Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Vivid illustration of a company’s pandemic pivot

Facing declining business during the pandemic, Vivid Ink Graphics made rapid changes to not only stabilize the company but to also help it grow.

Bon Carre’s new owners plan to turn center into a tech hub

The owners of the South Carolina real estate investment firm that recently acquired Bon Carré Business Center for an undisclosed price plan to make a major investment .

New Orleans developer pays $7M for Rouzan site to develop multifamily complex

New Orleans-based Key Real Estate Company has acquired a 4-acre tract in Rouzan from developers John Engquist and Charles Landry for $7 million, and plans to develop a $50 million, mixed-use, multifamily project on the site.

Received PPP money? IRS says you can’t deduct related expenses on 2020 tax return

With 2020 coming to a close, local CPAs say it’s important for businesses to...

City selects vendor to upgrade parking garage equipment but still working on meters

The city-parish has taken another step in its yearslong effort to upgrade and modernize...

Office downsizings, predicted for months, starting to hit Baton Rouge

After nearly 10 months of working remotely, Center for Planning Excellence President and CEO...

COVID-19 cases are rising, what that means for small businesses?

With COVID-19 case counts rising again in Louisiana on the eve of Thanksgiving and...

Baton Rouge Police budget with pay raises goes before Metro Council today

The Metro Council will be briefed later today on a proposed 2021 budget for the Baton Rouge Police Department that would reorganize certain BRPD divisions, eliminate a handful of positions through attrition and change the way some overtime pay is allocated—moves that would ultimately save $1.8 million to fund a 3% across-the-board pay raise for officers

Fraudulent jobless claims continue to plague local eatery, state as a whole

Nearly a month after Louisiana Lagniappe restaurant owner Kevin Ortego complained to the Louisiana...

Uncertain future for George’s overpass location

Longtime patrons of one of Baton Rouge’s best known local eateries—George’s—may be wondering about...