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 — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will be the guest speaker at Caring to Love Ministries 25th annual Celebrate Life Banquet & Gala. The event will be held at 6 p.m. at Crowne Plaza. Tickets range in price from $90 to $500. For more information or to register, click here.
Tuesday — A FuturEBR workshop on transportation will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Baton Rouge River Center. This continues a series of community meetings designed to get input on the parish’s new land use plan.
Tuesday — The Foundation for Historical Louisiana will present a lecture and book signing by author Jeff Benedict at 7 p.m. at the Old State Capitol. Benedict wrote Little Pink House, an insider account of the eminent domain case in the controversial Kelo vs. New London Supreme Court case. Admission is free to historical foundation members, $5 for students and $10 for guests.
Wednesday — The 2nd annual Veterans’ Small Business Conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Crowne Plaza. The event will bring together representatives from Louisiana Small Business Development Center Technology Center, the LSU Louisiana Business & Technology Center and Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs to help veterans who are interested in starting a business or own a business. Admission is $25. To register, go to lsbdc.org.
Thursday — The Baton Rouge chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals will hold its monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. in DeAngelo’s on Jefferson Highway. Will Wilcox, CEO of Antares Technology Solutions, will be the guest speaker. Registration is $25.
Thursday — The Baton Rouge Brotherhood & Sisterhood Awards dinner will be held at 7 p.m. at the Hilton Capitol Center. The awards presented by 100 Black Men of Baton Rouge, honor individuals who work to join hands across boundaries and improve the community. This year’s winners are Derek Gordon, president and CEO of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge, and Jack Weiss, chancellor of LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Tickets are $115. To buy tickets or sponsorships, contact 100 Black Men at 356-9444.
Nov. 16 — James Richardson, director of the LSU Public Administration Institute, will be the speaker at the LSU Executive Education’s Breakfast to Business Series. The event will be held at 7:30 a.m. at Café Américain. Richardson, who serves on Gov. Bobby Jindal’s Revenue Estimating Conference, will discuss the state’s current and future economic conditions. Registration is $25, to sign up, click here.
Nov. 16 — An emerging companies boot camp, sponsored by Baker Donelson, will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Louisiana Emerging Technology Center on the LSU campus. The event brings together representatives from legal, finance and accounting firms to help start-up and emerging companies. Admission is $25. To register, e-mail mejames@bakerdonelson.com.
Nov. 18 — The third and final program of Kean Miller’s health care reform series will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Juban’s. The event will feature a panel discussion of payors, regulators and providers on health care reform and how it will affect their portion of the industry. To register, e-mail rsvp@keanmiller.com.
Nov. 19 — The LSU Flores MBA Program’s Distinguished Speaker Series will conclude at 10 a.m. at the Energy, Coast & Environment Building. Dan Schuessler of ExxonMobil will be the guest speaker.
Nov. 30 — The Public Relations Association of Louisiana-Baton Rouge Chapter will hold a workshop on social media strategies at 11:30 a.m. at Juban’s. The event will look at new media tools and their uses. Admission ranges from $10 for students to $25 for guests. To register, go to pralbr.org.
