Louisiana Business News

Japan delivered the strongest growth, expanding by 1.2%, while the UK posted the weakest, contracting by 0.4%...Information on Canada's economy during the three month period was not available. Comparing GDP with the same quarter a year earlier as opposed to...

advertisement The Tucson region is the nation's third-hardest-hit area when it comes to percentage of construction jobs lost in the past year, a new industry-generated report says. Tucson lost 29.2 percent of its construction work force from August 2008 to...

A lot of natural gas industry observers, seeing the combination of a dramatic drop in the rig count and resilient monthly production data, have been left scratching their heads. Isn't the rig count supposed to be a reliable indicator of...

Louisiana’s economy will grow during the next two years, but at a rate that’s slower than usual after a recession and with much slower job growth than the state experienced after the 2005 hurricanes, according to an annual forecast released...

Dhaka, Oct 29 (bdnews24.com)�Finance minister AMA Muhith has said the government will continue to provide subsidies to the vital sectors even if it means setting aside International Monetary Fund management tips. "The IMF delegates raised questions about the government subsidising...

A year after announcing that it might close a huge manufacturing plant near Lafayette, Ind., drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. said today it has found a buyer who will offer jobs to all 700 full-time workers. Lilly said it sold...

CenturyLink will expand its local work force by 350 people during the next four years with a commitment to keep the company headquarters in Monroe at least through 2019, Chief Executive Glen Post and Gov. Bobby Jindal announced Wednesday. Many...

Steelmaker Nucor Corp. has paid more than $50 million to buy the 3,800 acres in St. James Parish it needs to build a more than $2 billion pig iron mill, Gov. Bobby Jindal confirmed today. Later construction phases could take...

The unit posted revenue of $243.5 million last year, or 35 percent of the Moon company's revenue. It accounted for $5.1 million of Baker's $43.4 million 2008 operating profit...Services provided by the unit include operations and maintenance management, recruiting and...