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Jun 3, 2024
HUNTSMAN: Silicon Valley’s Coming Energy Crisis
The campaign to phase out fossil fuels is on a collision course with the artificial-intelligence revolution. Energy-intensive AI...

May 21, 2024
RANDOLPH: Leading from the front: Louisiana’s opportunity on carbon capture technology
The following guest column was originally submitted to the Alexandria Town Talk by Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Deborah...


May 20, 2024
NEWSWEEK: Medicare Could Save $500 Million With Coverage Change
Anti-obesity medications are a hot topic in the medical world, and many Americans remain conflicted on how and when they should be...


May 16, 2024
Louisiana's environmental chief looks to ease permitting for businesses
"It's knowing that he wants to ensure that we are protecting our environment, that it's clean and it's healthy, while also at the same...


May 2, 2024
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Unveils Sweeping Reforms to Address Property Insurance Crisis
Louisiana's Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has unveiled a series of measures to tackle the state's property insurance crisis,...


Apr 30, 2024
Stephens Positions Louisiana Business For More Growth
The firm, founded in 1933, has moved to new premises in Shreveport for its private wealth management business. Stephens, an independent...


Apr 29, 2024
Celebrating Excellence: Iam C. Tucker Named National Small Business Person of the Year
In a resplendent ceremony held in Washington, D.C., Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)...


Apr 17, 2024
KNOE: South La. company sells for $50 million, what NELA businesses need to know about acquisitions
Transcat, Inc., a leading provider of calibration, cost control and optimization services based in Rochester, N.Y. announced Monday...


Apr 11, 2024
Visa and Mastercard Strike $30 Billion Deal to Cut Credit Card Fees, Despite Durbin's Bill Opposition
Visa and Mastercard have reached a landmark agreement estimated at $30 billion, intended to alleviate credit and debit card fees...


Apr 11, 2024
Landscape Firm Mullin Opens Baton Rouge Location
Landscape firm Mullin has opened its new location at 11522 Florida Avenue in Baton Rouge. In late December, the company purchased the...


Apr 9, 2024
Senate bill aimed at banning THC from all consumable hemp products could be a big blow for businesses
Several businesses banking on cannabis sales are furious about a state senate bill that threatens to end the sale of THC products...


Apr 9, 2024
AP: New EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants (Many in LA) must reduce toxic emissions
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule...
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