Companies that allow their employees to work remotely as much as they like have outpaced their competition, with fully flexible public companies growing four times as quickly as those with stricter in-office policies, according to an analysis from software company Scoop Technologies and Boston Consulting Group. According to Inc., the study examined 554 public companies
Planning staff members are recommending that the East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission deny local developer Windy Gladneys proposal to develop some 33 acres off of Burbank for commercial use.
AI algorithms: Retailers are turning to artificial intelligence technology to better predict shopper demand and repair supply chains whipsawed by volatile consumer buying patterns during the pandemic. Merchants including Walmart, retail-pharmacy giant Walgreens and online fashion seller ASOS are rolling out the increasingly sophisticated technology. Read the full story from The Wall Street Journal. Lower
Pennington Biomedical Research Center and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have received $13.8 million for five years of research through funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study the ideal dose of behavioral interventions to treat childhood obesity in rural and minority communities across Louisiana and Tennessee. According to the biomedical research centers announcement, Penningtons
Just when voters thought they were done with their shared democratic duty for the calendar year, two more elections have been called. Fortunately, if you live in the Greater Baton Rouge area, the extra elections wont apply to youbut you may still find them interesting. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin had to schedule a new
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