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It was a record year for the Capital Region’s top 100 private companies
In a year marked by economic headwinds and persistent uncertainty, the Capital Region’s Top 100 private companies achieved a record milestone—generating nearly $38.58 billion...
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...
The Newtron way: A belief in doing right by employees helped this contractor become...
In each of The Newtron Group’s offices and job site trailers across the country hangs a copy of the company’s core values and beliefs....
First-Class Travels: Derek Foret’s tips for navigating the British Virgin Islands
As a child, Hannis T. Bourgeois partner Derek Foret grew up visiting the Caribbean and the Yucatan of Mexico. To him, the one place...
Get a peek at design firm Tilt’s new digs in the Spanish Moon building
Preserving the spirit of the century-old Spanish Moon was just as important as renovating the space for the team at Tilt, the Baton Rouge...
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...
What to know about LSU’s $215M dorm project
The LSU Board of Supervisors approved plans on Friday for two new residence halls that will add 1,266 beds across 650 units on the...
Baton Rouge is listed among America’s 100 best cities
A new report from Canadian consulting firm Resonance Consultancy ranks America’s “100 Best Cities” for 2025.
Coming in at No. 94? None other than Baton...
Investar Bank agrees to acquire First National Bank in Texas
Investar Bank will grow to more than $4 billion in assets and more than triple its branches in Texas with a proposed acquisition of...
Here’s what Capital Region executives say it takes to be a great leader
What’s the one quality every great leader needs? We asked some of Louisiana’s top execs, and let’s just say no two answers were the...
BREC appoints pair to interim leadership roles
BREC interim Superintendent Janet Simmons has appointed Maurice Velasquez as interim chief operating officer and Johanna Landreneau as interim chief human resources officer, both...
This engineering firm is building a new corporate home in Baton Rouge
Providence, an engineering and environmental consulting firm, has broken ground on its new corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge. The firm will relocate from its...
Reality TV wants to ride with BRPD
The Baton Rouge Metro Council is set to vote tonight on whether to allow the Baton Rouge Police Department to be featured on the...
Husband-and-wife duo purchases Southern Oaks Athletic Club
Southern Oaks Athletic Club, a longtime fixture in southeast Baton Rouge, has new ownership.
Husband-and-wife duo Shane and Kathleen Holland, both members of the club...
Jaguar ends operations at its Baton Rouge location
Jaguar Baton Rouge on Airline Highway has ceased its sales and service operations.
Jaguar Land Rover North America announced the closure, effective June 23. The...
Hyundai’s planned $6B steel mill in Ascension is about more than steel
Hyundai is betting big on hydrogen in Louisiana, pitching a $6 billion hydrogen-integrated steel mill in Ascension Parish as a launchpad for a statewide...
Why Mayor Edwards is merging EMS with the Baton Rouge Fire Department
Mayor-President Sid Edwards is merging Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services with the Baton Rouge Fire Department, his office announced Monday.
“This merger is a potential...
LABI’s Will Green talks session wins and losses
For Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President and CEO Will Green, the 2025 regular legislative session delivered meaningful wins—though it also brought a...
Linde announces $400M Ascension Parish project
Linde, the global industrial gases and engineering company, is investing more than $400 million to build an air separation unit, or ASU, in Ascension...
Coalition working to address staffing shortages at area hospitals
The Baton Rouge Health District has secured a $1 million grant from the Louisiana Department of Health’s H.E.R.O. Fund, matched by $1 million from...
