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.

Baton Rouge firm Thinkstream ordered to repay more than $126K to its 401(k) plan for employees

A Baton Rouge-based company that provides criminal database software to law enforcement agencies across...

Creditors allege Baton Rouge’s Thinkstream owes payroll taxes, CEO Barry Bellue is ‘evading’ subpoena for financial records

This story has been updated since its original publication to include comments from Thinkstream...

SU12-Postscript: The Legislature

Few, if any, walked away from the 2015 legislative session proud of the outcome....

CONTENTS

26 COVER STORY   PUBLISHER'S VIEW 6 Xxxxxx   STARTUP 8 The Big Story 9 Zoom 10 Digital Business Report 12 Noteworthy 15 Quotation...

REFLECTIONS/The one who heals

“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who heals...

FLASHBACK/THE YEAR: 2013

Big Blue is gearing up for a job fair on June 25 to fill...

News alert: Stuart Bell recommended as next University of Alabama president

A top LSU administrator is being recommended as the next president of the University...

News alert: LSU’s Stuart Bell recommended as next University of Alabama president

A top LSU administrator is being recommended as the next president of the University...

Four-story Carlisle Place planned for Livingston Parish

Livingston Parish is getting its first “high-rise.” The city of Denham Springs has announced that...

Four Baton Rouge hotels to be sold in $351.4 million deal

Summit Hotel Properties is selling four of its Baton Rouge hotels along with 22...