Business Report Weekly Planner

Monday, November 16, 2009

The Business Report Calendar is open to events of general interest to the Capital Region businesses community. Items must be submitted no later than noon the Friday before the event occurs. E-mail tboone@businessreport.com with information.

Today -- A seminar on "Repowering Louisiana With Clean Energy" will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at Baton Rouge Community College's Bienvenue Student Center. The event will feature panel discussions with representatives from LSU, Southern University, Baton Rouge Community College, the Sierra Club and Standard Renewable Energy.

Tuesday -- Teri Fontenot, the president and CEO of Woman's Hospital, will be the guest speaker at LSU Executive Education’s “Breakfast to Business” meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Café Americain. Fontenot will discuss Woman's expansion and the implications of national healthcare reform. Admission is $25. For more details or to register, go to bus.lsu.edu.

Thursday -- "Make an Impact", a program to highlight the dangers of climate change and what steps people can do to reduce carbon emissions, will be held at 10:30 a.m. at LSU's Energy, Coast and Environment Building. The event is sponsored by The Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Entergy, America’s WETLAND Foundation, the LSU Center for Energy Studies, and the Office of the Mayor-President.

Thursday -- A 50th birthday party for River Road Recipes will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Louisiana State Museum. The event, hosted by the Louisiana State Museum and the Junior League of Baton Rouge, is free and guests will be able to hear stories about the creation of the cookbook.

Friday -- Van Chancellor, LSU women's basketball coach, will be the guest speaker at Forum 35's monthly luncheon meeting. The event will begins at noon at Juban's . Admission is $15 for Forum 35 members and $20 for non-members. To register, e-mail teepell@mac.com.

Dec. 3 -- John Fregonese, whose company is preparing the new comprehensive growth plan for East Baton Rouge Parish, will speak at a Baton Rouge Growth Coalition lunch. The lunch will stat 11:30 p.m. in Juban's Restaurant. Admission is $25, to register, e-mail office@growthcoalition.com.


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