Despite recent boutique closures amid economic pressures, some local boutiques are seeing increased sales and are growing ...

Visit Baton Rouge is buying an unoccupied historic building downtown and transforming it into its new headquarters.  VBR ...

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose again this week, reaching its highest level in nearly three months. The rate rose to 6.54% from 6.44% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said ...

Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has struck a deal that aims to remove 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Axios reports.  Morgan Stanley is investing in direct air capture of ...

The economy is humming, inflation is cooling, Americans are well-employed but people are still not over how much higher prices are today than in 2020, The Wall Street Journal reports.  People find it ...

While investors and real estate experts had been expecting a new cycle for the beleaguered  commercial real estate market, rising borrowing costs in the last few weeks have caused some to put a pause ...

While highway expansion projects are considered common fixes to traffic and congestion problems, a California researcher says highway expansions actually make traffic worse thanks to a phenomenon ...

The East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council approved the mayor-president to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement to engage 24 congregations and community institutions across East Baton Rouge Parish ...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the total number of those collecting benefits rose to its highest level in almost three years. The Labor Department ...

Sales of new homes across the nation jumped in September as customers responded to more incentives from builders and a drop in mortgage rates, Bloomberg reports. Sales of new single-family homes ...

Louisiana’s Board of Commerce and Industry convened this week to review a series of applications and renewals for various economic incentive programs, including the Industrial Tax Exemption Program, ...

In today’s digital landscape, a strong social media presence isn’t just a perk for local businesses—it’s a game changer. As ...