The U.S Department of Commerce announces a one-point-eight million dollar grant for a north Louisiana bioscience center. The new Biomedical Research and Innovation park will be located on the ULM campus. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the project is expected to create 175 jobs in the Monroe area and they hope many of the employees are ULM grads.
Cut 10 (12) “… next generation.”

South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has proposed a nationwide 15-week abortion ban. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy doesn’t expect the proposal to get the 60 votes needed to pass the Senate
cut 14 (08) “…hold stead”
Cassidy agrees with the Supreme Court that states should determine their own abortion laws.

Nearly a third of small business owners nationwide say inflation is the single largest problem in running their business, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. State Director Dawn McVae, says spending and plans to spend by small business owners remains historically weak and uncertainty remains high. She hopes 2022 can still end on a high note…:
CUT 25 (10) “…the year.”’

A recent Gallup poll finds that Quiet Quitters make up at least 50-percent of the U-S workforce. Quiet Quitting is a worker who does just what the job requires and the employee does not go above and beyond their duties. UNO Business Professor Mark Rosa says some employers are changing how they pay their workers, instead of a hourly wage, they have a base wage, and it can go up based on output, similar to commission
cut 6 (08) “….paid as much”