Business News

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

🔒 Stephanie Riegel: Common Core and the politics of extremism

When I began my reporting career in the late 1980s there still existed a...

🔒 Dollars and Sense: 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge is tackling financial inequality, one high school student at a time.

(Photo by Collin Richie) Sitting in a pew one Sunday at Elm Grove Baptist...

🔒 Talking Points: Kevin Wilkins of trepwise on social innovation

Kevin Wilkins Founder/Managing Director, trepwise Social innovation is a buzzword for businesses these days, but what...

🔒 How low can it go?

While falling prices at the pump may increase consumers’ disposable income this holiday season,...

🔒 The Franchisee: Chuck and Denise Kerr of Mooyah

(Photo by Brian Baiamonte) Chuck and Denise Kerr Owners, MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes AGES: Both 48 THE...

🔒 Entrepreneur: Nissan Ballard

(Photo by Collin Richie) Nissan Ballard Owner/Master barber The Grooming Parlor Barber Spa WHAT THEY DO: Precision barber...

🔒 Trauma fees: Independent contractors in the emergency room can prove costly for patients

(Photo of Dr. Laura Richey: Don Kadair) It's the stuff of parents' nightmares: A child...

🔒 Stuck in the weeds: Gap financing and grants are small but successful

Two of the RDA's most successful endeavors arguably have been its gap financing and...

🔒 The business of Ebola: Capital Region firms take steps to protect their interests in affected areas

(AP Photo: The Ebola outbreak continues to ravage West Africa. The most recent update...

🔒 Stuck in the weeds: The RDA’s original mission

(Photo by Don Kadair: Lynn Clark of Habitat for Humanity) There are more than 6,500...
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