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

🔒 Six questions construction firms should ask themselves now to prepare for the year ahead

Whether or not 2014 is a good or bad year for your construction business...

🔒 Trade groups struggle to build an electrical workforce.

News of job growth usually brings enthusiastic responses from businesspeople, but local concerns about...

🔒 Pluses, but a minus, too

The Advocate's circulation is up, but not close to home. Within 18 months of John...

🔒 Day in the Life: Windy Hills Farm

PHOTOGRAPHY BY TIM MUELLER It’s one of the most beloved old-fashioned traditions of the holiday...

🔒 Top 10 local business stories of 2014

From worries about workforce sufficiency to the thrill of Uber, here are the headlines...

🔒 Case Study: A news reporter wants to interview me about my business. How do I prepare?

Experienced executives and experts share their advice and fixes for your challenges in business. Being...

🔒 Best Advice: Brenda Perry Dunn

Brenda Perry Dunn Founder, The Louisiana Black History Hall of Fame Director, Lincoln Theater Restoration Project AGE:...

🔒 Investors buy OLOL Dermatology clinic for $1.2 million

A group of investors have purchased the Our Lady of the Lake Dermatology clinic...

🔒 Executive Spotlight Q&A: Robert Johnston

Robert “Bob” Johnston Site Manager, Baton Rouge Chemical Plant ExxonMobil Age: 49 Hometown: Washington, Illinois Chemical engineer Robert “Bob”...

🔒 Entrepreneur: Nissan Ballard

Nissan Ballard says it pleases him when his clients fall asleep. “From the moment they...
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