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.

Baptiste, Blanco among appointees to board that oversees Superdome

Henry Baptiste of Baton Rouge and former Gov. Kathleen Blanco are among Gov. John...

Misconduct allegations against Louisiana lawyers reaches decade high

Formal allegations of misconduct against Louisiana lawyers reached a 10-year high in 2015— even...

DEMCO, Cox settle legal, regulatory bouts over utility poles

Two of the Capital Region’s largest utility providers have settled $4.9 million in utility...

Slideshow: 2015 Forty Under 40 awards ceremony

Business Report honored some of the Capital Region’s most promising business professionals under the age...

The Year in Review: Ten Things We Lost in 2015

New year, fresh start. We get that. But it’s also a time to bid adieu...

Baton Rouge IT firm strikes deal to buy Thinkstream assets

This story has been updated since its original publication to clarify that Thinkstream Acquisition...

Louisiana State Police, others fighting sale of Thinkstream

A federal bankruptcy trustee’s efforts to sell financially beleaguered law enforcement software firm Thinkstream...

Forty Under 40 Q&A: Scott Hodgin

Scott Hodgin, 39 Founder/Creative director/Partner, TILT Since Scott Hodgin founded TILT a decade ago, the creative...