Penny is the Chief Content Officer for Melara Enterprises and Executive Editor of Baton Rouge Business Report. She has a passion for journalism that makes a difference, epic photography, engaging graphic design and platforms that provide new opportunities for storytelling. She is a national award-winning writer and editor with over three decades of experience in metro markets, including Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas and Baton Rouge. She manages the editorial team for Melara Enterprises that produces 225, inRegister, 10/12 Industry Report and Baton Rouge Business Report.

COVER TEASES TOP AND BOTTOM

TOP Downtown dwellers The aviators Secrets of customer service 10 signs of an entrepreneur   BOTTOM - Meet the freshman five -...

TOP 100-Did You Know?/Did You Know?

Fun facts from this year's Top 100 private companies THE TOP 100 BUYER'S CLUB Raising Cane's...

SU36-Dispatches/Walker

DISPATCHES FROM WALKER INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH Though what was known as Shaw Sunland Fabricators before the sale...

TOP 100 129-News Intro

>>> INSTRUCTIONS: Use modified News section header (don't need line to the right of...

FLASHBACK/The Year: 1986

Next year, Business Report's Top 100 private companies list will celebrate its 30th year...

Productivity secrets of Top 100 executives

Keep a company at the top of its game. Inspire an entire workforce. Please clients and customers. Answer...

MOVING UP

KATHRYN GRAVES Regions Bank   CATHY GRIFFITHS Woman’s Hospital   SONYA JARVIS Business First Bank   ROBERT KENNEY Tulane University School of Medicine   KENDAL MATASSA Regions...

COMPANY NEWS

1000 FEET CREDIT: Charles Breard NEW DIGS: Construction is well underway on new corporate headquarters for...

TOP 100-Top 3/Top three companies by industry

AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS 6 All Star Automotive Group ... $521,458,352 10 Price LeBlanc ... $427,700,100 17 Brian Harris Automotive Group ......

TOP 100-Index

ABL Management ... 69 Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge ... 70 Aerial Access Equipment ... 72 All...