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Landrieu, Locke Announce $80 Million for Louisiana Broadband
Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced an $80 million grant to the Louisiana Board of Regents for broadband expansion in Louisiana. According to Landrieu, "Creating jobs and spurring rural small business growth, these new funds will increase broadband capacity in our homes, schools, and hospitals." The full press release is here.
The Cenla Logging Industry After International Paper...
Submitted by jclinton on Mon, 12/21/2009 - 1:23pmSince the announcement of the closing of International Paper's Pineville plant, a group of the region's economic developers has been meeting at the Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce. These meetings are intended to help chart the magnitude and nature of the economic disruption, and to plan and execute appropriate responses.
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Reminder: CAP on Twitter
You can stay up to date with CAP and CenlaDaily on Twitter. Several staff members and partners of CAP (does this make us Capsters?) are now active on Twitter, the hyper-brief social networking service. CAP CEO Jim Clinton twitters on a variety of topics as jcenla. Administrative Assistant Donna Shone is known on Twitter as DonnaEverywhere.
More on Entrepreneurship in New Orleans
The Times-Picayune follows recent national publicity on entrepreneurship in New Orleans with a more localized review. The story covers the multiple hubs that are emerging to nurture entrepreneurial firms. The hubs include Entrepreneur's Row, the Icehouse, the I.P., and the Entergy Innovation Center. Each of the hubs encourages collaboration and networking.
ELS is Cover Story for CenlaFocus
The Entrepreneurial League System® of Central Louisiana is the cover story for the July issue of CenlaFocus, free at distribution points throughout Cenla now. The story is written by CAP CEO Jim Clinton and covers the history and development of ELS in Cenla.
