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Amtrak’s new Gulf Coast passenger rail route running from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, starts Monday, Aug. 18. The ...
What began as an experiment during the pandemic to lure people back to small towns and cities in the American heartland is, about five years later, becoming a widespread strategy. MakeMyMove, a ...
Working mothers, whose return helped power the post-pandemic labor market, are leaving the workforce in striking numbers this year, The Washington Post writes.  The share of mothers aged 25-44 with ...
Construction has commenced on the massive $12.5 billion data center that bitcoin miner Hut 8 is developing in West Feliciana ...
Amid a torrent of revenue rolling in, there is a more sinister side to the online sports betting phenomenon, Business Report writes in its latest issue.  Some Baton Rouge attorneys are noticing a ...
Here’s a look at issued permits and property deals that occurred last week in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes. East Baton Rouge Parish  A $2.5 million building permi… Already an ...
U.S. companies are on pace for a record year of stock repurchases, helping drive a Wall Street rally to fresh highs, The Wall Street Journal reports.  Firms have announced $983.6 billion in buybacks ...
A 90-day pause on imposing higher tariffs on China is due to expire on Tuesday and it is unclear if it will be extended. After the most recent round of U.S.-China trade talks, held late last month in ...
Television broadcaster Nexstar Media Group is in advanced talks to acquire rival Tegna, according to people familiar with the matter. Terms of any potential deal have not been disclosed. Tegna is ...