Awards

Business Report's 2019 Forty Under 40 honors the Capital Region’s brightest young leaders, innovators and business professionals.

The 50 companies on this year’s Best Places to Work list demonstrate what it means to care about employees, serving as a model for other businesses.

A ‘relaxed’ environment where employees work and play hard is a key to the success of Gresham Smith, the 2019 large companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner.

Focusing on one client enables Wymar Federal Credit Union—the 2019 small/medium-sized companies Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge winner—to create a more rewarding experience for its customers and employees.

Somehow, they make it all look so easy. The high-pressure careers. The growing families. The service on local boards and volunteer efforts at area...

Profession: Public and government affairs manager, ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Hometown: Baton Rouge Age: 48 Family: Married to husband, John, with three children: Josh, Caroline and Patrick Years with company: 18 As...

Profession: Trustee and co-founder, City Year Inc./founding chair, New Schools for Baton Rouge Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts Age: 55 Family: Married to husband, Sean Reilly,  for 30 years,...

Profession: Leadership keynote speaker & executive coach, Dima Ghawi LLC Hometown: Born in Turkey, raised in Jordan, and a proud Louisianan for the past 6...

Profession: President and CEO, Center for Planning Excellence Hometown: Baton Rouge Age: 41 Family: Married to husband, Devin Broome, with two sons: Isaac (7) and Emerson (5) Years with...

Profession: Vice president for external affairs, Southern University and A&M College Hometown: Baton Rouge Age: 50 Family: Single, but a villager for many young people (as in “it...