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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...

Stephanie Riegel: Common Core and the politics of extremism

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