A pair of new studies from the JPMorganChase Institute are warning that the nation’s current tariff strategy could result in $82.3 billion in costs for midsize companies, Inc. writes.  Midsize ...

The Baton Rouge metro unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in May, up from 3.7% in April and 3.6% a year ago, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission’s latest report.  The increase mirrors a ...

Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge President and CEO Jonathan Grimes shared his views with Business Report on the sector’s current challenges and economic impact. Louisiana as a state has one of the ...

Elected officials and government employees may now be gifted $81 worth of food and drinks per individual for state holidays and religious occasions under a loosening of Louisiana ethics laws enacted ...

A national indoor pickleball court franchise will open a location in Walker, its first in Louisiana. Pickleball Kingdom, ...

U.S. employers added 147,000 jobs in June as the American labor market continues to show surprising resilience despite uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s economic policies. The unemployment ...

BREC has created a Superintendent’s Advisory Task Force comprising business and community leaders who will help guide the ...

Louisiana’s economy shrank by 1.7% in the first quarter of 2025, posting the worst GDP performance in the Southeast, Louisiana Illuminator writes.  Despite the new federal data, economists say the ...

Downtown Baton Rouge is poised for a major transformation under Plan Baton Rouge III, a new master plan that builds on two decades of revitalization efforts, Business Report writes in its latest issue ...

As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax ...

Del Monte Foods, the 139-year-old company best known for its canned fruits and vegetables, is filing for bankruptcy protection as U.S. consumers increasingly bypass its products for healthier or ...

As Louisiana makes strides in academic recovery, a new initiative is putting the spotlight on a lingering challenge: chronic absenteeism.