From above
Much has changed in Baton Rouge’s makeup over 25 years.
Where should a revamped downtown East Baton Rouge Library be located?
Issue: September 25, 2007
Looking back
Page by page review of the past 25 years
Same mission, new game
Technology and competition have changed the way media conducts business, but its goal remains.
Coming of age
Thanks in part to the 2005 hurricanes, Baton Rouge has matured into South Louisiana’s largest, most stable and sophisticated medical center.
The lawyers’ lawyers have lawyers
Sheer numbers are just one of many changes to roil B.R.’s legal industry over the past 25 years.
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Ghostly giants
When multibanking became a local reality in 1985, a chain reaction of mergers and acquisitions changed the business of banking.
Entrepreneur: Horatio Thompson
Three things about Horatio Thompson: He’s tall, always grinning and aging well at 93.
Call it evolution
From fashion to phones, Louisiana and America have changed substantially. Feast your eyes on these file photos and ads displaying the wonders of yesteryear.
Now you’re cooking
Selling barbecue supplies online has taken Mike Hackley on an unexpected and lucrative journey that now has him hawking everything from spark plugs to lawn furniture on the Web.
Family affairs
There has been no generation gap for successful local independent businesses such as Louisiana Office Supply and Ed Price Building Materials, which have thrived despite increased competition by focusing on customer service.
Once upon a time…
Those who were there remember a few institutions that once helped define Baton Rouge.
Elite eight
Business Report highlights eight developments that have transformed the Baton Rouge area during the past 25 years.
Behind the lens
A photographer’s account and favorite shots from more than 20 years of Business Report.
Catching up
Some past award winners have shown they weren’t just a flash in the pan.
Moved up
Promotions over the past 25 years
A great 25-year journey
Business Report celebrates its 25th anniversary. The journey has been an adventure and Baton Rouge has changed considerably during that time. Thanks to everyone who has been involved.
‘The genie’s out’
Area business leaders discuss Baton Rouge’s past, present and courses of action for the future.
Happy trails
Baton Rouge turns to a greenway expert in hopes of improving the city’s health, economy and social well-being.
Company news
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Striking it rich
From Shintech Louisiana’s new chemical plant to Marathon Oil’s refinery expansion, there are plenty of signs of the petrochemical industry’s current profitability.
Our economy: From pigpen to penthouse
Unless you were here 25 years ago, you can’t appreciate how bad it was to be in business in Baton Rouge.
Foes ask, ‘Can we talk?’
Bobby Jindal wants to frame the governor's election as a choice between himself and the past. The other candidates want to get more chances to put him in their line of fire.
To START or not
According to A.G. Edwards’ online calculator, sending my three young children to a four-year public university will total somewhere around $384,000.
Chasing our destiny
There's no mistaking that Baton Rouge has become the driving economic force in Louisiana. We need to embrace this reality and get over our inferiority complex.
Land of good eats
As an increasing number of national chains move into Baton Rouge, there’s more competition, but no shortage of eateries.
Shopping around
Baton Rouge’s retail landscape has transcended from open-air centers, to enclosed malls to lifestyle centers.
Reaching for the stars
In an ancient episode of the Andy Griffith Show (which is where, I’m afraid, most of my conceptions about things like right and wrong and purpose and meaning find their root), Opie and Andy are sitting on the front porch.
Fruitless renderings
Proposed developments come and go in various incarnations. Here are seven developments we once featured that never came to be (at least for now).
Memories
We perused our photo filing cabinet which still has the folders containing the old black and white prints, the kind we used before digital and scanned archives became the norm.
Hammer it home
Our city’s recent boom in projects residential, commercial and industrial illustrates 25 years of change and growth.
Déjà vu on the Hayride
The past 25 years of Louisiana politics are sandwiched between two historic elections for governor that are too akin for comfort.
Lasting legacies
In Business Report’s 25 years, countless notable business leaders have passed through our pages and into the hereafter.
Getting beyond show ponies
With studies showing growth for women and minorities, companies are understanding the value of diversity.
Building new avenues
As consistent baby boomer donors retire and givers exercise more freedom of choice with philanthropy, nonprofits are forging creative ways to meet needs.
From the ground up
No longer exclusively enamored with A. Hays Town, Baton Rouge’s architecture has a whole new look.
Moving up
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