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

Two brothers have grown Smith Tank & Steel from a startup offering water tower repairs to a multimillion-dollar industrial services firm

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Billy Smith and Sam Smith Jr.) Brothers Billy Smith and Sam...

Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Brian Rodriguez

Position: President Company: Gatorworks What they do: A boutique digital agency providing strategic branding, web, and...

Amnesty period for outstanding warrants in Baton Rouge continues this week after overwhelming turnout Saturday

People lined up outside Baton Rouge City Court early this morning before the doors...

Election for Marcelle’s replacement won’t happen until November if she resigns before Jan. 1

Stung by criticism over her recommendation to fill the District 7 council seat that...

Energy firm plans to turn Louisiana sugar cane waste into biofuel pellets

When sugar cane is ground up, a wet, fluffy, fibrous byproduct called bagasse is...

Metro Council to take up mayor’s salary again, introduce north Baton Rouge economic zone

After months of deferring the item and studying the issue, the Metro Council will...

Chelsea’s Cafe owner says he’ll close Perkins Road restaurant at year’s end if he can’t sell it before then

Dave Remmetter has put his popular Perkins Road overpass area restaurant Chelsea’s Cafe on...

BRAF takes ownership of downtown Coca-Cola sign, ending 18-month dispute

Ownership of the historic, neon Coca-Cola sign that overlooks downtown Baton Rouge has been...

Louisiana State Police, others fighting sale of Thinkstream

A federal bankruptcy trustee’s efforts to sell financially beleaguered law enforcement software firm Thinkstream...

LSU’s new Professional Sales Institute off to successful start, looking for additional business partners

About three years ago, a survey conducted in LSU’s E.J. Ourso College of Business...
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