Turmoil at United Way
During her more than three-year tenure as president and CEO of the Capital Area United Way, Karen Profita (right) got high marks for doing precisely what the 30-something member board of directors had hired her to do: namely, be the positive public...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Living the dream
Author: Pete LeibmanYear: 2012Publisher: AmacomPages: 246 pages
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Supersized
Three years into an organized effort to give southeastern Louisiana a more powerful voice in its economic future, leaders of the fledgling initiative say it has found its wings. The Southeast Super-Region Committee, formed to unite the Baton Rouge,...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
The Bernhard case
The civil suit filed last month by the Crawford Lewis law firm against former attorney James “Tres” Bernhard is something of a page-turner, laying out an elaborate scheme of fraud and theft that involved the transfer of movie industry...
DATE: May 14, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
Shop the show
Since 2000, Milly New York has turned out season after season of classic, fun-meets-feminine pieces. Don’t miss your opportunity to view the latest collection next week at the Milly Fall 2012 Trunk Show! Wednesday through...
DATE: May 03, 2012 | CATEGORY: (AR) Fashion & Boutiques
BRAC hires new talent development director
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber announced today that it has hired Jennings native and LSU graduate Julie Laperouse as the new director of talent development, to lead BRAC's efforts to retain and attract a quality workforce. In BRAC's annual survey of...
DATE: April 30, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
The 'fair' question
(From The Atlantic) On April 11, President Obama delivered an eleven-minute speech at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on the Buffett Rule. He used the word fair 13 times, or once every 50 seconds. He even used it...
DATE: April 27, 2012 | CATEGORY: News
Shaw Group, Westinghouse get go-ahead on new nuclear units in S.C.
South Carolina Electric & Gas has given The Shaw Group and Westinghouse full notice to proceed on an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two nuclear power units and related facilities at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near...
DATE: April 19, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Inadequate funding portends an uncertain future for Pennington
A financial report delivered to the state Board of Regents last fall by the Pennington Biomedical Research Center suggests the 25-year-old institution is facing serious financial challenges—including no money to open and operate two new...
DATE: April 18, 2012 | CATEGORY: Daily Report
Target schools
While education reform gets under way at the state level, a local initiative kicked off last week targeting public schools in the three worst-performing ZIP codes in Baton Rouge.
DATE: April 16, 2012 | CATEGORY: Current Issue
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