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

Introductory item on today’s Metro Council agenda first domino in plan for parishwide high-speed Internet network

A push by local government officials to try to expand high-speed broadband Internet into...

Entrepreneur: Nathan Fry

(Photography by Collin Richie) POSITION Owner COMPANY Tall Man Golf WHAT THEY DO Make and sell golf clubs that proportionally...

Three years after leaving The Shaw Group, Jim Bernhard has created a private equity firm that could outgrow the company he sold for $3...

Jim Bernhard. Photography by Don Kadair When Jim Bernhard stepped down as CEO of The...

Publisher: A ‘solution’ in search of a problem

It seems everyone’s an expert and knows what needs to be done to advance...

Riegel: The fallacy of the ER debate

Our priorities with respect to health care are clearly out of whack. When a...

‘Downtown East’ is attracting an increasing number of businesses due to the area’s available and affordable properties

The centralized location and relatively cheap asking price of the former Allement’s Hydraulics &...

Making Mississippi River deeper remains unknown—and unfunded—variable in local impact from Panama Canal expansion

Originally scheduled to be concluded in October 2014, the newly expanded Panama Canal will...

The oil and gas industry questions whether new regulations will make drilling safer or just more expensive

New offshore drilling regulations aimed at improving safety were created after the April 20,...

Louisiana Lawmakers convene their third session this year, and once again business stands to lose from the tax proposals on the table

It’s another week, another legislative session. Since mid-February, Louisiana lawmakers have been in session continuously—first, a...

Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s new CEO dishes on leading a corporation in times of change

(Jason Cohen Photo/Courtesy Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana) THE EXECUTIVE: Dr. I. Steven...
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