The LSU Student Incubator, a program of the Louisiana Business & Technology Center (LBTC) in Baton Rouge, is preparing for its second annual Venture Challenge. Four finalists will pitch for $25,000 in seed capital on April 19th, 2013. LBTC and the Incubator are looking to support early growth stage startups. Only current members of the [...]
The DOcast is a series of interviews with entrepreneurs across Louisiana. The series is the brainchild of Richard Hanley Jr., the startup food entrepreneur SBN covered earlier in March. Hanley is interested in talking to people doing the unthinkable and finding out their story and how others can learn from them. Just last week, he [...]
Earlier today, IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold and Governor Bobby Jindal announced a plan for the IBM Services Center: Baton Rouge, a software development project that will create 800 tech jobs. The Center is the latest in the series of investments IBM has made in high-tech science and innovation. It will provide software development [...]
First came the fun and often custom designed smart phone cases. Then came the extended battery life cases. Now, Baton-Rouge based Yellow Jacket has upped the ante again with their iPhone 4/4S case that doubles as a stun gun, while boosting the battery life of your phone, of course. The Yellow Jacket Case safely holds [...]
The Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge has set aside around 1,800 square feet for a new video game, app, and digital content incubator, said to open any day now. “The focus will be on things that can be digitally distributed and not just games,” said Jesse Hoggard, a spokesman for the Tech Park. Companies [...]
Richard Hanley, Jr. is quickly making salads better in the Baton Rouge area. He is a startup food entrepreneur who launched the first Hanley’s Salad Dressing flavor, Sensation, in November 2012 with his company Hanley’s Foods. Based out of Baton Rouge food incubator Edible Enterprises, Sensation is a handmade, gluten free dressing with no GMOs [...]
Video production company Launch Media won top awards from the ADDY Awards, presented by the American Advertising Federation – Baton Rouge. The competition is the largest advertising competition, “representing creative excellence and recognizing all forms of advertising, from media of all types, creative of all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the [...]
TEDx are independently held TED events, or “ideas worth spreading” events. On March 9th, 2013, Louisiana State University is hosting their own TEDx event, TEDxLSU, with the theme of Evolve. The event is designed to generate new thought by connecting existing resources, people, and ideas at the local level, with the same impact as regular [...]
Launch Media, an ever-expanding video production company, is once again finding a new home. Originally based out of the Celtic Media Centre, additionally with a New Orleans office which opened in June, the company will soon be anchoring a workspace in the Creative Bloc building in downtown Baton Rouge. The 11,500 square foot building in [...]
Wireless communication company, Bascom Hunter, joined the Louisiana Technology Park earlier this week. The announcement came during a meeting the Park’s Admissions Committee held yesterday afternoon. Bascom Hunter specializes in advanced defense and industrial applications, and serves multiple markets including marine and offshore vessels, industrial and commercial facilities, and government and public safety. According to [...]
