Last chance: The Baton Rouge Area Chamber is urging businesses and community leaders from the Capital Region to complete its annual economic outlook survey before Friday’s deadline. Responses will be compiled in BRAC’s 2016 Economic Outlook, which will be presented Nov. 18 in conjunction with Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week at BRAC’s Regional Stakeholders’ Breakfast. The survey can be taken online through 5 p.m. Friday.
New partner: LSU has announced that it will partner with a private firm to manage its Child Care Center and has begun its search for a firm. The Daily Reveille reports Daniel Layzell, vice president of finance and administration, is forming a committee of students and faculty members that will have input on the decision. The search is expected to take about four months and could be announced in February. Some faculty members have voiced concern about the move, saying a private organization might bring lower standards to the highly rated center. The Daily Reveille has the full story.
Big win: New Orleans has been selected as one of the next three cities to host the College Football Playoff National Championship out of nine cities that applied. The Associated Press reports the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will host the game in 2020. Atlanta and Santa Clara, California, were also chosen to host the 2018 and 2019 games, respectively. This season’s championship will be in Glendale, Arizona, and the 2017 game will be in Tampa, Florida. South Florida; Houston; Minneapolis; Detroit; Charlotte, North Carolina; and San Antonio, Texas, were the other cities in contention for the 2018, 2019 and 2020 games.
