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Breaking news, company moves, economic trends, and the deals shaping Greater Baton Rouge and the Capital Region.

Industry is using apprenticeships, internships and other innovative programs to refine the workforce pipeline

Sixteen years ago, Spencer Coxe started as a machinist in ExxonMobil’s apprenticeship program. For...

Honeywell products made in Louisiana are having a dynamic impact on a series of industries

Innovative products manufactured at Honeywell plants in Louisiana are having a global impact—not only...

Tram decision draws mixed reaction from Baton Rouge officials, community leaders

Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s decision not to apply this year for federal funding for...

Is Nicholson tram project dead? No, but future bleak as city opts not to apply for federal funding

The city-parish will miss the September deadline to apply for federal funding for the...

Red Door Interiors closing its doors for good

Two years after relocating from its longtime home in the Esplanade Shopping Center, at...

For sale at $4 million: Cortana Mall

After more than four years of trying to turn around the fledgling Cortana Mall,...

While DA mulls Council on Aging case, board tackles its scandalous image

More than three months after a Louisiana Legislative Audit report determined that the East...

LSU’s potential new live tiger mascot arrives on campus

It’s move-in week at LSU—and not just for students. While students are moving into...

Entrepreneur: Michael and JT Hackett

Photography by Don Kadair POSITION Owners COMPANY Petz Plaza ADDRESS 8380 Jefferson Hwy.; 4763 Perkins Road WHAT THEY DO Grooming, day...

JR Ball: The great Louisiana budget divide

Enough apparently is enough. That can of fiscal-cliff-flavored LaCroix our—ahem—state leaders have been kicking...
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