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Facebook Cracks the Code to Mobile Profits
MENLO PARK, Calif., July 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the second quarter, which endedJune 30, 2013. “We’ve made good progress growing our...
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Citi Bike is a Branding Home Run
The launch of the Citi Bike Share program, the largest in the US, is achieving undeniable business success in a very short time. With over 6,000 bikes, 300 stations, 55,000 annual members, and 840,000...
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Best Business School Rankings – $53,400 Per Year at #1 Harvard
A career in business starts with finding the MBA program that fits your needs. With U.S. News‘s rankings of the top business schools, narrow your search by location, tuition, school size, and test...
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Google Helps Starbucks Increase Internet Speed Up to 10X’s…Soon
Coffee shop + Internet—it’s a pairing that many of us have come to rely on. WiFi access makes work time, downtime, travel time and lots of in-between times more enjoyable and productive. That’s why...
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Baton Rouge Named No. 1 Metro for Economic Growth Potential in Business...
“Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new...
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The #1 Ranked Culture of Quicken Loans
How does the culture of your business compare with that of the #1 ranked company for IT professionals to work at? Here are the “isms” spelled out from Quicken Loans. Fostering innovation and creativity...
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Gov. Jindal: State Files Motion to Delay Obama Administration Attempt to Deny...
BATON ROUGE – Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that the State of Louisiana filed a motion to delay the Obama Administration’s petition to stop Louisiana’s Scholarship Program that gives low-income...
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NOAA Launches Website, Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
NOAA announced the release yesterday of a comprehensive, quality-controlled dataset that gives ready access to millions of chemical analyses and other data on the massive Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill....
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2013 LSU Enrollment at 29,865
BATON ROUGE – Once again, LSU has brought in one of the largest freshman classes in the university’s history. LSU’s fall 2013 freshman class is composed of 5,501 students, making it the third largest...
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Remembering Paul Dietzel (1924-2013)
Paul Dietzel (Sept. 5, 1924 - Sept. 24, 2013) Kevin Woolsey, Editor of BRBJ had the privilege of meeting coach Paul Dietzel on lucky day. When Paul Dietzel, the coach of the LSU Tiger’s football...
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President Obama Tries to Encourage Government Workers in Letter
Much of the United States government is shut down today. Obama thanks workers for their efforts and tries to encourage them during this closure. Obama said the shut down was preventable. The president...
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Artist George Rodrigue Remembered
George Rodrigue (1944-2013), was know for his paintings of the Cajun culture. He passed away after a long battle with cancer. His signature character was the “Blue Dog” which is know globally. Painting...
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City of St. George Poll
Polls are being taken and signatures are being collected. Some say a new city incorporation would be bad for the parish of East Baton Rouge. St. George would benefit by being able to keep it’s tax...
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U.S. Employment and Unemployment Summary
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in November. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from October and five states had no change, the...
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Employment Projections: 2012-2022 Summary
Employment is projected to grow 10.8 percent from 2012 to 2022, adding 15.6 million jobs. Occupations and industries related to healthcare are projected to add the most new jobs. Growth is expected to...
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Personal Care Services to Grow in Next 10 Years
Labor force growth will slow to 0.5 percent annually as participation rates decrease among younger and prime-age workers and as more baby boomers leave the labor force. Slow gains in the labor force...
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Google Transparency Report, Dec. 19, 2013
We launched the Transparency Report in 2010 to provide hard evidence of how laws and policies affect access to information online. Today, for the eighth time, we’re releasing new numbers showing...
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Toyota Prius Named Best New-Car Value
YONKERS, NY— Consumer Reports finds the Toyota Prius to be the best overall value for the automotive dollar and the Nissan Armada the worst in its annual Best New-Car Value analysis. via Consumer...
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New Year’s Resolutions, Your Tax Dollars at Work
The U.S. Government can help you make and keep your new year’s resolutions. Whether you want to lose weight, volunteer to help someone else, quit smoking, get a better education or get a better job,...
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Target Offers One Year of Free Credit Monitoring and Identity Theft Protection
MINNEAPOLIS — January 10, 2014 Target today announced updates on its continuing investigation into the recent data breach and its expected fourth quarter financial performance. As part of Target’s...
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