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Rolfe McCollister: Vote ‘No’ on BREC taxes Nov. 5
Despite BREC spending thousands of dollars in look-how-great-we-are TV commercials, voters on Nov. 5 should deliver a harsh but necessary truth: “We aren’t fools,...
Leverage your team’s full potential by providing flexibility
The headlines around commercial real estate are not rosy, to say the least: entire floors vacant in the heart of Manhattan and some $900...
Whitney Johnson: Is your gut instinct keeping you from your next dream?
When I was in college, I went to an information session at the law school. This moment sticks in my mind because I unexpectedly...
From the Publisher: Trailblazing entrepreneurs
Innovation isn’t just a buzzword. By definition, it is designed to create significant improvements or create new value in the market to maintain competitiveness,...
Leaders and investors say it’s critical to address real—and perceived—challenges in downtown Baton Rouge
David Facey is a Baton Rouge Magnet and LSU grad who has lived downtown since moving back to Baton Rouge from Chicago. The tech...
LaPolitics: Runoff ballot signals Trump’s influence in Louisiana politics
Tomorrow’s runoff ballot will be a good reminder that Louisiana—politically at least—is Trump Country.
Former President Donald Trump first made his presence known in our...
Rolfe McCollister: Determine our destiny by voting
Editor's Note: This column expresses the opinion of the author only and does not constitute an endorsement by Business Report. Business Report does not...
Publisher Briefing: LSU’s momentum
In the September edition of the Business Report, our cover story zeroes in on LSU’s pioneering role in NIL (name, image, and likeness) for...
JR Ball: Stormwater-gate spells end for Mayor Broome
Sharon Weston Broome is done as mayor of Baton Rouge.
This is the stark reality after the October massacre that was her double-secret, truth-avoiding, flawed-fee...
Guest viewpoint: Baton Rouge’s IBM partnership pays off
Charles Masters of IBM writes, in a guest opinion, writes the company's partnership with Baton Rouge and Louisiana is stronger than ever.
Riegel: Making sense of the MovEBR management contracts
How, exactly, will the city-parish and its two program management teams of 16 engineering and consulting firms—that’s right, 16—efficiently and effectively oversee Mayor Sharon...
JR Ball: The real ITEP problem
Go on, get angry at Gov. John Bel Edwards for creating the mess that’s become of the Industrial Tax Exemption Program. Stomp your feet...
‘Business Report’ Publisher: Will ‘race’ drive decisions in 2019?
Will a new year bring a modicum of harmony to the Baton Rouge political scene or will race continue to divide us?
That’s the question...
Riegel: The final chapter in landman’s environmental crusade?
Ten years ago, Baton Rouge landman Dan Collins did a risky and politically unpopular thing, when he filed an environmental whistleblower lawsuit against the...
Riegel: Broome is making the case for St. George
When the Metro Council voted in early September not to put Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s proposed 5-mill property tax for road improvements on the...
Riegel: Running out of places to hide from Mother Nature
As Hurricane Irma barreled toward the southeast U.S. earlier this month, we in south Louisiana breathed a collective sigh of relief.
This monster, the spaghetti...
Riegel: Local control over Louisiana’s Industrial Tax Exemption Program makes sense
Gov. John Bel Edwards set off alarm bells in June 2016, when he issued an executive order designed to rein in the state’s Industrial Tax...
Riegel: Sidewalk spat says a lot about parochial Baton Rouge
When the board of directors of the Stanford Oaks Property Owners Association voted in June to close to the public a sidewalk through their...
Riegel: Helping the autistic transition into adulthood
Like many parents whose children were being diagnosed in the early 2000s with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Steve and Sharon Whitlow did everything they could...
Riegel: How long will Louisiana ignore fiscal reform?
It’s hard to decide which of the travesties of the recent Legislative session to be more upset about: The failure of the gasoline tax...
