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.
Tuesday — The Association for Corporate Growth Louisiana will have a seminar on due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and financing at 3 p.m. at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. Admission is $40 for ACG Louisiana members and $50 for non-members. To register, e-mail acglouisiana@acg.org.
Thursday — The Baton Rouge Green Crawl will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. going from Brown+Danos landdesign to Chelsea’s Café. The event is designed to promote green businesses, green developments and green resources. The free event will feature live entertainment and prize drawings. For more information, click here.
Saturday — 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/.
Saturday — The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation of Louisiana will hold its Walk to Cure, a 2.5 mile fundraising walk on the LSU Golf course’s Old Front Nine. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 10 a.m.
Oct. 21 — (Inno)State, Louisiana’s first innovation summit, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. at LSU’s Lod Cook Conference Center. The event will bring together entrepreneurs, investors, emerging companies and other parties interested in developing an innovation-based economy in the state. Registration is $75. For more details or to register, go to innostate.org.
Oct. 22 — Baker Donelson will present a seminar “Unions at Your Door: What Every Employer Needs to Know” at 8:30 a.m. at the law firm’s office downtown. Attendees must register by Oct. 19 at mejames@bakerdonelson.com.
Oct. 23 — The Baton Rouge Association of Women Attorneys will celebrate its 30th anniversary at 11:30 a.m. at the Camelot Club. The luncheon will cover events of the last 30 years and honor various members for their contribution. Admission is $23. For reservations, call 235-6167.
Oct. 23 — LSU’s Women in Business program will kick off its 2009-2010 Brown Bag Lunch series from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Lone Burden Conference Center. Seating is limited; online registration is encouraged and can be completed here. For more information, go to bus.lsu.edu/sei or call 225-578-0313.
Oct. 25 — A one mile Team Hope Walk for Huntington’s Disease will be held around the State Capitol Grounds. Registration starts at 1 p.m. at the Louisiana State Museum and the walk begins at 2 p.m. To sponsor the event, call Amy Vollman at (225) 235-5709. Register online at here.
Oct. 27 — The Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana will hold its annual Douglas Manship Sr. Torch Award for Ethics in Business Banquet at 7 p.m. at Crowne Plaza. The banquet will honor the four local companies that won the award for ethics in business: Capital One Bank, Wright & Percy Insurance, Business Report and Ashco Exteriors Inc. Paul Mainieri, LSU baseball coach, will be the guest speaker. For more information, call 346-5117.
Nov. 7 — The Women’s Business Center will hold their first conference at the Catholic Life Center. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. For more information, go to wcgbr.com, or call (225) 302-8018, Ext. 5.
Nov. 12-13 — LSU Executive Education, in conjunction with LSU Continuing Legal Education, will hold a seminar on The Business and Law of Intellectual Property at LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. For more information, go to lsucle.org.
Nov. 14 — The Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (CACRC) will host its Third Annual Garage Sale from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the CACRC warehouse at 800 St. Philip Street in downtown Baton Rouge. For more information, go to cacrc.com or call 379-3577.
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.
