Let’s do lunch: BRAC announced this morning that it will host a series of monthly luncheons in 2013 that are open to both BRAC investors and non-investors. The regional economic development organization says the luncheons will be held on the first Tuesday of each month, beginning on Jan. 8, and will be held in the seventh-floor offices of Kean Miller at II City Plaza in downtown Baton Rouge. Caroline Wood with Louisiana Connections Academy will be the first guest speaker. Get all the details and register here.
Where the rubber meets the road: Toyota is poised to take back the title of world’s biggest automaker for 2012, Bloomberg reports, as Volkswagen fights General Motors for second place heading into the year’s final weeks. The battle among the world’s biggest carmakers comes as the industry is headed for a record year. Global 2012 sales will top 80 million cars and trucks for the first time, as robust U.S. and Japanese purchases offset a European downturn, according to estimates from LMC Automotive. The full story is here.
Answering the call: Apple says it sold more than 2 million iPhone 5s in China in their first three days of availability, setting a record for that market. Launched in China on Friday, the iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December. The smartphone first went on sale Sept. 21 in the United States, Germany, France, Japan and five other countries, with more than 5 million units sold in the first three days—also a record.
Today’s poll question: Are you traveling out of state this year to celebrate the holidays with family and friends?
