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President Obama addressed supporters in a rally on Friday in Virginia.  In that speech, he made some comments about business owners taking credit for their own success.  In the midst of pointing out that people use roads and bridges and other things that the government puts together, he made this statement, If you’ve got a business -- you didn’t build that...

The State of Louisiana has gotten a rather dubious distinction.  The Pelican State has ranked 42nd out of 50 for states to do business in.  That continues the ranking that Louisiana received in 2011.  The study was put together by CNBC to find the top states for business...

The story out of Cocoa Beach, Florida is of a motel there that has decided to go all-nude, in a bid to get more business. People there aren't too wild about the idea and have said that they are wondering about such a place in the middle of a tourist area...

Governor Bobby Jindal is looking to make Louisiana more attractive for business. In his four proposed economic development reforms, Jindal wants to offer a ten-year property tax exemption to attract companies in targeted sectors, companies that have the capacity to generate substantial new growth in jobs, sales and tax revenue.

Two groups are teaming up for an oil and gas trade mission in Mexico City.

Erica Fontenot with the Small Business Development Center joined "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" today to talk about a November 9th seminar that is free and just for veterans.

In this week's edition of Brand Buzz, KPEL's Jeremy Lawrence sits down with Jaci Russo to talk about how you can use social media for your business and about a special event The Russo Group will be putting on this Friday.

Mark Lasseigne fills you in on what's happening on Wall Street.