CEO honored / Consumer expectations / Homeless encampments
Top 50: Jude Melville, CEO of Baton Rouge-based b1Bank, has been named among the top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2024. The Financial Technology...
This Houston contracting firm is expanding its presence in the Capital Region
Houston heavy mechanical contracting company Wyatt Field Service is expanding its Louisiana presence.
After outgrowing its Port Allen office, the refining and petrochemical service company...
A homebuilder purchased more than 100 lots to expand this neighborhood
Local homebuilder DSLD just purchased more than 100 lots to expand one of its residential communities in Gonzales.
The homebuilder bought 108 lots through DSLD...
Will the California wildfires raise Louisiana insurance rates?
Residents hundreds and thousands of miles away may be impacted by the wildfires tearing across Los Angeles as the disaster threatens to make the...
Roundup: LSU Board of Supervisors / Jobs report / Winter storm
New leadership: Gov. Jeff Landry has tapped Scott Ballard as the next chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors. Ballard, a Covington businessman, was...
‘LaPolitics’: Sen. Cassidy is leaning into a new leadership role
As the first physician to chair the U.S. Senate HELP Committee since 1933 (back when it was just the Education and Labor Committee), Sen....
Trashman and termite scooper: The unconventional early jobs of some Baton Rouge execs
Ever wonder what CEOs and entrepreneurs were doing before they climbed the corporate ladder? From termite scooper to actress Julia Roberts’ personal assistant, the...
This Dallas franchise is opening its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge
Dallas franchise 1to1 Plans, which offers high-tech walkable floor plans, is opening its first Louisiana location in Baton Rouge.
Local franchise owners Chandler Accardo and...
