Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Holden to try to keep Albemarle from leaving Baton Rouge

Mayor Kip Holden hopes to meet with executives from Albemarle in the next couple...

News Alert: State to cut Miss USA payment by half

Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne announced today the Louisiana Office of Tourism is reducing by...

DDD’s Rhorer working to save downtown Courtyard Marriott project

In the wake of Wednesday’s Metro Council decision to deny a special taxing district...

Courtyard Marriott downtown ‘remains in doubt’ following Metro Council action to deny TIF, developer says

While local officials aren’t saying much this morning about the Metro Council’s decision to...

BRAF to look to BP, federal environmental agencies for potential LSU lakes project funding

Settlement money from the BP oil spill is one potential source of funding for...

Future of Courtyard Marriott TIF in question with only nine members expected at tonight’s Metro Council meeting

Three members will be absent from this afternoon’s Metro Council meeting, which could have...

Shaw 2.0? Jim Bernhard is taking a page from his Shaw playbook to grow a family of companies that could rival CB&I.

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte; Jim Bernhard) When Jim Bernhard retired from The Shaw Group in...

Stephanie Riegel: What went wrong with the Courtyard TIF?

Editor's Note: This column has been updated from a previously published version to reflect...

Renovation of historic Convention Street home in downtown Baton Rouge into apartment complex nearly complete

After nearly a year-long renovation, the old McMahon House at 310 Convention St. downtown...

WBRZ news director Chuck Bark stepping down after 11-year tenure

WBRZ-TV News Director Chuck Bark will step down at the end of the year...