The health care industry in Baton Rouge is moving the needle forward in more ways than one. Woman’s Hospital opened a new ...

While many Americans were already saddled with record-breaking credit card debt going into the holiday season, analysts predict consumer spending is reaching an all-time high this season, CNBC reports ...

Baton Rouge-based Amedisys and UnitedHealth have agreed to extend the deadline to close their proposed $3.3 billion merger agreement to next year, according to a Friday filing, Reuters reports. The ...

The Louisiana labor market is bucking national trends, with both initial and continued unemployment claims falling. Initial unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana dropped 15% last week from the ...

Overpaid: The regional transit authority in Louisiana was found to have spent more than $84,000 on terminated employees. Auditors obtained a listing of employees or officials that received termination ...

While other sectors of the economy, such as transportation and warehousing, have recovered from pandemic-era labor shortages, plant owners are struggling to fill open positions at factories, The Wall ...

While Baton Rouge was the only MSA in the state that saw a decrease in jobs from October to November, the MSA still saw ...

A Donaldsonville hotel changed hands recently for $1.5 million, according to a deal filed last week with the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court’s office. Shri Rung LLC, represented by Ravi Patel, ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row to its highest level since mid-July, reflecting a recent jump in the bond yields that lenders use as a guide to ...

As ordering through Amazon, delivery apps and fast-shipping online sites becomes more common, customers’ shopping habits are ...

The formation of a new city. An overhaul of the state’s tax structure. A disaster declaration for the state’s most beloved crustacean. As detailed in the latest issue of Business Report, the Capital ...

The U.S. Census Bureau this year launched an experimental method of using satellite images to count new housing construction, The Center Square reports. “For select areas of interest, Survey of ...