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

Smoke-free EBR coalition has spent roughly $300K in advertising to push for full smoking ban

In the six months since it began campaigning to make East Baton Rouge Parish...

Create Studios finds a new home in Mid City

Create Studios has moved its studio to Bienville Street in the Mid City Art...

Dantin Bruce Development looking to rezone land inside Health District for commercial buildings

Dantin Bruce Development has about 14 acres of land under contract in the Baton...

Traction’s Mack Chuilli uses his high school injury experience to become a sports performance extraordinaire

(Photo by Don Kadair) Position: CEO and sports performance director Company: Traction Sports Performance What they do: An elite sports...

Political attention is turning toward underdeveloped north Baton Rouge, but challenges abound for sustainable economic development in distressed areas

(Aspiring entrepreneur Dezmion Barrow has "decided to plant my stake" in north Baton Rouge...

Eleven months after taking the helm of the LSU Foundation, Stephen Moret is ready to revamp the way the university raises money

Editor's Note: This story has been revised from a previously published version to clarify...

Local crane companies are trying to stand out in an ever-crowded market with specialty products and specialized service

(Deep South Crane and Rigging manager Margaret Landry Pernici. Photography by Don Kadair.) While low...

Publisher: We can’t fail the children again

Readers of this column know my passion for school choice for parents and children...

George Lockhart, a former police juror and current golf course owner, continues to make a career of hauling away industrial waste

(CEI Gulf Coast Division President George Lockhart. Photography by Don Kadair.) When George Lockhart was...

Stephanie Riegel: Bracing for change in the nonprofit sector

Big change is coming to the local nonprofit sector, and like most change it...
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