Roundup: Department of Health / General Motors / Economic turbulence
Second chance: Gov. Jeff Landry has selected Bruce Greenstein, a former Gov. Bobby Jindal Cabinet member, to lead the Louisiana Department of Health. This...
A look inside the newly opened Blue Iguana Taco Bar & Tequila
Blue Iguana Taco Bar & Tequila opened its doors last month on South Sherwood Forest Boulevard, introducing the modern Mexican chain to the Capital...
How Level Homes is expanding its footprint in Livingston Parish
Local homebuilder Level Homes is expanding its footprint in Livingston Parish after buying lots in the Highlandia development in Denham Springs.
The builder has purchased...
Meet the new CEO of Smalls Sliders
Smalls Sliders, the Baton Rouge-founded burger franchise backed by NFL star Drew Brees, appointed a new CEO this month to lead the brand through...
Consumer sentiment plunges for a fourth consecutive month
U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, in a seemingly sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade wars that...
Small business owners still struggle to fill job openings
Though recent data for U.S. companies shows relatively few layoffs and modest new hire rates, small businesses are grappling with finding suitable candidates for...
Why entrepreneur Chase Mullin expanded his company into Baton Rouge
Since Chase Mullin founded his eponymous landscape company in 2007, he hasn’t shied from thinking big.
As Business Report writes in its latest issue, the...
Roundup: Bernhard Capital’s latest / Young Entrepreneurs Academy / A crude surprise
Continued growth: Baton Rouge-based GHC|orcutt winslow, an architecture, engineering and consulting firm, announced that it had acquired Florida-based Straughn Trout Architects, an architecture design...
Manuel Builders acquires 53 lots for this new Livingston Parish community
Homebuilder Manuel Builders has purchased more than 50 lots as part of the first phase of its new Eagles Gate community in Livingston Parish.
According...
Mortgage rates continue to drop
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. declined for the third week in a row, another positive move for prospective homebuyers...
A Baton Rouge company will manage the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Baton Rouge-based Aptim and joint venture partner BWX Technologies Inc. have been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy to manage and operate the...
BREC superintendent touts community support for the organization
BREC Superintendent Corey Wilson says the two tax renewals that voters approved in the November election are proof that the majority of the community...
How the tariff threat is impacting local Asian markets and convenience stores
In President Trump’s tariff-for-tariff escalation with China, he announced Wednesday that he was upping the levy on goods from that nation to 125%.
As Asian...
Roundup: Stocks soar / Emissions regulations / Teacher stipends
Rebound: U.S. stocks are soaring on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would temporarily back off on most of...
Trump pauses tariffs on most countries but intensifies trade war with China
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised...
A first look at TBR Books and Tea
A new bookstore with a sprawling selection of reads and artisanal teas is set to open this weekend in Baton Rouge, 225 writes.
Located next...
Gov. Landry’s auto insurance reform plan, explained
In a Tuesday morning press conference, Gov. Jeff Landry outlined a sweeping plan aimed at tackling Louisiana’s sky-high auto insurance rates.
If the plan comes...
Last week’s Chevron verdict draws varied reactions
A Plaquemines Parish jury decision last week for Chevron to pay $745 million in damages has drawn fierce reactions from industry allies, legal reform...
Traction steps up its game in Ascension Parish
Traction Sports Performance has officially expanded into Ascension Parish, opening an 11,400-square-foot facility last week on West Outfitters Drive in Gonzales, near Cabela’s and...
Roundup: Federal workers / Mortgage rates / Easter spending
Revoked: The Supreme Court has lifted a lower-court order that directed the Trump administration to reinstate about 16,000 federal employees it fired, with justices...