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Is another interest rate cut on the way?
A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that he is leaning toward supporting an interest rate cut when the Fed meets in two weeks but that evidence of persistent inflation before then could cause...
‘LaPolitics’: Plenty of work remains on local taxation issues
Heading into the recent special session on taxation, those who make, track or influence legislative votes knew the big picture outcome would be shaped by one important question: What are the locals going to...
After years of steady growth, what’s on the horizon for b1Bank?
Over the course of the past seven years, Baton Rouge-based b1Bank has quintupled in size.
CEO Jude Melville tells Daily Report that much of that growth has come from the expansion of the bank’s Texas...
Mike Polito endorses Sid Edwards; Ted James responds
MAPP CEO Mike Polito—once a financial and vocal backer of Democrat Ted James—has endorsed Republican Sid Edwards for mayor.
Polito sent an email announcing his endorsement to a mailing list full of influential Baton Rouge...
Could a second Trump term spur oil and gas hiring? What a Louisiana recruiter predicts
President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office could result in an uptick in oil and gas hiring—at least at first.
That’s according to Dave Mount, president of OneSource Professional Search, a Mandeville-based recruiting firm...
Visitors to the Perkins overpass have a new parking option
A new paid parking lot opened last week next to Bet-R Neighborhood Market in the Perkins Road Overpass District.
Parking has for years been an issue for businesses under the Perkins overpass, and BLDG 5...
Congressman Garret Graves talks business, the economy, politics and more on the next episode of Strictly Business
What economic opportunities are on the horizon for Louisiana? How will the state's role in national and global energy production change over the next...
