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 — U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, will hold a town hall meeting at Dutchtown High School at 5:30 p.m. This is part of a series of meetings Cassidy will hold around his district over the next few weeks.
Thursday — The Louisiana Chapter of the Community Investment Association will hold a lunch seminar on financial planning for community and condominium associations, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Country Club of Louisiana. Peter Miller, of Miller Dodson Associates Inc., a consulting firm specializing in capital reserve planning, will be the guest speaker. Admission is $20. For more information, go to cai-louisiana.org.
Thursday — 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.
Thursday — The League of Women Voters will hold a lunch seminar on “Crime in the City”, at noon at Drusilla Seafood. East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, District Attorney Hillar Moore and Baton Rouge Police Chief Jeff LeDuff are some of the speakers. Admission is $20 for league members and $25 for non-members. For more information, go to lwvbr.org.
Friday — Todd Graves, founder of Raising Cane’s, and Karen Profita, president and CEO of the Capital Area United Way, will be the guest speaker at Forum 35’s monthly Forum Friday lunch. The event will be held at Juban’s, starting at noon. Admission is $15 for Forum 35 members and $20 for non-members.
Saturday — LSU’s Women in Business program will hold a workshop for female entrepreneurs who want to start their own businesses, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Ione Burden Conference Center. The workshop will cover such items as writing a business plan, marketing on a budget and how to balance family and new business. Admission is $65, which covers handouts and meals. For more details, click here.
Aug. 25 — A seminar on “The State of Real Estate in Louisiana” will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Juban’s. The event is sponsored by Jones Walker and the Louisiana chapter of the Urban Land Institute. Participants include LSU economist Loren Scott, developer Stephen Keller and banker Robert M. Stuart Jr. Admission is $25 for ULI members, $35 for non-members. To register, click here.
Aug. 26-29 — The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX) will hold its 4th annual Smart Growth Summit at the Shaw Center for the Arts. Registration is $25, but the event is free for students and scholarships are available. For more information, or to register, go to planningexcellence.org.
Aug. 26 — The Baton Rouge Area Foundation will update the public on the progress to revitalize Old South Baton Rouge at 9:30 a.m. at the McKinley Alumni Center. Don Phoenix of NeighborWorks America will be the guest speaker. NeighborWorks has donated a $675,000 grant to clear titles in Old South Baton Rouge as part of an effort to stimulate redevelopment in the area.
Aug. 26 — A lunch seminar on Digital Interactive Media Tax Credits will be held at the Louisiana Technology Park, starting at 11:30 a.m. Attorneys Erich Rapp and Phyllis Sims from Kean Miller will explain the legislation and determine if your business qualifies for the tax credits. Registration is limited, for more information, contact gen@latechpark.com.
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.
Oct. 17 — The Baton Rouge Affiliate of Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will be hosting a 5k fundraising walk around the LSU lakes. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the walk begins at 10 a.m. The course will start at the Chapel on the Campus. To sponsor the event, call Melissa Corkern at (225) 229-8680. Register online at pancan.org/
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.
