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  • CATS releases $15 million dollar improvement plan Play Video

    March 6, 2013 6:34 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The Capital Area Transit System will make $15 million dollars in improvements over the next three years, according to CEO Brian Marshall. The office has drawn criticism for not making the changes fast enough. Marshall says improvements have to deliberate to avoid other problems. Marshall says... more »
  • CATS CEO to unveil transit revamp

    March 6, 2013 10:24 AM

    BATON ROUGE - The CEO for the Capital Area Transit System is set to reveal his plans to overhaul Baton Rouge's public transit system today. Brian Marshall will present the plans at the CATS board committee meeting Wednesday morning. It will include how he plans to spend the 10.6... more »
  • Holman retires as BR General president, CEO

    February 26, 2013 4:20 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The head of Baton Rouge General's hospital system, Bill Holman, announced today he's retiring from the network. Holman, 66, spent 48 years in the health care industry, including more than 12 with General Health System. During that time the system received numerous awards and recognitions, and... more »
  • Lockheed Martin ousts CEO-to-be over relationship

    November 9, 2012 4:14 PM

    BETHESDA, Md. - Lockheed Martin has ousted its president and anticipated CEO over a relationship with a subordinate. The company said Friday that its board of directors asked for and received the resignation of Christopher Kubasik from his role as vice chairman, president and chief operating officer. The 51-year old... more »
  • Kennedy opposes $50,000 pay raise for Citizens CEO

    November 9, 2012 11:44 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Treasurer John Kennedy is urging rejection of a proposed $50,000 pay raise for the top executive of Louisiana's state-run property insurance company. Kennedy said Friday that he's hoping Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon will refuse to sign off on the raise for Richard Robertson, CEO of the Louisiana... more »
  • Group of major CEOs urges tax hikes, spending cuts

    October 25, 2012 1:55 PM

    WASHINGTON - CEOs from more than 80 major U.S. companies are pressing Congress to reduce the federal deficit by raising taxes and cutting spending. With a sea of red ink confronting the nation, the deficit and how to tame it has become a looming theme in the presidential campaign. The... more »
  • CATS CEO fires back about broken promises Play Video

    October 17, 2012 4:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE- The head of the Capital Area Transit System is firing back tonight about promises that were allegedly broken after voters approved a tax to keep the bus system running this year. Some of the promises included adding extra routes and express service to populated areas if the... more »
  • AP study finds typical CEO made $9.6M last year

    May 25, 2012 7:40 AM

    NEW YORK - Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. An analysis by The Associated Press finds that the head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011. That was up more than 6 percent from the previous year and... more »
  • Albemarle CEO: Company will exceed $5B in revenue

    May 23, 2012 11:15 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Albemarle Corp.'s chief executive officer says the Baton Rouge-based specialty chemicals maker is well on its way to reaching its 2015 goal of more than $5 billion in revenue and earnings of more than $9 per share. The Advocate reports CEO Luke Kissam said Tuesday Albemarle set those... more »
  • Advance Baton Rouge CEO resigns

    June 8, 2011 5:27 AM

    BATON ROUGE- The Chief Executive Officer of Advance Baton Rouge, Henry "Hank" Shepard, has resigned. Spokesman Matthew Broussard of the organization, described Shepard's resignation as a mutual agreement between Shepard and board members regarding the future direction of the organization, but gave no further details. English told The... more »
  • Exxon CEO says oil prices not yet hurting economy

    March 9, 2011 12:57 PM

    NEW YORK - The CEO of Exxon says he doesn't think the recent jump in oil prices is hurting the U.S. economy just yet. But it's getting close. Rex Tillerson, speaking to reporters Wednesday at the New York Stock Exchange, says that in 2008, when oil hit $147... more »
  • Former CATS CEO reacts to transit system dilemma

    January 27, 2011 6:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE- No magic bullet has emerged in the effort to save the Baton Rouge transit system, as time ticks toward its end in nine months. CATS is short more than $1 million to operate in 2011. It wanted to cut routes, including weekend service, and raise rates to make... more »
  • American Bob Dudley succeeds Hayward as BP's CEO

    October 2, 2010 9:44 AM

    They were both pivotal figures following the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history: one for angering Gulf residents with his ill-conceived comments about wanting his life back and by attending a weekend yacht race, the other for his ubiquitous presence along the crude-stained shores. It seems fitting that both... more »
  • CarMax breaks ground on new store in Baton Rouge

    August 24, 2010 12:52 PM

    Used car dealership chain CarMax has broken ground on its first new store in more than two years. The Richmond company said Tuesday it has begun construction on a store in Baton Rouge, its first in Louisiana. CEO Tom Folliard says CarMax is excited to restart its growth... more »
  • New BP chief: Priority is plugging well for good

    July 27, 2010 6:52 AM

    The newly named CEO of BP says his top priority is sealing its blown oil well for good and cleaning and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. Bob Dudley said on ABC's "Good Morning America" he does not expect any more oil to gush into the Gulf as BP works to... more »
  • BP confirms Hayward departure as CEO

    July 27, 2010 5:25 AM

    BP PLC says Tony Hayward will step down as chief executive officer Oct. 1, and will be replaced by Gulf Coast native Robert Dudley. BP says the decision was made by "mutual agreement." BP also reports it has taken a pretax charge of $32.2 billion for the Gulf of Mexico... more »
  • Hayward's stand-in heckled at London oil meeting

    June 22, 2010 5:26 AM

    A BP executive standing in for BP CEO Tony Hayward was heckled at an oil conference in London. BP chief of staff Steve Westwell was interrupted twice during his address on Tuesday by protesters shouting "we need to end the oil age!" The hecklers were escorted out of the... more »
  • BP to pay for cleanup

    May 3, 2010 7:23 AM

    Update: BP vows to pay "all necessary and appropriate clean-up costs" from Gulf oil spill. The chief executive of BP says crews have been able to reduce the amount of oil reaching the surface with a new approach of using chemicals. Hayward says BP is injecting dispersant chemicals into the... more »
  • High court hears appeal from ex-Enron CEO

    March 1, 2010 11:10 AM

    Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling is asking the Supreme Court to throw out his convictions in connection with the collapse of the energy giant that cost thousands of jobs and billions of dollars. Lawyers for Skilling and the government are appearing before the high court Monday as he appeals his... more »
  • Pinnacle CEO steps down

    November 9, 2009 2:18 PM

    Pinnacle Entertainment CEO and Chairman...Dan Lee is resigning from his post. The move reportedly comes after threatening a St. Louis County Councilman last week, who voted in favor of allowing another company to build a casino complex there. Pinnacle is planning to build a casino resort here in... more »
  • American Red Cross BR chapter picks new CEO

    September 29, 2009 7:03 PM

    The Capital Area chapter of the American Red Cross announced Bobbi Zaunbrecher as its new chief executive officer. She was a unanimous selection by the search committee. Zaunbrecher was recently a development officer with the LSU Law Center's Alumni Relations office and a former CEO for both the YMCA... more »

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