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Retailers look to the weather when considering sales
Some of the largest retailers in the nation are increasingly using analytics to reduce the impact of unpredictable weather on sales, Inc. reports.
Once used...
Tropical Storm Rafael is already impacting oil prices
Oil prices creeped higher on Tuesday as pressures mounted from both the U.S. presidential election and the developing Tropical Storm Rafael, which could disrupt...
Roundup: Storm prep / Speaker of the House / Campaign spending
Be prepared: BREC has begun offering sandbags throughout East Baton Rouge Parish in preparation of Tropical Storm Rafael. Sandbags are currently available at nine...
How AI is driving demand from nuclear power plants
While owners of nuclear power plants had been hoping they could look to tech companies to sell their power, a ruling from the Federal...
How the national apartment boom is stabilizing
For the past two years, landlords across the country have been grappling with a surge of new units, thanks to the largest apartment construction...
Roundup: Election Day / Tropical Storm Rafael / Trade deficit
Geaux vote: Polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day for the presidential, open Congressional primary and local elections. Voters can find their polling...
Commercial Property of the Week, sponsored by Elifin Realty: Office/warehouses with 4.97 acres of...
Now available for sale, 13825 and 13841 Jefferson Hwy. consist of two parcels totaling ±4.97 acres, featuring two office warehouses and surplus land ready...
The average homebuyer isn’t who it used to be
The typical homebuyer in the U.S. today is more likely to be an older, single woman, Bloomberg reports.
The age of a typical homebuyer jumped...
Data centers may be to blame for higher electricity bills. Here’s why
Some consumers are seeing higher electric bills thanks to the increase of developed data centers, which have high demand for electricity and force regional...
The site for this proposed development near Zachary just sold for $4.5M
A 201-acre tract set for the Templeton Ridge Development site near Zachary recently changed hands.
Templeton EBR LLC, represented by Ryan Power, purchased the property...
Roundup: Withdrawing home equity / Early voting / Tropical Storm Rafael
Record equity: In the third quarter of this year, mortgage holders withdrew $48 billion of home equity—the largest volume in the two years. Homeowners...
Roundup: New car costs / Judge John Michael Guidry / Moving abroad
Sticker shock: Car buyers across America—even those with comfortable incomes—are dropping out of the new-car market, Bloomberg reports. The pandemic supply shortages that drove...
See what the Secretary of State says about Louisiana’s Election Day
A “smooth election day” is what Deputy Secretary of State Joel Watson is predicting for Louisiana when it comes to lingering concerns about the...
Roundup: Time / Angola / SafeBR
No deal yet: Greek media company Antenna Group is in talks to acquire Time Inc. from Salesforce co-founder Marc Benioff. No deal is assured...
225 presents a guide to grocery shopping in the Capital Region
See it played out inside any given store. It’s the Louisiana-made marmalade near the produce section, the crawfish tails in the freezer or the...
A quick guide to Louisiana’s tax tango
Louisiana legislators convened Wednesday for a special session to consider a new tax code for the state that will make personal and corporate income...
Roundup: State law challenged / Oil giants / Boeing
Court battle: Health care workers and advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state of Louisiana, challenging the state law reclassifying mifepristone and misoprostol...
How to turn the uncertainty surrounding AI into an advantage
Generative AI is set to transform the business landscape, presenting managers with unique situations filled with unknowns, according to the Harvard Business Review.
Leaders face...
Louisiana Lottery transfer down from last year
For the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, the Louisiana Lottery Corporation transferred more than $42.5 million to the state treasury. That’s about $12.1...
Orphaned wells are on the rise, but money to plug them is lacking
A recent report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reveals the state’s challenges in managing orphaned oil and gas wells in the state, The Center...
