Entrepreneur: Robert Maginnis
Growing up, Robert Maginnis always liked making his own money and looking out for himself.
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Issue: September 11, 2007
Whose news do you use?
WAFB has been the ratings leader for more than two decades, pulling in viewers with crime, rebroadcasts and familiar flair. But is Channel 9 that much better than its competitors?
Grim reaping
A one-of-a-kind facility designed to identify hundreds of bodies at a time in the aftermath of a catastrophe could become an economic boon to Louisiana.
A long-term Rx
Louisiana’s congressional delegation joins the call to better educate Americans about Medicare limitations.
Logging off
Cypress trees have become a hot topic lately, but there’s more to the debate than mulch.
Moving up
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On a collision course
All of the candidates for governor stand for change and are promising to rebuild Louisiana government from the ground up.
The numbers do lie
The debate over traffic impact fees in East Baton Rouge has caused some inflated figures to go around.
Houses for sale
Take a look at what kind of house can you get for the money in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Topsy-turvy
The subprime mortgage crunch has made life difficult for people who make money from flipping houses.
Sherwood Forest gumption
Things are looking up for the 40-something-year-old subdivision, which has languished in recent years.
WJBO’s tower of power
WJBO-AM, the powerhouse of local talk radio, is about to get more powerful: The Federal Communications Commission recently granted the Clear Channel station a construction permit to build a new transmitter tower, which will enable it to triple its power during daylight hours.
Louisiana at a loss
Businesses shot down a proposal to withhold income tax on certain payments to nonresidents. As a result, the state could be losing millions.
Oil’s well, sort of
Granted, Louisiana will lose business if a processing tax is implemented on oil and gas, but the universe will not implode, despite the dire warnings of high-paid lobbyists.
Shopping center planned for former motel site
A 50,000-square-foot shopping center, featuring a mix of national and local retailers, will be built at the site of the former Plantation Inn at Airline Highway and Bluebonnet Boulevard.
Handicapping local political races
The field for the Oct. 20 elections is set. Here's a guide to races of interest in the Capital Area. Also: help for entreprenuers.
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