Business

U.S. consumer prices picked up last month, a sign that inflation remains a persistent challenge for the Federal Reserve and for President Joe Biden’s...

Sweeping changes—including the appointment of a new city-parish manager—could be coming soon to East Baton Rouge’s Plan of Government.  Metro Councilman Rowdy Gaudet is proposing...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and Visit Baton Rouge on Monday announced joint support for LSU’s proposed $300 million...

While some believe crime in the Capital Region is at an all-time high, a security camera program may offer hope. The Page/Rice Public Safety Initiative...

The Turks and Caicos Islands Airport Authority announced this week it has tapped Baton Rouge-based DNA Workshop to be the consultant architect and provide...

Baton Rouge-based BBQGuys, a grill and outdoor equipment retailer, announced Tuesday that it is expanding into south Florida with a new Backyard Design Center...

Few social institutions feel the pressure of high expectations like law enforcement, and fewer still do it while also juggling a diminishing workforce. If...

For four decades, Business Report has recognized the disruptors and visionaries shaping our region’s economic evolution through the annual Business Awards & Hall of Fame. This year’s...

Speed Bancroft, owner of Baton Rouge tech startup Speedy Eats, says his company may be deploying its first “unmanned outdoor drive-thru store” as early...

UBE Corp., a Japanese chemical company, announced Thursday that it plans to build a $500 million manufacturing facility for key electric vehicle battery components...

In retrospect, 2008 probably wasn’t the best year for the managers of Pala Group to borrow money and begin transitioning into an employee-owned company. The...

The Rolling Stones' She’s a Rainbow blasts from the speakers of the Raising Cane’s River Center as Jaime Glas Odom glides down a red...

Over the course of its storied history, few events have altered Louisiana like Hurricane Katrina. The mammoth storm slammed into the coast in August 2005,...

Nannette Noland has always been a bit ahead of her time. Her father taught her how to drive a car once she could see...

The executives of Mockler Beverage announced Thursday morning that the company has purchased Southwest Beverage Company, the Anheuser-Busch distributor in Lake Charles, Alexandria and...

A ballroom filled with Hollywood heavyweights was a far cry from the ballfields of the late George A. Foster Jr.’s tiny Louisiana hometown of...

Innovation isn’t just a buzzword. By definition, it is designed to create significant improvements or create new value in the market to maintain competitiveness,...

THE NEWS: With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Jeff Landry has redefined the rules of Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program, or ITEP. THE DETAILS:...

When I was in college, I went to an information session at the law school. This moment sticks in my mind because I unexpectedly...

The owners of Baton Rouge-based Marem announced they will close their storefront this fall and shift sales of the boutique online.  Marem was launched in...