Strictly Business Episode 24: b1BANK Chairman and CEO Jude Melville

Strategic expansion is key in business but it comes with challenges. Jude Melville, chairman and CEO of b1Bank, shared some tips on how banks can balance the risks and rewards of expansion and much more...

What a conservative clean energy group’s first statewide survey shows

The Louisiana chapter of Conservatives for Clean Energy, a clean energy advocacy group that established a presence in the Bayou State in September, on Tuesday released the findings of its first statewide survey. In conducting...

​​Former Cajun Ready Mix partners launch a new concrete venture

The former owners of Cajun Ready Mix Concrete—once the largest cement and concrete company in the Capital Region—have partnered to launch a new ready-mix concrete company called HRM Concrete. HRM’s owners, all of whom were...

LSU tech transfer and entrepreneur advocate Andy Maas is leaving Louisiana for Texas 

The top LSU executive who was the force behind the university’s tech transfer initiatives and a key advocate for entrepreneurs and economic development in Louisiana is taking his expertise to Texas. Andy Maas, who recently...

Louisiana’s $10B Meta AI data center named 2024 Deal of the Year

The $10 billion Meta artificial intelligence data center under construction in Richland Parish was named the Platinum 2024 Deal of the Year by Business Facilities magazine, the magazine’s highest honor for major investments. "The profound...

This iconic Baton Rouge diner is opening a food truck downtown 

Dearman’s Diner, a retro-style Baton Rouge diner, will open its first food truck in February. The Dearman’s South Dine N’ Dash food truck—a former school bus that later served as a food truck for Brickyard...

Insider Intelligence

Mastering 2025: Executives can no longer ignore mental health and wellness

As mental health awareness continues to grow and mental health resources become more accessible, there is a growing expectation for business executives to support...

Mastering 2025: Growing and scaling in times of economic uncertainty

Understanding how to best navigate economic uncertainty has become something of a prerequisite for sustainable success in business, and the topic is as relevant...

When moving on to the next thing, what’s the proper way to exit?

Sooner or later, you are going to change jobs. A better offer will come your way, and it’ll be the perfect next step for...

Jon Gordon: Why craftsmanship matters

I wrote a book called The Carpenter but it’s really about being a craftsman. What’s the difference? A carpenter builds things. But a craftsman or...

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