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Issue: October 21, 2008

Secrets of success

Secrets of success

Would you like to know how to grow your company? The 14 Capital Region businesses on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies tell you how they did it.


McCain for president

McCain for president

Sen. John McCain has been tested and we know about his character, courage and commitment to our nation. Plus, endorsements for John Kennedy, Bill Cassidy, in Metro Council races and for constitutional amendments.


StartUp

October 20, 2008 issue


Something’s in the air

Something’s in the air

A tougher ozone standard is expected to have a huge impact on the way industry and the public conduct business.

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The envelope please...

The envelope please...

Economist Loren Scott says new construction and anticipated permanent jobs should offset any recession in the Capital Region.


A matter of housekeeping

A matter of housekeeping

Support grows to reform the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Consumer Protection Act to help financially strapped people stay in their homes.


A time of need

A time of need

Capital Region nonprofit groups have extended themselves in the weeks after Hurricane Gustav—often to their financial detriment.


Building a digital city

EA Sports is just the beginning of what LSU, city and state officials hope is the creation of a digital media industry cluster.


Be like Mike

Be like Mike

LSU’s chancellor shares his thoughts on the university’s direction, leadership and where the money’s going to come from.


Southern man

Southern man

SU’s new chancellor envisions a central role for the university in the future development of Baton Rouge.


A more imperfect union

A more imperfect union

The proposed Employee Free Choice Act would force employers to recognize the majority sign-up process whether they like it or not.


California dreamin’

California dreamin’

The ballyhooed Studio City project in West Baton Rouge Parish appears far from becoming a reality.


When Facebook knocks

When Facebook knocks

By now, an invitation from a friend or colleague to join Facebook might have floated into your inbox, sparking an audible groan or an enthusiastic click.


Something old, something new

Something old, something new

New Urbanist architecture, which borrows design elements of the past, leaves some architects feeling blue.


A work in progress

A work in progress

Change orders, delays and a hurricane have plagued construction of the 19th Judicial District Courthouse and pushed back the completion date.


Taking root

Taking root

Experts offer tips on trees to plant—and not to plant—in hurricane-prone south Louisiana.


Fury over taxes

Fury over taxes

Homeowners along the I-10/I-12 corridor ought to be thrilled by assessments that show the value of their properties have increased dramatically over the past four years. But hell hath no fury like someone scorched by rising property taxes.


Jindal hunts big game

Jindal hunts big game

Gov. Bobby Jindal is hitting the road for campaign stops in Florida, Texas and Iowa. Is the governor getting ready to take a shot at the 2012 Republican presidential nomination?


Letters

October 21, 2008 issue


Occupational licenses

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Company News

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Moving up

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Entrepreneur: Tony Avila

On Oct. 3, Tony Avila’s wife, Celena, gave birth to the couple’s second child, a girl they named Ava.


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