GET DAILY REPORT FREE
Deadline nears to apply or nominate someone for the Business Awards & Hall of...
Beginning Oct. 4, Business Report is accepting entries or nominations for its 2023 Business Awards & Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame | Gerry Lane: A rags to riches story
Driven by a fear of returning to poverty, Gerry Lane rose from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to build a Baton Rouge automotive empire.
Hall of Fame | James “Pepper” Rutland: Failure was not an option
James “Pepper” Rutland, applying lessons from football to business, overcame adversity while building MMR into a global force among industrial contractors.
Businessperson of the Year | Judi Terzotis: A real page turner
With fresh ideas and a hyperlocal focus, Judi Terzotis is bucking the media landscape trend and leading ‘The Advocate’ to growth.
Young Businessperson of the Year | Tupac de la Cruz: Building from the top...
Tupac de la Cruz, determined to be a success when he left Costa Rica at age 16, has built Roofing Solutions into one of the nation’s largest commercial roofing companies.
Company of the Year | Genesis 360: Seizing his opportunity
After using the military and a stint at Circle K to lift himself out of poverty, Craig Stevens has built Genesis 360 into a fast-growing construction and maintenance force.
Company of the Year | b1BANK: Banking on the future
b1BANK, now led by Jude Melville, has quickly grown from a homegrown community bank to a publicly traded multistate institution with $4.4 billion in assets.
Baton Rouge Business Awards & Hall of Fame winners announced
Business Report and Junior Achievement will honor six Baton Rouge individuals and companies at the 2022 Business Awards & Hall of Fame gala in March. This year’s winners, as selected by a panel of independent judges, are:
The 2021 class of Forty Under 40
Honoring the Capital Region's brightest young leaders, innovators and business professionals.
Best Places to Work: The best of the best in Baton Rouge
The 60 companies on the 2021 Best Places to Work list demonstrate what it means to care about employees, serving as a model for other businesses.
Best Places to Work-Small Companies: Do the right thing
Walters, Papillion, Thomas, Cullens LLC has found success by fostering a family atmosphere and being motivated by standards not involving money.
Best Places to Work-Medium Companies: Empowering and transparent
The Pangburn Group Inc. fosters a culture that’s about wanting to make employees stay, rather than simply work.
Best Places to Work-Large Companies: A sense of community
GMFS Mortgage has created a winning formula by embracing change, listening to employees and giving back to the Baton Rouge community.
Business Report, 225 and inRegister publications earn national awards
The Business Report team and its sister magazines 225 and inRegister were honored with 10 national awards for editorial excellence.
Top 100 private companies of 2021: A roller coaster year
It was a roller coaster year for the Baton Rouge Top 100 private companies, with more companies reporting revenue declines than gains.
2021 Influential Women in Business
Women in Business 2021: Honoring 9 women leaders who are making a significant difference in Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.
Paula P. Davis: 2021 Influential Women in Business honoree
2021 Influential Women in Business: Paula P. Davis is a state Representative for House District 69 as well as a commercial real estate agent.
Yolanda J. Dixon: 2021 Influential Women in Business honoree
2021 Influential Women in Business: Yolanda J. Dixon, secretary of the Louisiana Senate, first began working in the state senate in 1988.
Vanessa Graham: 2021 Influential Women in Business honoree
2021 Influential Women in Business: Vanessa Graham launched her own financial management firm, providing services to small and mid-sized businesses.
Susanne Hall: 2021 Influential Women in Business honoree
2021 Influential Women in Business: Susanne Hall, after working with Tabasco, began her 25-year career with Coca-Cola in 1996.
