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The road to $1 billion
It’s not coincidental that several of the largest private companies in the Capital Region are contractors. Many of them have grown at whiplash-inducing speed...
LSU’s Foodii program fuels Louisiana’s food entrepreneurs
It helped propel the famed salad dressing and toppings line Hanley’s Foods. It launched the wildly popular Alvin Ray’s Bayou Best Pickles, now sold...
Fresh start: Capital Region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem gets reenergized
Kellen Francis confesses to a “disgusting level of drive.”
Ten years ago, the self-described IT nerd and St. Charles Parish native began playing around with...
From lemonade stand to local shelves: Brennan Williams’ sweet success story
Brennan Williams’ foray into entrepreneurship was a lemonade stand at age 9.
“I did it for Lemonade Day,” Williams says, referencing the nationwide event that...
How lifelong entrepreneur Stuart Gilly is turning Tuesdays into a movement
When the phone rang, Stuart Gilly was ready.
The team from the Emerge Center was on the other end of the line, explaining that its...
How entrepreneur William McGehee is finding a new use for beer fermentation
In 2022, Tin Roof Brewery founder William McGehee was exercising at Iron Tribe Fitness in Mid City when workout friend and LSU chemical engineering...
