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Grit and growth: How a small team with a clear vision built an industrial...
Five years ago, Paola Alvarado had big dreams but no work. She, along with her husband, Luis, and founding member Kerry Ponthier were knocking...
How to feed your dragon: This local company is No. 1 nationwide in reptile...
Walk into a breeding room at Fluker Farms in Port Allen and no surprise, it’s crickets.
Live, noisy ones.
Thousands of screened boxes in this 90-degree...
Rise and ruin: Once a shining star in the Louisiana tech and restaurant sectors,...
It came in with a bang and went out with a fizzle.
Once the darling of the Louisiana tech startup sector, the third-party delivery platform...
Evolution of an Idea: St. Bruno Bread Co.
The crackle of the crust on a fresh, hot loaf is intoxicating and impossible to resist. You can’t escape the lure of bread—and why...
Entrepreneur: Amy Cheek of TruBlue Water
“In today’s society, there’s not much left in the way of customer service,” reflects TruBlue Water founder Amy Cheek. “We’re trying to keep ...
Intelligence Briefing: Patent prowess
This year, LSU jumped to No. 56 among universities granted U.S. utility patents in the National Academy of Inventors’ 2023 Top 100 ranking. That’s...
Meet the Capital Region 500: Kevin Couhig
Kevin Couhig wears many hats. After launching Source Capital in the late ’80s, he invested in more than 130 small businesses. He previously served...
How do you know when it’s time to make a major job change?
Making a major job change is a significant decision that can have profound effects on your career and your personal life, and identifying the...
How to make in-house, remote and hybrid workers feel like one team
Over the past four years, we’ve all become familiar with the trade-offs between working in person and working virtually. But how do you respond...
Texas fast-food franchisee bringing popular chain to Hammond Aire Plaza
A Texas fast-food franchisee has plans to bring a Dunkin’ to the Hammond Aire Plaza.
Tasty Delites Southeast LLC of Plano, Texas, agreed to lease...
Doctors purchase Bluebonnet Boulevard office building for $1.25M
A pair of plastic surgeons now own the building that is home to their practice, according to a deal filed Wednesday with the East...
Louisiana judges get extra five-figure stipends―without the independent efficiency study
Thanks to a line-item veto by Gov. Jeff Landry, judges in Louisiana will now receive a one-time stipend without having to participate in a...
Garden-style office building sells for $1.1M
An office building in the Ironstone Office Park on Bluebonnet Boulevard sold for $1.1 million, according to a deal filed last week with the...
On the Planning Commission agenda: Nicholson Drive development and a building demolition
This evening, the Planning Commission will consider a proposed mixed-use development for a 22-acre stretch along Nicholson Drive.
Commercial Properties Realty Trust submitted its plans...
Local developer buys 250 acres near Baker for $2.3M
Developer Kevin Nguyen bought just over 250 acres off Highway 964 just west of Baker, according to a deal filed last week with the...
What a Walk-On’s executive is saying after three restaurants are closed in the Carolinas
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux executives say they’re not planning any further closures after shuttering three Walk-On’s locations in the Carolinas over the past few months.
The...
Office building at Jefferson and Wrenwood sells
A two-story office building at the corner of Wrenwood Boulevard and Jefferson Highway has sold, according to sales documents filed last week with the...
Strictly Business Episode 17: Scott Berg
How do you handle customer complaints and turn negative experiences into positive ones? How do you keep your team motivated to deliver excellent customer...
There’s a connection between successful AI prompts and effective leadership
Last month, Adrian Owen Jones led a ChatGPT training with a small team. At the conclusion of the session, the chief growth officer at...
A ‘historically significant’ number of apartment units will hit the market this year and...
Today’s apartment market is dramatically different from what it was prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, when rental and occupancy figures had...
