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.
Aug. 5 — A free patent workshop, hosted by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center’s Technology Center at LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business and the LSU Libraries, will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Bluebonnet Regional Library. The “Brand Names and Trademark Workshop” is designed for inventors who need basic information about trademarks and search techniques. Registration is required. To sign up, click here.
Aug. 7 — David Farrar, director of the East Baton Rouge Parish Library, will be the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Black Chamber of Commerce’s monthly executive luncheon. The event will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Drusilla Seafood. Admission is $15 for chamber members, $20 for non-members. To register, go to nbrcc.org.
Aug. 14 — The Capital Area United Way will hold its annual Jambalaya Cookoff & Community Games at the Baton Rouge River Center Exhibition Hall. The event starts at 9:30 a.m. and jambalaya lunches will be served at 11 a.m. Plate lunches are $5 in advance, $7 the day of the event. To pre-order, go to cauw.org or call 382-3514.
Aug. 20 — The Mid City Redevelopment Alliance will hold its annual Legacy Luncheon at noon in Boudreaux’s. Rev. Raymond A. Jetson will be honored with The Reverend Mary E. Moody Lifetime Achievement Award. Tickets are $50 each or $500 for a table of 10. To buy tickets, call the Mid City Redevelopment Alliance at 346-1000.
Sept. 17 — Louisiana Looking Up 2009, hosted by the LSU Flores MBA Alumni Association-Louisiana Chapter, will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. This will be the sixth time for the annual events, which celebrates entrepreneurship in Louisiana. Bill Jeansonne, a commercial agent at Sealy & Falgoust Real Estate, will serve as the chair of Louisiana Looking Up 2009. For more information, click here.
Oct. 7-8 — Business Report will hold its 27th Annual BizTech Expo at the Baton Rouge River Center. More than 200 local companies will exhibit the latest products and services for business. Special events and seminars are being planned for both days of the show. For information on tickets and exhibit space, go to businessreportexpo.com.
Nov. 16 — The 9th Annual Louisiana Legacy Golf Event to benefit Junior Achievement will be held at the Country Club of Louisiana. The number of players is limited. For more information, go to batonrouge.ja.org or call 928-7008.
