Telecommunications and Fortune 500 firm CenturyLink announced earlier this week that the company broke ground on the 250,000 square foot expansion onto the already 365,000 square foot headquarters in Monroe. The expansion, which will add 800 new direct jobs, was announced in 2011 and will be known as the Technology Center of Excellence. The announcement [...]
Chocolate-based toothpaste may sound crazy, but one local company is changing the way we handle oral care forever. Theodent uses chocolate/cocoa-based ingredients which work better at lower concentrations than fluoride. They have three products available right now: Theodent Classic, Theodent 300, and Theodent Kids. The company was founded by leaders in the bioscience industry who believe it [...]
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 [...]
The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: The 2012 Silicon Bayou 100: Alphabetical For those of you who missed last week’s release party or the announcement we sent to our newsletter subscribers, here (in alphabetical order) are the top 100 [...]
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 Louisiana Technology Council, partnered with Louisiana Economic Development, is hosting the 9th annual Governor’s Technology Awards in Baton Rouge. The event will be a special luncheon on Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 at the L’Auberge Casino Hotel. The event will run from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Registration for the event is now open and [...]
The 2012 Business Technology Expo will be held tomorrow, June 29th, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Bossier Civic Center. The Bossier Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Louisiana Technology Council for the event, which is the first of its kind in the area. Many vendors have signed up for booths at [...]
The Silicon Bayou has been buzzing with tech and entrepreneurial news. Here are the most popular stories published on Silicon Bayou News in the past seven days: Launch Fest Turns National Tech Spotlight to New Orleans: The second class of Launch Pad Ignition is basking in press coverage from across the tech scene after pitching at Launch Fest. They received coverage [...]
Louisiana Economic Development is continuing to bring big dollar manufacturing and energy companies to settle and invest in the pelican state. Check out some of the latest headlines from LED and links to the full stories below. Louisiana Reaches Highest Rank Ever In CEO Survey Chief Executive announced that CEOs nationwide rank Louisiana as the most [...]
A fourth round of business information sessions will be held throughout the month and hosted by Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s Office of Economic Development. The sessions will provide information, resources, and opportunities to help business owners and entrepreneurs. A meeting will be held in each City Council District. “We are pleased to continue to offer this program to [...]
