Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories Silicon Bayou News published in the last seven days:Liveset CEO Ross Hinkle Named To Sexiest Startup CEOs On Earth – If you’ve ever read Business Insider, the business website with a partial focus on tech startups, you’d know that they come up with “top lists” almost everyday. Sometimes its The Sexiest Programmers Alive, other days
Angel Investor Tax Credit Bill Signed Into Law – Today, Gov. Jindal signed House Bill 597 into law, restarting the Angel Investor Tax Credit program. HUGE win for entrepreneurs and startups across Louisiana.
How The Angel Investor Tax Credit Will Impact Louisiana’s Startup Ecosystem – Most of you know that HB 597, the Angel Investor Tax Credit, passed through the state legislature and is awaiting Governor Jindal’s signature. The Angel Credits, designed to incentivize investment in Louisiana startups and help overcome the access to capital barrier, will have an enormous impact…
BarCamp NOLA 4: Come Geek Out – For three years, nerds, geeks, technologists and those with a hunger for anything technology-related have congregated at BarCamp NOLA. The annual event, which has been dubbed an “unconference,” began its journey in Palo Alto, Calif. in 2005. The conference began as a flexible one, opening its doors to anyone willing to participate. If attendees chose to present on specific topics, they were welcome to do so. BarCamp not only focuses on various topics such as web application and open source technology, but also centers itself around public transit, healthcare and political organization. Since its founding, BarCamp has spread to several cities across the United States.
Covington Satellite Company Globalstar Announces $38 Million Capital Raise – Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSAT), the mobile satellite voice and data company that moved to Covington from Silicon Valley, announced that it completed a private placement with institutional investors including Thermo Funding Company LLC, to raise proceeds of $38 million. Additionally, investors…
New Startup Gulf Coast Marketplace Launches Online Consignment Store For Artists – The Gulf Coast Marketplace (GCM), the New Orleans area e-commerce startup, is launching a service to provide e-commerce solutions for artists, craftsmen and start-up entrepreneurs located throughout the region. GCM opened an office in…
RIO and Louisiana Drupal Users Group to Create Innovation Community Website – Louisiana’s new Regional Innovation Organization (RIO) will team up with volunteers from the Louisiana Drupal Users Group (LaDUG) on Saturday, July 9, to build a new web site to help create a stronger, more vibrant entrepreneurial community in South Louisiana.
Sus, Quave & Thompson Big Winners at Governor’s 2011 Technology Awards – Last week the Louisiana Technology Council and Louisiana Economic Development presented Governor’s 2011 Technology Awards, which…