Julia Arenstam, Author at Baton Rouge Business Report

b1BANK grows while maintaining its community business focus

Though b1BANK is now the second-largest Louisiana-based bank, its leaders chuckle at any notion...

The rise of B1BANK

b1BANK over the past 14 years has grown from de novo launched in Baton Rouge to Louisiana’s second-largest community institution.

Welcome to Wally’s world

Former LSU baseball star Wally McMakin has tapped into his Tiger roots to both mentor young professionals as well as build a successful wealth management firm

Meet Gloria Moncada, ExxonMobil refinery manager and 2020 Influential Woman in Business

Gloria Moncada has had a lot of firsts in her career: She was the...

Gloria Moncada: 2020 Influential Women in Business

2020 Influential Women in Business: Gloria Moncada, plant manager at ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, is one of eight members of this year's class.

City donation site collects thousands of PPE items for area hospitals

Two weeks after a city task force launched a donation site for health care...

US Rep. Graves, Senate small business expert provide clarity on PPP during ‘Business Report’ webcast

This week has seen an influx of thousands of local applications to the federal...

Some doors remain open for job seekers

It’s not doom and gloom in every industry in the Capital Region right now—some...

Rally ’round Baton Rouge restaurants

The good news for a brutally hard-hit restaurant industry is that the recovery will come quick … for those still standing.

Baton Rouge CPAs work to get PPP applications out the door

CPAs in Baton Rouge are stepping in to join the rush of business owners...