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Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jeff Birch

Photography by Don Kadair Jeff Birch Position: President & CEO Company: Setpoint Integrated Solutions Age: 47 Family: Wife, Mary; son, Blake (29); and daughters, Ashleigh (23), Grace and Lauren (18,...

Entrepreneur: Jaime Glas

Photography by Brian Baiamonte COMPANY HauteWork POSITION Founder and owner WHAT THEY DO Upscale women’s brand of flame-resistant clothing and safety wear ADDRESS hautework.com NEXT GOALS Secure corporate accounts to expand product...

Entrepreneur: Steve Diehl

Photography by Brian Baiamonte COMPANY Twine Meat Market and Deli POSITION Owner WHAT THEY DO Specialty food and meat market ADDRESS 2921 Government St.; twinebr.com NEXT GOALS Increase sales and maintain highest...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Jamie Hanks, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce

(Photo by Don Kadair) Name: Jamie Hanks Position: Executive director, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Age: 34 Hometown: Monroe Education: LSU, business marketing At the congested intersection of politics...

Q&A: K. Stephen Bonnette on Baton Rouge traffic and infrastructure

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: K. Stephen Bonnette) With the former East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Public Works now separated into six different departments and...

Baton Rouge entrepreneur: Lance LeBlanc

(Photography by Brian Baiamonte: Lance LeBlanc) Position: Owner Company: La Divina Italian Café What they do: Committed to producing artisanal gelato and sorbet, gourmet coffee and café...

Louisiana entrepreneur: Richard Woods

(Photography by Collin Richie: Richard Woods) Position: Owner and CEO Companies: Albany Woodworks and Waste to Energy Systems What they do: Convert waste from communities, businesses, farms...

Baton Rouge Entrepreneurs: Emelie Kantrow Alton and Brock Kantrow

Position: Owners Company: Bistro Byronz What they do: A neighborhood family bistro serving up Southern bistro fare in an intimate setting Address: 5412 Government St. and 8200...

Downtown dwellers: Four pioneers open their doors and share their stories of what urban...

(Photography by Don Kadair) As unprecedented amounts of construction continues to envelop downtown Baton Rouge, a new era for the once forsaken central business district is...

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Emrah Aktepe

Emrah Aktepe, 34 Executive Director, Atlas Foundation Hometown: Erzincan, Turkey With a passion for people, a knack for communication and some wanderlust, Emrah Aktepe leads the Atlas...

Entrepreneur: JoAnn Fox and Donna Travis of Party Time

(Photography by Don Kadair) Position: Fox is the founder; Travis is now the president and owner Company: Party Time What they do: A one-stop shop for party...

Pay It Forward: Jolaina Matthews

This advocate helps children navigate social services and juvenile court. Jolaina Matthews Data analyst, Louisiana Healthcare Connections Jolaina Matthews admits she wrestled with the idea of...

Best Advice: Lisa Traina

Lisa Traina President, Traina & Associates  AGE: 53 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: With more than 30 years of experience as a CPA, certified information technology professional and chartered global...

Executive Spotlight Q & A: Daniel Bevan

Name: Daniel Bevan Title: President & Trustee, Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation Age: 66 Hometown: Baton Rouge Daniel Bevan, a Baton Rouge native, first began working when he...