Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct information from LSU about the deadline for the 2016 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses.
Deadline coming: The deadline to submit nominations or apply for the 2016 LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses competition has been extended to May 31. LSU 100, which is in its sixth year, recognizes the fastest growing companies owned and operated by LSU alumni. Each year the LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute hosts the competitive program which identifies and ranks alumni businesses around the world. Postlethwaite & Netterville, LSU 100’s official accounting firm, compiles the ranking list from submitted applications and nominations. The list will be shared with the institute in early August. This year, the LSU 100 dinner will be held Thursday, Oct. 13, at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge. Get more information on how to nominate a former LSU student or business or to apply.
Partner up: Baton Rouge-based Amedisys Inc. has partnered with California-based Strategic Healthcare Programs so it can have real-time data and benchmarks to improve the patient care experience. SHP’s data on patient hospitalization risk will allow Amedisys to improve patient care by addressing potential issues and complications before they arise, a news release says. “While we have a long-standing commitment to provide high-quality care to our patients, we are also continually looking for ways to make the patient care experience even better,” says Lisa Newell, vice president of quality at Amedisys, in a statement. “We look forward to the real-time insights that SHP will provide to help us do just that.” Amedisys operates in 395 health care centers in 34 states and has more than 13,000 employees. See the full release.
Not guilty: A New York City jury found today that a flawed General Motors ignition switch was not to blame in a 2014 accident on an icy New Orleans bridge, handing the carmaker its second victory in a row in trials meant to help lawyers settle dozens of similar claims. The Associated Press reports the jury in Manhattan federal court returned its verdict after less than a day of deliberations. It came in a trial stemming from a Louisiana fender bender. A man and woman claimed injuries after the accident. The jury found that the plaintiffs’ 2007 Saturn Sky was unreasonably dangerous because it contained the faulty ignition switch. But it also found that the switch was not to blame for the accident and the injuries to the car’s occupants. Read the full story.
