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 [...]
Entrepreneurial mindsets and an overall innovative current continues to electrify the city of New Orleans and business opportunities throughout the state. Last week, contributor Adriana Lopez was featured, once again, on Forbes.com. Her piece, America’s New Frontier For Business Opportunity, details why Louisiana is such an attractive state to do business in and the brain [...]
LocalMed, an online scheduling and management platform for doctors, dentists, and patients will move to Baton Rouge and create 100 direct and indirect jobs. The company, founded in 2011, has recently attracted investors and top talent, including now CEO Keith English. In August, Louisiana Economic Development began discussing its incentive program for the company, including providing the state workforce [...]
The following is a guest post by Martin Roth. Martin currently works in business development for Benefit Administration Group, a local benefits and HR technology consultancy. Martin co-founded Giftmeo with Michael Angle. He also curates contemporarymasculine.com. Follow Martin on Twitter @themartinroth. —————————————————————————————————————————— The 2012 Presidential Election is in the books, and ole’ Barry is back in office for another four years. [...]
Gameloft recently launched the space-theme, locally developed Cosmic Colony where users build up their colonies while defending against alien threats. This is the first full game to be developed in the New Orleans studio. The launch coincides with the year anniversary of the studio opening in Louisiana. Gameloft has over 55 million monthly active users [...]
Ameritas Technologies said today it will open an information technology center employing 300 workers in downtown Baton Rouge. Ameritas Technologies CEO Brian Keane, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden participated in the announcement. The development will bring 300 new direct jobs with an average salary of $63,000 plus benefits, and will result [...]
Solar energy may still seem like a concept from Back to the Future. However, thanks to generous state and federal tax credits, solar power systems may be more attainable than you think — and without having to take your Delorian into the future. New solar companies such as Joule Energy are emerging across the city, giving entrepreneurs the [...]
The i6 Challenge is a federal grant program that aims to encourage groundbreaking ideas to accelerate technology commercialization, new venture formation, job creation, and economic growth. While private corporations and individuals are not eligible to apply for the funding, BioDistrict New Orleans has issued a call for co-applicants which includes individual entrepreneurs. The stated aim of the [...]
Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal and GE announced the creation of a major new corporate office in New Orleans with 300 new direct jobs in IT and software development. The GE Capital Technology Center, an IT Center of Excellence, will provide software development and IT support for the company’s financial services business. The project will produce [...]
Isis Capital Management LLC, a Connecticut investment firm led by Louisiana native Ron Bienvenu, is moving its headquarters and its two software portfolio companies to New Orleans next month, according to a report by the The Times-Picayune. Isis Capital buys struggling enterprise software companies, restructures them, and then sells or merges the companies. Bienvenu’s business [...]
