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

An energy firm plans to convert bagasse into biomass that can be burned in coal-fired plants without pricey retrofitting

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

Former IBM executive Dima Ghawi branches out on her own, offering leadership training for professional women

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Dima Ghawi) She didn’t know it at that moment, but when...

Can a new body shop on Scenic Highway become a model for transforming North Baton Rouge’s economy?

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Capital City Collision owner Jason Hughes) The smell of fresh paint...

Guest column: Rhonda Melancon on how strong patent law drives American innovation

There is nothing more intimately entwined with the American Dream than innovation, invention and...

Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Jeb Barber

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Jeb Barber) Position: Owner Company: Makaira Landscape + Pools What they do: A...

Stephanie Riegel: Building a better Shaw Group?

It took Jim Bernhard more than two decades to build The Shaw Group. It...

Baton Rouge General officials have sketched out a future for their two-campus system, but the plan raises as many questions as it answers

(Baton Rouge General President/CEO Mark Slyter; photo by Don Kadair) When Baton Rouge General Medical...

A look at the millages East Baton Rouge Parish property owners pay

Ever wonder how much you’re going to pay in property taxes in East Baton...

Galatoire’s turtle soup: a warm business lunch just in time for winter

Turtle soup, Galatoire's Bistro Turtle soup au sherry is an iconic dish at Galatoire’s Restaurant,...

Jim McClain’s travel tips to Pensacola and Perdido Key

Jim McClain Owner, Jim's Firearms Jim McClain opened Jim’s Firearms, the popular Baton Rouge-based gun shop,...
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