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Video: Business Report Hall of Fame honoree Benny Alford
Benny Alford still shows up to work every day.
At 80, the founder of Benny’s Car Wash keeps an open door at the company’s corporate...
Video: Business Report Hall of Fame honoree Bob Greer
A respected figure in the insurance and banking industries, Robert Stephenson “Bob” Greer Jr. made an indelible impact on Baton Rouge, combining an abiding...
Photo Gallery: Business Awards & Hall of Fame
Behind every great company is a person with a vision, a team that believed in it and a community that made it possible. The...
This Baton Rouge pharma company is beating the big players at their own game
Passersby of SOLA Pharmaceuticals’ Highlandia Drive offices likely have no idea that the modest complex is home to the Capital City’s only FDA-approved pharmaceutical...
When the system failed her child, Renita Thomas built a new one
Renita Williams Thomas had parented five children and spent years as a pediatric nurse before she understood the impossible choice facing parents of medically...
Bob Greer’s influence wasn’t loud—but it was everywhere
A respected figure in the insurance and banking industries, Robert Stephenson “Bob” Greer Jr. made an indelible impact on Baton Rouge, combining an abiding...
How Benny Alford rebuilt an industry around people
At 80, Benny Alford still comes to work every day at the new corporate headquarters of Benny’s Car Wash. His office window overlooks the...
Why Scott Gaudin cashed out everything to buy a bank
In 2020, Scott Gaudin put all his eggs in one basket. At the height of the COVID pandemic, he walked away from a steady...
Why Brian Haymon chose the riskier path
When Brian Haymon created his own grassroots, from-the-ground-up company at the age of 57, he didn’t want it to be just another 2.0 version...
Meet the thinkers, builders and risk-takers whose ideas have reshaped business—and beyond
The Business Awards & Hall of Fame recognize more than success. They honor the changemakers—people who saw a need, challenged the status quo and...
Meet the 2026 Business Awards & Hall of Fame honorees
Meet the six honorees who will be recognized at the Business Awards & Hall of Fame, hosted by Business Report and Junior Achievement in...
2023 Baton Rouge Business Awards & Hall of Fame
Honoring four Baton Rouge business leaders and two homegrown companies who all embraced risk while overcoming challenges on the road to success.
Window of opportunity
Jim Roland, the founder and president of Window World of Baton Rouge, is a success because he’s not afraid to risk it all—whether its business, being a parent to quadruplets or globetrotting with friends.
An eternal optimist
William "Bill" Borne overcame setbacks to build Amedisys into the country’s second-largest home health care company, and while his life was tragically cut short his legacy continues in those he mentored.
On a mission
It wasn’t easy, but Executive of the Year Tina Holland used her vision and leadership skills to reimagine FranU as a university, not simply a workforce training center.
A shining star
Since launching in a garage office some six years ago, Young Businessperson of the Year David Slaughter has grown Orion Laboratories into the state’s largest independent medical testing facility.
An innovative idea
Company of the Year (100+ employees) Benny’s Car Wash is an all-in-one pioneer in its industry and companies from around the world visit to learn how they do it.
Share the wealth
Company of the Year (fewer than 100 employees) Elifin Realty, embracing specialization, a partnership track and a ‘we’ mentality, is on a mission to create a commercial real estate company that employees don’t want to leave.
