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.
Monday — The Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour is set to stop in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom at the LSU Student Union from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Michael Simmons, who was named one of BusinessWeek’s top entrepreneurs under 25, and Joshua Kowitt, founder of Collegeboxes, the nation’s largest collegiate shipping and storage company, will be the guest speakers. For more information, or to register, click here.
Tuesday — Camm Morton, chief executive officer of Ashby Hospitality, will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Louisiana Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capital Center. Admission is $50 for non-members. To register or for more details, click here.
Wednesday — Mayor Kip Holden and some of his top officials kick off a “listening tour” of East Baton Rouge Parish with a 4 p.m. visit to St. Thomas More Church and a 6:30 p.m. stop at BREC Headquarters. These are the first in a series of 12 meetings that Holden says will be used to get citizen input on future priorities for the parish.
Wednesday — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will hold a public meeting on the Interstate 10 widening project at 7 p.m. at St. George Catholic Church, off Siegen Lane. The meeting will allow the public to learn more about the $86.2 million project and to sign up and get e-mail updates on the work. For more information, call (877) 452-3683 or e-mail e-mail customerservice@dotd.la.gov.
Friday — Cynthia Bridges, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue, will be the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce’s executive luncheon. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Drusilla Seafood. Admission is $15 for chamber members and $20 for non-members. For more details or to register, click here.
Feb. 9 — The Plan Baton Rouge Phase Two consultants will hold an public meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Louisiana State Museum. The consultant team, which is creating the master plan for the next stage of downtown development, will take questions and comments from the public. RSVPs are requested jstenhouse@c-pex.org.
Feb. 19 — The Baton Rouge Area Chamber will hold “BRAC Impact 2009: Results” at 6:30 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center. The event, hosted by Jamie Wax, will celebrate the region’s accomplishments in 2008. For more information or tickets, call BRAC at 381-7125.
