NOMINATIONS CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED

 The Forum Small Business of the Year Award
 Shreveport ATHENA Award

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LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

Hear a recap of the 2012 Legislative Session from our Northwest Louisiana Delegation and find out how legislative changes will affect your business.  Join us on June 18^th from 11:30am to 1:00pm at Silver Star Smokehouse.  $25 per person which includes lunch.  Click here to register online or call 318.746.0252.  This event is sponsored by AT&T and Chesapeake Energy; hosted by Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, Bossier Chamber of Commerce, Minden South Webster Chamber of Commerce, and Shreveport-Bossier African American Chamber of Commerce.

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JUNE LUNCHEON with BUSINESS COACH JOHN GRUBBS

Join the Business Development Connection for their June Luncheon featuring business coach & author John Grubbs on June 26^th from 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Petroleum Club.  Grubbs will discuss “The Workplace 2020” including topics such as: generation Y will dominate. Baby boomers will be leaving; the 40-hour work week may be no more; human resources will focus on talent management; you’ll be paid by “output” not “sitput.” RSVP by Friday, June 20^th by calling 318-677-2500 or emailing bdc@shreveportchamber.org.  Also, you can register online.  Tickets are $20 which includes a lunch buffet.

 

 

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The Center for Business and Economic Research at LSU Shreveport will host the 2012 Economic Outlook Conference on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the LSUS University Center.  The conference begins at 7:30 a.m. with a networking breakfast.  The guest speaker for this year’s event is John Maginnis, an independent journalist who has been writing about Louisiana politics since 1972 and publishes the LaPolitics Weekly, an email newsletter.  Mr. Maginnis also writes a weekly syndicated column that appears in 16 daily and weekly newspapers around the state.  He is the author of two books on Louisiana politics:  “The Last Hayride” (1984) and “Cross to Bear” (1992). In 2000, the Baton Rouge native was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the LSU Manship School of Mass Communications.  He is currently working on a project to encourage first-time candidates to run for office, with the launch of his website www.Howtogetelected.com.  This year’s conference will also include an update on the regional and local economy. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door.  To register, please call 318-797-5187.  For more information visit the Center for Business and Economic Research website, www.lsus.edu/cber.

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PACE in conjunction with Forum for Equality will hold a public forum on the benefits of a diverse workforce in advancing economic development.  Discussing how businesses can attract the “creative class” of highly talented, high tech knowledge-based workers will be panelists Brandon Oldenburg, Oscar winner and co-founder of Moonbot Studios; Angelita Jackson, HR Director, City of Shreveport; John Grindley, Executive Director, CoHabitat; DeAnn Arnold, former HR Director, LSUS and doctoral student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, LA Tech; and Robert Brower, National Director for LGBT Marketing, Harrah’s. The Business Forum will be held at 5:30 pm, Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at CoHabitat, 610 Commerce St., in downtown Shreveport.  For more information, contact Adrienne Critcher (318-869-3930) or Odessa Sykes (318-422-5430).  PACE (People Acting for Change and Equality) and Forum for Equality are, respectively, NW LA’s and the state of LA’s leading LGBT advocacy organizations.

 

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