Edible Enterprises, the food business incubator run by Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana Inc., recently received a $50,000 grant from The Louisiana Business Incubation Association Goodwill Industries and the Louisiana Economic Development Department for food processing equipment and building upgrades. This capital assets award will increase production capabilities of the 24 small food companies that [...]
Cellcontrol, the Baton Rouge tech startup providing technology to prevent distracted driving, announced last week that its technology can be used by fleets, families and governments to enforce safe driving habits as recommended recently by the National Transportation Safety Board. After irrefutable evidence showed that texting and driving causes thousands of deaths every year, plus [...]
The LSU AgCenter hosted a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, Dec. 13, for a new Animal and Food Sciences Laboratory Building on the Baton Rouge campus. The new two-story, 48,000-square-foot building will provide state-of-the-art facilities for the AgCenter’s School of Animal Sciences and Departments of Veterinary Science and Food Science. “Research in animal and food science [...]
Colorado startup biofuels company Sundrop Fuels Inc. plans to build its first biofuels production plant in Louisiana at a cost of $450 million to $500 million. Several weeks ago Louisville-based Sundrop revealed that it agreed to purchase a 1,200-acre site for the refinery in Rapides Parish, near Alexandria, La. The plant is expected to employ [...]
Months ago, Facebook announced a new layout for your personal profile. It was rolled out to “Facebook Developers” only, so you could use this method of cheating to get it early. Yesterday, the feature became accessible to everyone! Here’s what’s new: You can choose one large landscape photo for the top of your page and [...]
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Another co-working space for entrepreneurs, Springboard Baton Rouge is slated to open Jan. 1 inside the Kress building at Third and Main streets. Businesses will be able to rent an office or desk by the month, week or day. The 12,000-square-foot space on the second floor will feature 40 cubicles available for renters and 30 [...]
Baton Rouge has a lot going on these days in tech and entrepreneurship. Here is a list of four upcoming events and deadlines that you won’t want to miss: IGDA Baton Rouge Chapter Meeting – Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 8:00 p.m. | Fox and Hound Restaurant, 5246 Corporate Blvd. Baton Rouge The Baton Rouge chapter [...]
Louisiana Tech University and TechRouler, a technology coalition of companies based in north Louisiana, hosted an event on the Louisiana Tech campus to connect the coalition’s member organizations with Louisiana Tech students and faculty. The event took place Dec. 7, at University Hall on the Louisiana Tech campus. TechRouler, officially launched in September, is a [...]
After a successful inaugural year, Launch Pad Ignition is back and will begin accepting applications for its accelerator program tomorrow, December 15, 2011 through January 15, 2012. With a mission to incubate the best tech startups in the country, this New Orleans-based TechStars partner accelerator program leverages the expertise of its mentorship community to improve the [...]
