Starbucks plans to lay off 1,100 corporate employees globally as new Chair and CEO Brian Niccol streamlines operations. In a letter to employees released Monday, Niccol said the company will inform ...

Billionaire Warren Buffett is viewed as one of the world’s greatest investors, so his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are always read closely for lessons. Buffett no longer ventures ...

Unionized dockworkers will vote this week on a labor contract that retailers and manufacturers hope will secure peace on the waterfront through September 2030, banishing fears of a repeat of a ...

Baton Rouge casinos collectively experienced a 2.6% revenue dip in January when compared with the previous month, according ...

At the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry’s Annual Meeting last week, the organization released its LA Driven ...

East Baton Rouge Parish is home to a thriving network of 16 senior activity centers and four feeding sites that offer older ...

Initial unemployment claims dropped for a second consecutive week, according to the latest figures released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission.  Initial jobless claims dropped nearly 5% for the ...

UnitedHealth Group shares tumbled early Friday on a report that the U.S. Department of Justice has started an investigation into the health care giant’s Medicare billing practices. The Wall Street ...

Positioned on Lee Drive near LSU, BesTeas Sip & Bite has opened as a spot to hang out, play games, sip and snack, 225 reports.  “BesTeas: like, bring your best friend,” says owner Vanessa Le. The new ...

Baton Rouge parking solutions app ParkZen is expanding its footprint locally and nationwide.  ParkZen is working with The ...

Plans to bring Tractor Supply Company to Walker are underway.  The Brentwood, Tennessee-based chain purchased a 4-acre tract on Walker South Road from a group that includes Talbot & Talbot Inc. for ...

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in January as rising mortgage rates and prices put off many would-be homebuyers despite a wider selection of properties on the market. Sales fell 4.9% last ...