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2019 restaurants: Crowded by strong Baton Rouge scene
2018 was a particularly dynamic year for the Baton Rouge restaurant scene, with several new concepts and popular chains popping up the city. But...
2019 health care: A changing marketplace for Baton Rouge hospitals
The health care industry has been in a state of flux for decades, as the rising cost and complexity of delivery services exerts pressure...
2019 business: 3 ways to keep your workforce happy
Some companies have experimented with swanky office designs and outfitting their workers with shiny tech toys like smartwatches to keep talented employees happy, but...
2019 business: 5 trends that will dominate 2019
1. Consumers demand data control: Yes, data is king, but increasing pressure to protect the gold mine of information and government regulations is changing...
2019 business: Banking on mergers in Baton Rouge
A lower corporate tax rate and a generally more bank-friendly regulatory environment should translate into a year of mergers and acquisitions in the Baton...
2019 business: Legal clients want ROI, not hourly rates
An emerging shift in the legal profession is the demand by corporate clients for an alternative fee arrangement. That means Baton Rouge’s larger law...
2019 business: Companies want data, customers want protection
Data is power, and for a rapidly growing number of companies it’s also key to their financial bottom line. Yet while corporations are getting...
2019 business: These books are well worth your reading
The business books you’ll be reading in 2019:
Win or Die: Leadership Secrets from Game of Thrones
By Bruce Craven
Readers, by studying the successes and failures...
2019 business: Tech park partners, trucking normalcy, hotel demand and losing casinos
The new year will bring change to the Louisiana Business and Technology Center at LSU’s Innovation Park, and the Research Park Corporation’s Louisiana Technology...
JR Ball: The curious case of Lea Anne Batson
Let’s be clear: I have no clue whether or not Lea Anne Batson should be fired from her job as the Baton Rouge city-parish...
Riegel: A new road map for funding infrastructure?
The latest effort by the business community to get state lawmakers behind a plan to invest in the state’s crumbling roads and bridges is...
Publisher: Will ‘race’ drive decisions in 2019?
As a new year starts, we are hopeful of growth and progress in our community. There are many opinions and predictions shared in this...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Kellen Mathews
Photography by Don Kadair
Kellen Mathews
Position: Partner in charge
Company: Adams and Reese
Age: 36
Family: Wife, Mikki, and 5-month-old son, Morgan
Hometown: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Education: Undergraduate in political science at...
2016 Best Places to Work in Baton Rouge
When Kyle Cook grabs lunch with his former classmates from LSU and Louisiana Technical College, he gets some insight into what it’s like to...
After 11 years of struggles and an $18.2 million write-down, Commercial Properties’ North Carolina...
In 2007, Commercial Properties Realty Trust acquired a nearly 400-acre tract of rolling farmland in Raleigh, North Carolina, near the intersection of two busy...
Business Lunch: The Gregory’s lunchbox special stands out, even among its signature dinner dishes
Express Lunchbox Daily Special
The Gregory
The fine dining restaurant in the new downtown Watermark Hotel might be attracting diners for its modern vibe, sophisticated Southern...
Business Lunch: Jolie Pearl’s fried oyster sliders put a modern twist on a classic...
Oysters make up 80% of Jolie Pearl’s menu, but until recently the downtown restaurant had no interpretation of the kind of classic fried oyster...
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, the famed French Quarter eatery founded in 1905. Ten years...
Business lunch in Baton Rouge: City Club’s Wilbert Salad
Wilbert Salad
City Club of Baton Rouge
In the last five years, the private City Club of Baton Rouge hired an energetic young chef and completed...
