Stephanie Riegel is the editor of Business Report.

Legal victory is bittersweet for local Stanford Group victim

the ruling didn’t affect many of the Baton Rouge victims of the Ponzi scheme, who are pursuing separate legal remedies, it did cover local contractor Blaine Smith.

Downtown dining rebound not happening fast enough for some restaurants

With COVID-19 cases once again on the rise around the state and the nation,...

How Broome and Carter spent their money getting out Election Day vote

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome spent nearly $16,800 on her Election Day get-out-the-vote effort earlier...

BC&I defers Marathon Oil request for ITEP abatement

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry today put off a vote on a...

ITEP requests under fire at BC&I meeting

An estimated three dozen activists gathered this morning in protest outside the building where the Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry is scheduled to consider requests for some $1.8 billion in corporate tax incentives at its monthly meeting.

Arkel International has quietly been growing its global footprint

When Baton Rouge-based Arkel International earlier this fall acquired a Washington, D.C.-area engineering firm...

Seminar seeks to help small businesses avoid public bid pitfalls

As city-parish officials prepare to ramp up activity on the $1.1 billion MovEBR road...

Jules Madere Jewelers closing, new jewelry store moving in

After 72 years in business, including 35 years in its current location in the Bocage Village Shopping Center, Jules Madere Jewelers is closing its doors.

OLOL places doctor on leave after alleged racially-motivated attack of SU athlete

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center notified employees today it has placed...

North Baton Rouge economic development director leaving for job in Texas

The executive director of the Baton Rouge North Economic Development District, Jerry Jones, has resigned to take a position heading up the economic development agency in Richmond, Texas, which is located in the rapidly growing Houston-Sugarland-The Woodlands metropolis.