Feature
What will reopening the economy look like?
Chambers of commerce offer help, information to local businesses Despite Gov. John Bel Edwards’ extension of a stay at home order until May 15, businesses throughout the area are preparing to reopen. Shreveport-Bossier got a preview last month of a post-coronavirus business world with guidance on how to navigate the uncertainty that follows it. The [...]
Feature
Give for Good already under way due to pandemic
By Stacey Tinsley | BIZ. Magazine Nonprofits need help now more than ever. During this time of stay at home and social distancing, one of north Louisiana’s largest fundraising events is currently taking place online. Traditionally, the Community Foundation of North Louisiana hosts Give For Good as a 24-hour day of giving. But due to [...]
Opinion
Why ‘Why’ matters to your business
One spring day when I was seven, Dad told me to pick up the bits of trash in the yard. I asked Dad why. With frustration in his voice, Dad said “Because I told you to.” Fear of a spanking made me do the work although I didn’t want to. My reluctance was evident in [...]
Opinion
La. Tech pivots with the changes
At Louisiana Tech University, we recognize that education and the industry of learning is changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educators and institutions across the country are being challenged to reframe the way we serve students, the way we assess and deliver learning, and the way we conduct general operations. Our classrooms are empty shells [...]
Opinion
Forged in crisis: The making of a better BPCC
The world of higher education is in a state of flux, and a new normal is coming at us like a Jordan Hicks fastball. I am proud of the response Bossier Parish Community College has had to the COVID-19 pandemic. Within a few days of the governor’s social-distancing announcement, BPCC staff put into place a [...]
