Annual Report 2014 Brac.org/ar
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Annual Report 2014 Brac.org/ar
Embracing the boom | 1 Annual Report 2014 Brac.org/ar 13 Projects $58 Million announced with in new annual payroll 1,104 Direct Jobs and $52,600 average annual wage for announced projects, the The Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s (BRAC’s) mission is to lead economic development in the nine-parish region. Continuing to cultivate, invest in, and diversify the economy is critical to the region’s ongoing competitiveness. BRAC investors make a commitment to the organization and the region through both hard-earned capital and time. This continued investment led to sustained economic growth in 2014, giving regional businesses the opportunity to embrace the boom. Without investor support, the success of past years - characterized by increases in employment and capital investment - would not have been possible. BRAC’s annual report enables the organization to remain accountable to investors and demonstrate return on investment. Read further details about how BRAC and the region embraced success in 2014 at www.brac.org/AR. Second Highest in BRAC’s history #21 City in the U.S. Best-Performing The region jumped fifty-five spots in one year to #21 Best-Performing City in the U.S., the highest-ever ranking for the region by the Milken Institute #2 of the year major market The Baton Rouge Area was named the #2 Major Market of the Year for Corporate Relocations by Site Selection Major Market of the Year 2nd Year in a row Southern Business and Development named the Capital Region the Major Market of the Year in the South for the second year in a row #2 market in the United States Business Facilities named the Capital Region the #2 market in the United States for Economic Growth Potential BRAC’s efforts to attract targeted industry sectors led to projects in the software development, fabricated materials manufacturing, and chemicals/new energy Sectors 3 Embracing the boom | 2 in capital investment BRAC was named a Top Ten Economic Development Organization in the United States for the fifth year in a row by Site Selection, an achievement accomplished previously by only Houston and Chicago Embracing the boom | $536 Million Top10 5th Year in a row The region’s unemployment rate 398,400 6th 26th December employment The Baton Rouge Area was The Baton Rouge Area’s was 398,400, a record ranked the sixth fastest- business growth rate ranked high for the region growing region in the U.S. twenty-sixth in the U.S. and sixty-fifth fastest in the for the past five years, world for 2014 by the with small businesses Brookings Institution driving growth remained lower than state and national averages Sales tax collections were 7.2% 5 4 Embracing the boom | Embracing the boom | Embracing Economic Growth higher in 2014 than in 2013 82% of the region’s sectors grew “BASF has chosen employment in 2014, led by the the Capital Region for four construction and business services sectors major investment projects since 2009, totaling $350 million. Access to low-cost natural resources, vast transportation networks, and a local, capable workforce in this region reinforce this decision.” Tom Yura, Senior Vice President and General Manager Geismar, Louisiana, BASF Corporation EMBRACING OUTCOMES The Creative Capital Agenda BRAC believes in accountability to its investors, and reports each year on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support the development of new entrepreneurial firms and regional capacity for innovation its results under each long-term goal. The 2014 annual report reviews these plan that defines six core strategies that guide BRAC’s activities through 2015. They are: Global Branding Increase awareness of the Baton Rouge Area as a destination location for high-growth companies and talented people Job Creation Talent Development Retain and attract high-growth companies to positively influence quality of life Attract, develop, and retain human capital to meet the needs of business International Development Regional Competitiveness Bring high-wage jobs associated with international business to the area to build a global reputation Target key public policy issues that impact the Baton Rouge Area’s ability to remain competitive in the global marketplace 7 Embracing the boom | and video content. The Creative Capital Agenda is BRAC’s five-year strategic Embracing the boom | 6 results from pages 6-18 and online at brac.org/AR, where there is more detail Job Creation CAP Technologies 10 $3.5 MM J OB S CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T Total Impact $58 million 8 PAY R O L L FROM 1,104 JOBS exceeding the annual goal of $57 million in payroll and 1,000 jobs 85 $1.75 MM 120 J OB S $2.6 MM Hexion 5 $25 MM 50 J OB S $4 MM J OB S CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T 20 J O BS $150 MM CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T Glaz-Tech Genesis Energy J OB S C A P I TA L I N V E ST M E N T NFR BioEnergy 450 J OB S $312 MM CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T BRAC’s Business Development team works in a variety of areas to secure jobs and investment in the nine-parish region. In addition to recruiting and retaining Pod Pack International jobs and capital investment in 2014, BRAC’s Business Retention and Expansion 20 J OB S $10.1 MM program conducted 173 visits to existing companies across the region under a new and expanded approach. Through the Site Development program, BRAC achieved Project Lil John* Project Perk* 20 J OB S $200,000 15 J O BS $9.2 MM CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T C A P I TA L I N V E ST M E N T CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T certification for seven new sites in the Capital Region, increasing the region’s three- 9 Embracing the boom | NEW EDgear Embracing the boom | IN ClearEdge Wholesale Glass year total to twenty-four certified sites – more certified sites than any other metro in the state. BRAC’s consultant and corporate lead generation activities continued to develop through the year and led to several visits to the region by site selection consultants and prospective companies. Qalytics 34 $148,000 J OB S CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T Renewable Energy Group 45 J OB S $16.5 MM CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T Stixis Technologies 230 J OB S $1 MM CA PITA L IN V EST MEN T *company has chosen to remain anonymous Finally, BRAC serves as the economic development arm of the East Baton Rouge city-parish government. With this professional services contract, BRAC brought 489 new jobs to East Baton Rouge in 2014, representing almost $29 million in capital investment, yielding a strong return on public investment. In addition to these project wins, BRAC was credited for its role in assisting Turner Industries with the opening of its state-of-the-art equipment repair facility, located on the site of the company’s original founding, commonly referred to as the Nichols or Mason Street Yard. Under the direction of the International Development Committee, BRAC conducted three international missions to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), resulting in one international project win in 2014. BRAC missions targeted Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Recruitment efforts focused on target sectors, including chemical manufacturing and new energy, the water management component of technical research and consulting, 10 Embracing the boom | One of the project wins in 2014 was an international software development company, India-based Stixis Technologies. Stixis selected the Louisiana Technology Park in Baton Rouge after a competitive search for its first U.S. development center. The headquarters is expected to employ 230 people in the region. BRAC hosted events in the U.S. for international representatives, at both the international Offshore Technology Conference and the North American Petrochemical Conference and Expo, meeting with business and governmental leaders from South Korea, Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom. 11 Belgium Canada Germany India the Netherlands South Korea Sweden The United Kingdom Embracing the boom | fabricated materials manufacturing, and software development. BRAC and community support for LSU’s development of technology transfer led to the hiring of a talented new director of technology commercialization, Andrew Maas, and two university investments worth over $3 million into proofof-concept commercialization funds. 13 12 Embracing the boom | Kaufmann Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurship Week. Embracing the boom | and entrepreneurship, in conjunction with BREW and the BRAC’s Marketing Department coordinated a group effort of regional entrepreneurial organizations to execute the fourth annual Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week (BREW). In support, BRAC hosted the inaugural Big Think, a day of programming to showcase and celebrate innovation Innovation is a linchpin of a successful, growth-oriented regional economy. BRAC supported the creation of Innovation Catalyst, which in 2014 raised over $2 million BRAC’s Economic Competitiveness team published The State to launch The Catalyst Fund, a new seed capital fund. of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Capital Region, BRAC helped establish Innovation Catalyst by contributing a report that explores the state of the innovation economy over three years of strategic support, enabling the vision in the Baton Rouge Area, including invention disclosures, for a regional seed capital fund to be recognized. patents, technology transfer, education, occupational distribution, establishment growth, and worker productivity. 14 Embracing the boom | Rouge in Sky, Delta’s in-flight publication that reaches more than 5.2 million readers worldwide. The article focused on the area’s economic expansion, as well as quality-of-life features. 5.2 million readers worldwide were recognized by several national publications through rankings and awards. BRAC advertised in national publications to generate further awareness of the opportunities in the Capital Region and bolster lead-generation activities. BRAC maintains an aggressive regional public relations strategy in order to inform the public and business community about issues related to economic development. In 2014, BRAC earned frequent media coverage by The Advocate, Times-Picayune, Baton Rouge Business Report, WAFB, WBRZ, Cox Communications, Guaranty Broadcasting, and iHeartRadio. addressing important matters that influence 15 the first quarter of 2014, BRAC secured a feature story about Baton Throughout the year, the organization and the region Embracing the boom | BRAC seeks to draw global attention to the Baton Rouge Area. During “BRAC leveraged 2014 to embrace the growth and momentum occurring in the region, while regional economic competitiveness.” Michael Songy, 2014 BRAC Board Chair and a critical component of regional economic development. BRAC’s Talent Development program hosted over fifteen executive recruitment tours, maintained a talent database of over five hundred resumes, and produced talent-focused events such as Capital Region 101 and a new, intimate dining experience, Around the Table. In a significant initiative for 2014, BRAC developed and launched a comprehensive web presence for the Talent Development program, LIVECapitalized.com. The mobile-friendly site introduces newcomers to lifestyle options across the region. New and existing companies alike are using the site to further their human resources efforts to attract people from outside the region to their available positions and to retain current employees. This truly offers BRAC’s economic development and talent targets a portal into the community. 17 alent Developmen 16 important part of workforce solutions for the region Embracing the boom | Embracing the boom | Talent development is recognized as a unique and Find more info at brac.org/AR Regional Competitiveness Small Business Transportation Workforce Education 18 business climate of the nine- BRAC partnered with the BRAC helped the East Baton BRAC completed the first- BRAC supported efforts to Embracing the boom | parish area in order to increase Procurement Technical Rouge Office of the Mayor- ever regional strategic plan restructure the East Baton business investment in the Assistance Center (PTAC), President draft the application for science, technology, Rouge Parish School Board to region. The organization’s which took up residence in for the IBM Smarter Cities engineering, and math (STEM) a smaller, nine-person board public policy research and BRAC’s offices and helped Challenge, a $500,000 education for the nine-parish and - after the elections - initiatives are among the most regional small businesses philanthropic award that area, part of a broad workforce retained a majority of reform Embracing the boom | active of business organizations gain access to more than allows top consultants to travel effort. Working with area and improvement-minded 19 BRAC seeks to improve the in Louisiana. $1.7 million in government to a handful of regions around businesses and school districts, leadership under the new, contracts. BRAC helped file the country. Baton Rouge was BRAC published a blueprint smaller board. and pass legislation to improve one of four U.S. cities selected for the education needs of the small-business access to state through the competitive future workforce, expected to government contracting through award process, with the team be heavily dependent on the assistance of PTAC, and focusing on Baton Rouge’s STEM skills. supported efforts to address traffic congestion and its state funding needs. transportation planning efforts. Albemarle Corporation • Amedisys, Inc. • Baton Rouge Water Company • Brookwood Properties, LLC • CK Associates • D’ Honoré Construction, Inc. • EATEL / Sunshine Media • Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS© • Greater Baton Rouge Business Report • Hollywood Casino • IBERIABANK • Kiewit Louisiana Co. • L’Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge • The Lamar Corporation • Launch Media • LCTA Workers’ Comp • Lemoine Company • MAPP Construction, LLC • NIA Latter and Blum • NRG Energy • Object 9 • Performance Contractors • Professional Service Industries, Inc. • Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC • Stupp Corporation • Woman’s Hospital • Wright Feigley Communications Innovator Council Corporate Council Annual Investment of $200,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $1,000,000) Annual Investment of $15,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $75,000) Capital Area Finance Authority Atmos Energy • AT&T • Axiall Chemicals & Vinyls, LLC • Barber Brothers Contracting Co. / Waterloo Operations • CB&I • Lard Oil Company • Magellan Behavioral Health Services in Louisiana • Manda Fine Meats • Milton J. Womack, Inc. • Orion Instruments • SCI Research • Sparkhound Chairman’s Council Annual Investment of $100,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $500,000) All Star Automotive Group • Baton Rouge Area Foundation / Commercial Properties Realty Trust • Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation • ExxonMobil • Guaranty Group • Louisiana State University System • Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Executive Council Annual Investment of $50,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $250,000) Adams & Reese, LLP • Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company • Baton Rouge General Medical Center • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana • Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP • Capital One Bank • Cox Communications • CSRS, Inc. • DEMCO / CLECO • Dow Chemical Company • Economic Development Partnership Fund • Entergy • G.E.C. Inc. • Jones Walker, LLP • iHeartMedia • JPMorgan Chase • Kean Miller, LLP • LUBA Workers’ Comp • Ochsner Health Center Baton Rouge / Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Regions Bank • Research Park Corporation • Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, LLP • The Advocate • Turner Industries Group • WAFB • WBRZ • Whitney Bank Policy Council Annual Investment of $10,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $50,000) Associated Grocers • Belle of Baton Rouge Casino • Cajun Industries, LLC • Faulk & Winkler, LLC • GMFS Lending • Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP • Hollingsworth Richards Automotive Group • Investar Bank • LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors • McGlinchey Stafford PLLC • Neighbors Federal Credit Union • Postlethwaite & Netterville • Prime Occupational Medicine • SGS Petroleum Services • SJB Group, LLC • Starmount Life Insurance Company • State Farm Insurance • Stirling Properties • Team Automotive Group • Teknarus • WRKF Supporting Investor Annual Investment of $4,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $20,000) ABB-KTEK • Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, Inc. • Airtrol, Inc. • Armstrong Relocation • Ascension Economic Development Corporation • BancorpSouth Insurance Services / Wright & Percy • BASF Corporation • Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union • Beau Box Real Estate • Benny’s Car Wash • Brock Services, Ltd. • Brown Claims Management Group • Business First Bank • Campus Federal Credit Union • CC’s Coffee House • The Celtic Group • CH2M Hill • Chenevert Architects • Cintas • Community Coffee Company • Cornerstone Government Affairs • Edgen Murray Corporation • EMCO Technologies • Felder’s Collision Parts, Inc. • Fidelity Bank • Formosa Plastics • Forte and Tablada, Inc. • Grace and Hebert • Gulf Coast BIDCO • Hearin Properties - PODS • Hotel Indigo • H.R. Solutions, LLC • Hunt Guillot & Associates, LLC • ISC Constructors, LLC • Kenny Neal • KPMG, LLP • Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate, Inc. • La Capitol Federal Credit Union • Last In Concepts • Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry • Lipsey’s • Lofton Staffing Services • Louisiana Office Supply Co. • Louisiana Radio Network • Louisiana Women’s Healthcare • Lyons Specialty Company • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center • Massengale Grounds Management, Inc. • Merrill Lynch • Olinde’s Furniture / Baton Rouge Beer Agency • Piccadilly Restaurants • +One Design/Construction • Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers • Republic Services / Allied Waste • Roedel Parsons Koch Blache Balhoff & McCollister • SSA Consultants, LLC • Star Service • Stonehenge Capital Company • Surgical Specialty Center • TOPCOR Companies, LLC • Wampold Companies • Waskey Bridges • WHLC Architecture 21 Embracing the boom | Annual Investment of $25,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $125,000) Embracing the boom | 20 Campaign Investors Ambassador Council Embracing the boom | Pat Felder Lee Carney Teri Fontenot Chair President CSRS, Inc. Development Committee Chair General Manager All Star Automotive Group Teri Casso Transportation Council Chair Development Director St. Elizabeth Foundation William Cefalu Health Care Committee Chair Executive Director Pennington Biomedical Research Center Eduardo Do Val International Committee Chair Site Director Dow Chemical Company - Louisiana Jim Ellis Building Committee Chair Partner Taylor, Porter, Brooks, & Phillips Past Chair - FuturePAC Chair Owner Felder’s Collision Parts, Inc. Personnel Committee Chair President / CEO Woman’s Hospital Flynn Foster Adam Knapp F. King Alexander Dale Doty Ric Kearny Van R. Mayhall, Jr. Ralph Bender Paul Favaron Barry Kilpatrick Shannon Bernard Jennifer Fowler Andrea Lewis Miller Chancellor Baton Rouge Community College Randy Cangelosi Fran Gladden Chris Loar 23 Michael Songy Board Members Embracing the boom | 22 Executive Committee Astrid Clements Terry Hill President / CEO Baton Rouge Area Chamber Chair-Elect Partner Breazeale, Sachse, & Wilson, LLP Patricia McMurray Small Business Council Chair President Guaranty Broadcasting Group General Counsel Education Issue Council Chair Partner Adams and Reese, LLP Dwayne HonorÉ Hugh Raetzsch Business Development Advisory Committee Chair President D. Honoré Construction Michael Hunt Crime Issue Council Chair Managing Partner Phelps Dunbar, LLP Lee Jenkins Secretary Executive Manager Performance Contractors, Inc. Legislative Committee Chair President Lyons Specialty Company Robert Schneckenburger Treasurer President JPMorgan Chase Thomas Yura Workforce Issue Council Chair Senior Vice President and General Manager, Geismar, Louisiana BASF Corporation President LSU System CFO Manship Media Regional Vice President Primerica Partner Kean Miller, LLP Chair Capital Area Finance Authority Dennis Dawsey VP, Transmission & Distribution Entergy Michael DePaul COO LUBA Workers’ Comp Chancellor River Parishes Community College President, Gulf Coast Region Coca-Cola Bottling Principal Strategies By Design Vice President, Governmental Affairs Cox Communications President Milton J. Womack, Inc. Michael Hudson Market President iHeartMedia Tim Johnson President The Tim Johnson Consulting Group, LLC Senior Vice President Capital One Bank Executive Vice President IBERIABANK Director of Business Information Systems Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System William Lockwood Board Member Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation Joey Lombardo President Southland Steel Fabricators Stephen Loy Executive Director Louisiana Technology Park Board oF Directors (Continued) Jeffrey Martin Community Banking Executive Regions Bank Ronald Mason President Southern University System Henry Schexnayder Market President Whitney Bank Cindy Wale Senior Vice President Investar Bank Czarina Walker CEO InfiniEDGE Software Kevin Schexnayder Luther “Buddy” Wells Eric McMillen Monique Scott-Spaulding Scott Wester Chief Executive Officer Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge Lee Meredith General Manager WAFB / WBXH Phil Meyers Mark Northcutt Refinery Manager ExxonMobil John Overton Owner / CFO Turnkey Solutions LLC Clay Pinson Owner Massengale Grounds Management Mathew “Butch” Plauche President / CEO Harry L. Laws & Company Owner / CEO Jani-King Baton Rouge Tej Shah Senior Vice President Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA Mark Slyter President / CEO Baton Rouge General Medical Center John Spain Executive Vice President Baton Rouge Area Foundation Keith Tillage Owner Tillage Construction Stephen Toups Senior Vice President / CIO Turner Industries Group, LLC Ann Forte’ Trappey President / CEO Forte and Tablada General Manager All Star Automotive President Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center 50+ Years Airtrol, Inc. Albemarle Corporation AT&T Louisiana Baton Rouge Beer Agency Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Mid City Baton Rouge Water Company The Benefits Solution Group Billy Heroman’s Flowerland, Inc. Blue Cross Blue Shield of LA Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP Capital One Bank - Main Street Cocreham Brick & Stone, Inc. Dermatology Clinic The Dow Chemical Company Entergy Louisiana Executone of Central Louisiana, Inc. ExxonMobil Eye Medical Center Franklin Press Direct Mail and Printing Frost-Barber, Inc. iHeartMedia Kantrow, Spaht, Weaver & Blitzer, APLC The Lamar Corporation Milton J. Womack, Inc. Moody-Price, LLC Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center The Plumbing Warehouse/LCR Postlethwaite & Netterville Rabenhorst Funeral Home SJB Group, LLC Star Service, Inc. of Baton Rouge Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips 25+ years A.G. Building Specialists, Inc. AAA Air Conditioning Service of Baton Rouge, Inc. AAA Insurance/Travel Acadian Ambulance Service Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, LLC Advantage Personnel Aluminum Specialties Manufacturing American Mailing & Shipping American Red Cross Appraisal Consultants Audubon Elementary School Baton Rouge Apartment Association The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC Baton Rouge Press Baton Rouge Printing Company, Inc. Bengal Products, Inc. Bennett’s Bookkeeping, Inc. Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana Blue Bell Creameries, LP Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC Boy Scouts of America-Istrouma Council Bozeman Distributors Brown-Eagle Group, Inc. Camelot Club Campus Federal Credit Union Capital Area United Way Capital Region Builders Association Catholic High School Champion Graphics Chase Suite Hotel by Woodfin Cintas Corporation Classic Industrial Services, Inc. CMC Rebar Co-Op Book Store, Inc. CoCo’s Flooring Covering Coldwell Banker One Coleman Partners Architects, LLC Collins-Oliver, Inc. Community Coffee Company, LLC Cortana Mall Council For A Better Louisiana Cox Communications Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Crump Wilson Architects Damico & Stockstill - Attorney at Law Deep South Equipment Company DEMCO Dolese Bros. Company Dugas Pest Control of Baton Rouge Dykes Electric, Inc. Easterly Law Office EMCO Technologies Encore Associates, Inc. Financial Consulting Services, Inc. Fireside Antiques Formosa Plastics Corp. Frank G. Sullivan. Jr. Contractor G.N. Gonzales, LLC Gage Telephone Systems, Inc. Georgia-Pacific Girl Scouts Louisiana East Gordon & Sandifer Auto Service, Inc. GOTECH, Inc. Grace & Hebert Architects, APAC Grady Crawford Construction Company Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors Greater Baton Rouge State Fair Group Insurance, Incorporated Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP Harris, Deville & Associates High Tech Security Systems, Inc. HNTB Corporation Human Resource Management Associates, Inc. Jones Walker, LLP Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. KPMG, LLP Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real Estate, Inc. La Capitol Federal Credit Union LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors Lipsey’s, LLC Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce Lofton Staffing Louisiana Art & Science Museum Louisiana Business Inc. Louisiana Dealer Services Insurance, Inc. Louisiana Gold & Coins Louisiana Motor Transport Association LSU AgCenter LSU System M & S Electric March of Dimes, South Louisiana Chapter Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Mary Frey Eaton McLavy, Ltd. Michael C. Palmintier New York Life Insurance - Thomas McConathy The Newtron Group, LLC On Hold Systems Owen & White, Inc. Pennington Oil Company, Inc. Performance Contractors, Inc. 25 Executive Vice President G.E.C. Inc. Senior Vice President Whitney Bank 2014 Investors Embracing the boom | 24 Partner Jones Walker Hutch McClendon CEO / President AC&C, LLC Embracing the boom | Kim Robinson 26 ABB-KTEK Acoustical Specialties & Supply, Inc. Acura - Infiniti of Baton Rouge Adams and Reese, LLP Air Compressor Energy Systems, Inc. All Star Automotive Group Alliance Safety Council Amedisys, Inc. American Audio Visual, LLC American Gateway Bank - Port Allen American Rigging & Supply, Inc. Ameriprise Financial The Arc Baton Rouge Armstrong Relocation Arnold & Associates Interiors Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Ascension Chamber of Commerce Assaf, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates Atmos Energy Louisiana Avant-Garde Consulting Service, Inc. AWC, Inc. BASF Corporation Baton Rouge Area Foundation Baton Rouge Limousine Service, Inc. Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Baton Rouge Parents Magazine Baton Rouge Raceway Baton Rouge Symphony Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union Bayou Duplantier Benny’s Car Wash Berente Companies BHA, Inc. Big River Glass, Inc. Boutin’s Restaurant, LLC BREC - Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of EBR Buquet & LeBlanc, Inc. Burns & Company, Inc., Realtors C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. Capital Area Finance Authority CB&I Celebration Station Cenikor Chef KD Louisiana Legends Chenevert Architects, LLC Citizens Bank & Trust CMA Technology Solutions Coleman Brown Architects College Drive Mini Storage Climate Control Computer Specialist, Inc. Cracker Barrel Stores, Inc. CRC, Inc. of Louisiana CSRS, Inc. Daigrepont & Brian, APAC Daniel & Eustis, LLC. Daniel A. Reed-Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette The Day Group Delta College of Arts & Technology Diamond Mazda, Inc. Diane Allen & Associates, Inc. Didier Consultants, Inc. Digestive Health Center of Louisiana Digital Press & Graphics Diverse Companies Worldwide, LLC Domino’s Pizza Distribution Dub Johnson Paving Contractor, Inc. E. Jacob Fakouri Construction E.B.S. EATEL / Sunshine Media Embassy Suites Hotel Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc. Faulk & Winkler, LLC Felder’s Collision Parts, Inc. FMOL Health System, Inc. Frazee Recruiting Consultants, Inc. Garrison Advertising Gerard Furniture & Gallery Glenn M. Kidder, DDS, A Professional Dental Corp. GMFS, LLC Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, Inc. Gregory M. Eaton, Attorney Guaranty Group Guglielmo Marks Schutte Terhoeve & Love, Attorney Gulf Coast BIDCO Gulf Coast Social Services H.V. Sales Company, Inc. Hampton Inn - I-10 & College Dr. Hanlon Properties Hearin Properties - PODS Hightower, John S. - LSU Law Center Hollingsworth Court Reporting Hollywood Casino Home Furniture Company Homewood Suites by Hilton Honeywell HSoft Consulting - Perkins Computer Center Hyatt Place Iberville Chamber of Commerce Innovative Steel Detailing, Inc. ISC Constructors, LLC ITI Technical College J.W. Grand, Inc. Jefferson Animal Hospital Jeffrey M. Kadair, DDS Juban’s Restaurant & Catering Keller Consulting, LLC L. J. Grezaffi D/B/A L. J. G. Land Company LA Technology Park, LLC Lance Hayes Designs & Flowers Landsource, Inc. Larry K’s Real Estate LATAN / LA Assistive Technology Access Network Latter & Blum Realtors Latuso & Johnson, CPA, LLC Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry Lighting & Electrical Associates of BR Livingston Economic Development Council Long Law Firm Louisiana Business and Technology Center Louisiana Casino Association Louisiana Companies Louisiana Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc. Louisiana Retailers Association Louisiana Staffing Unlimited, Inc. LUBA Workers’ Comp Lyons Specialty Company, LLC / AA Vending Service Mansurs on the Boulevard MAPP Construction, LLC Merit Electrical, Inc. Neel Schaffer Neighbors Federal Credit Union - Perkins Nolan Kimble Interiors Northwestern Mutual of Louisiana - Baton Rouge Object 9 Ochsner Health System Odyssey Jewelry Manufacturing, Inc. Office Furniture World, Inc. The Office Helper Otey White & Associates Our Lady of the Lake College Our Lady of the Lake Foundation Pennington Biomedical Research Center Peters Forest Resources, Inc. The Powell Group Precision Industries Preferred Telephone Systems Price LeBlanc Lexus Toyota Pro Print Professional Engineering Consultants Provident Resources Group, Inc. Provost Salter Harper & Alford, LLC Rampart Resources, Inc. RE/MAX Total - Rich Alvarez Reflections, Inc. Residence Inn by Marriott - Siegen Lane Retirement Consultants of LA River City Air Xpress Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Blache, Balhoff & McCollister Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC SCORE - Baton Rouge Area Chapter Select Properties, Ltd. Realty ShareVista Sherwood Middle School Sigma Consulting Group, Inc. Southern Fastener & Tool Company, Inc. Southpoint Volkswagen Sparkhound State Farm Insurance - Joan Mire State Farm Insurance - Stan Douglas Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company Success Labs Sugar Industry Equipment, Inc. Sunshine Pages by Eatel Sysco Food Services of New Orleans Tanger Outlet Center Thomas A. Cotten, CPA Transfinancial Companies Turn Key Solutions, LLC United Health Care of LA, Inc. URS Corporation Utility Systems Services, Inc. Venyu Solutions Inc. Vittoria F. Lovisa & Associates Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge Waste Management of LA, LLC Wesley Construction Company, Inc. West Baton Rouge Convention & Visitors Bureau Westport Linen Services WLPB - TV - Louisiana Public Broadcasting Network Wolf Creek Business Growth Institute WPFC 1550 AM Yellow Cab The Young Leaders Academy 0-10 Years A First Name Basis A. Marcelite Salon AARP Louisiana Absolute Document Destruction Academic Center for Student Athletes Academic Partnerships LLC Acadian Frame & Art Acadian House Kitchen & Bath Studio Accion Louisiana Accurate Medical Billing, LLC ACG Louisiana Acme Oyster House Adler’s Jewelry Advantous Consulting, LLC The Advent Group, LLC The Advocate Aerotek Aflac District Office - M. Scott Enos Air Blow Dry Bar and Salon All Clean PWS Allstate Insurance Company Debbie Richard Ambassador Personnel America’s Thrift Stores American Cancer Society American Institute of Architects Baton Rouge Americana Ammon Staffing Ann Connelly Fine Art Another Broken Egg Cafe AnSer Louisiana Antares Technology Solutions / e-Gov Systems Anytime Electrical Services Inc. Anytime Fitness - Airline Hwy. Anytime Fitness - Florida Blvd. Anytime Fitness - Jefferson Hwy. Apartment Finder of Baton Rouge Apollo Behavioral Health Hospital, LLC Appeelz Aramark Arceneaux Pest Management Ascension Economic Development Corp. Ashco Exteriors Inc. ASM Catalysts, LLC Associated Grocers, Inc. Assurance Financial Group Auto Rebuild Center AV Solutions Aveda Institute Baton Rouge Axiall Azteca’s Mexican Cuisine The Backpacker Baker Chamber of Commerce Baker Printing, Inc. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, and Berkowitz, PC BancorpSouth Insurance Services / Wright & Percy Bar Louie Baton Rouge Barber Brothers Contracting Co. / Waterloo Operations Bascom Hunter Technologies, Inc. Baton Rouge Army Recruiting Battalion Baton Rouge Black Chamber Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge Growth Coalition Baton Rouge River Center Baton Rouge Toner Batteries Plus Bulbs BBI Architectural Services BDG Technologies, LLC Beau Box Real Estate Beausoleil Restaurant & Bar Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Benchmark Group, LLC Best Western - Denham Springs Bet R Grocery The Big Squeezy Biggz Tree Services, LLC The Birth Center of Baton Rouge Bistro Byronz Bobby Box - Property One, Inc. Bonanno’s Fine Catering Bonefish Grill Boot Barn Bottoms Up Bar Scene, LLC 27 Embracing the boom | 10+ Years Embracing the boom | Peterbilt of Louisiana Petrin Corporation Phelps Dunbar, LLP Phyllis Perron & Associates, Inc. Post Architects Premiere Company Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana R. Michael Lee, DDS Raymond James - Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. Regions Bank Republic Services / Allied Waste Reulet Electric Supplies Richard L. Wampold, DDS The Rubber House of Baton Rouge, Inc. School Aids SGS Petroleum Service Corporation Sherwood Tower Office Complex Source Capital Southeastern Overhead Door Company, Inc. Southern Key Investments, Inc. Spiritas Senior Services Stantec Target Marketing Toni & Associcates Job Finders/Job Temps Tony’s Seafood Turner Industries, LLC Visit Baton Rouge WAFB-TV9 Wampold Companies The Weekly Press - Baton Rouge West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce Whitney Bank - North Blvd WHLC Architecture Woman’s Hospital WRKF-FM/Public Radio, Inc. 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