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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 Baton Rouge metro area saw a 58.6% increase in the number of new business applications in 2020, the fourth-biggest increase in the nation, according to Lending Tree, a company that helps loan seekers compare potential lenders. 

After being paused last year and rescheduled this fall, the annual LegisGator luncheon event,...

The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s year-end lookback includes 17 new business or expansion announcements representing 1,800 new direct jobs and $8 billion in capital investment.

Beth Courtney, Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s longtime president and CEO, has announced she will retire at the end of January. 

Capital Region plant managers expect steady or growing investment, production and employment over the next six months, according to a Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance survey.

Louisiana Municipal Association moving into Perkins Road office building

After spiking earlier in the year and then stabilizing for a few months, lumber prices are going up again.

The time has come. That much was clear earlier this month when House and Governmental...

The board of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation today announced it has selected Chris Meyer as its new CEO and president.