Baton Rouge Business Report

Spanish Town residents Cheryl McCormick and Derrell Cohoon recall the surly reputation the neighborhood had when they moved into their historic Fifth Street home some 20 years ago. Today, the neighborhood is blooming with life....

With the first year of the Trump administration’s new tax law—the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—under their belt, financial experts have gotten a grasp on the new system and what strategies work best when...

With years of experience owning and operating businesses in the United States and South America, Betty Uribe is a C-level banking executive, business consultant and author. A nationally recognized expert on corporate turnarounds and the...

Owner: Louisiana Associated General Contractors Architect: GraceHebert Architects Contractor: Stuart & Company General Contractors Cost: $2 million Completed: November 2018 Use: Headquarters office of the Louisiana Associated General Contractors Location: 666 North St. Form follows function... “What we did was turn an old, non-functional...

If it was up to Frank Jobert, he would’ve worked well past the 30 years he spent with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. But in 2003, he found himself retiring early—at just 52 years...

Profession: Public and government affairs manager, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Hometown: Baton Rouge Age: 48 Family: Married to husband, John, with three children: Josh, Caroline and Patrick Years with company: 18 As a journalism student at LSU, Stephanie Cargile never anticipated she...

Profession: Trustee and co-founder, City Year Inc./founding chair, New Schools for Baton Rouge Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts Age: 55 Family: Married to husband, Sean Reilly,  for 30 years, with three children: Anna (21), Aidan (19), and Rowan (17) Years...

Profession: Leadership keynote speaker & executive coach, Dima Ghawi LLC Hometown: Born in Turkey, raised in Jordan, and a proud Louisianan for the past 6 years Age: 43 Family: Single Years with company: 4 The person Dima Ghawi was...