RE: AW ARDS - Baton Rouge Area Chamber

BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Contents 

Letters from the Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01 

eConomiC Year in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04 

eConomiC outLook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 06 

Campaign for a greater Baton rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 08 

strategY 1: Business retention and expansion . . . . . 1 0 

strategY 2: Business attraCtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

2008 projeCt wins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

strategY 3: nationaL marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

strategY 4: Business inteLLigenCe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

strategY 5: speCiaL opportunitY fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

strategY 6: puBLiC poLiCY CapaBiLitY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

strategY 7: Learning CommunitY initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

futurepaC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 

events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

awards & reCognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

headLines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 

2009 top priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Board of direCtors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

memBers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

RE LEttERs from the ChaiRs 

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in todaY’s worLd, we are inCreasingLY 

foCused on, and judged BY, resuLts. 

the Campaign for a greater Baton 

rouge was designed to deLiver 

the resuLts required to Create 

a positive eConomiC future for 

the Baton rouge region. 

During 2008, BRAC and the region we serve encountered many challenges – leadership and 

staff transition, major volatility in the financial markets, and unprecedented hurricane-related 

disruptions, just to name a few. But through it all, BRAC continuously achieved dramatic 

outcomes that will position our region as a prime location for capital investment and growth, 

and ensure that we take our place among the leading communities in the country. Examples of 

the tremendous results that BRAC delivered this past year include acquiring thirteen business 

development project wins that secured 2,250 jobs and over $600 million in capital investment; 

creating and implementing a regional transportation group; successfully advocating for issues 

such as ethics, workforce reforms, higher education, and economic development funding in 

the Louisiana Legislature; developing a long-term growth strategy for Pennington Biomedical 

Research Center; recruiting and supporting a highly-promising new generation of EBR Metro 

Council members; and many other initiatives that will signal to people and businesses around 

the country that the Baton Rouge region is one of the best places to call home. 

BRAC is fully aware of the fact that none of this would be possible without the members, 

investors, and stakeholders who provide the resources and support necessary for the 

organization to succeed. Thank you for continuing to believe in BRAC and the important 

work that they do every day. And finally, BRAC is very proud of the continued energy, optimism, 

and excitement we see every day in gatherings of business people in our region. With your help, 

we will continue our present course and enjoy the results of our efforts for many years to come. 

Jim Ellis, 2008 Chairman of the Board 

as the positive momentum generated in 

2008 Carries us into the new Year, BraC is 

BuiLding for an equaLLY suCCessfuL 2009. 

our foCus on the Core mission of Leading 

eConomiC deveLopment in the nine-parish 

region wiLL ensure that BraC onCe again 

meets aLL of its oBjeCtives. 

BRAC has laid out an aggressive agenda that includes the essential components for continuing 

the Capital Region’s progression to being one of the premier hot beds for economic growth. 

The top priorities of the 2009 agenda reinforce the need for innovative and enduring strategies 

that systematically address the obstacles facing the Baton Rouge area. These top priorities are: 

• Business recruitment and retention project wins 

• Digital media competitiveness 

• New local and regional business incentives 

• Public education reform 

• LSU institutional advancement 

• Southern University institutional advancement 

• State and regional innovation strategy 

• Regional transportation solutions to increase mobility 

• Regional workforce solutions 

• State business taxes and incentives 

There is little doubt that BRAC will make significant progress on all of its priorities in 2009. 

During these twelve months is also the time we need to begin thinking about the next phase 

of the organization, as The Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge will come to an end in only two 

short years. Whatever the future brings, we can feel secure that the Baton Rouge Area Chamber 

will continue to deliver the results that produce a prosperous and competitive Capital Region. 

Matt McKay, 2009 Chairman of the Board 

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RE 

2008 Economic Year in review 

hoME salEs VoluME 

Down $389.7 million from 2007 Down 20.8% 

hoME unit salEs 

Down 2,152 units from 2007 

Down 22.7% 

hoME salEs pricEs 

Average price of homes 

sold up $4,600 from 2007 

nEw hoME buildings 

Total new permits dropped 1,943 

in 2008: new single-family home 

permits fell by 1,432 and new 

multi-family permits fell by 511 

up 2.3% 

Down 35.9% 

nEw Jobs 

Baton Rouge area ADDED 

4,000 new jobs in 2008 up 1.1% 

unEMployMEnt claiMs 

Unemployment claims in the 

Baton Rouge area averaged 

5.3% (up from 3.7% in 2007) 

up 1.6 pts. 

rEgional spEnding 

Spending up $550 million 

from 2007 up 16% 

nEw businEssEs 

Baton Rouge area business 

count fell by 142 in 2008 Down 4.5% 

air traVEl passEngErs 

BTR Metro Airport emplanements 

decreased 115,373 from 2007 

04 05 

Down 11.8% 

oil daily spot pricEs 

Up $28.11/barrel to $100.11/barrel 

average in 2008 up 39% 

natural gas pricEs 

Up $1.89 to $8.86 average 2008 

spot price up 27.1%

E: Baton 

Rouge Area 

Economic 

Outlook 

2009–2011 

BATON ROUGE AREA BUSiNESS LEADERS 

APPEAR TO MAiNTAiN A SENSE Of “STEADy 

OPTiMiSM” REGARDiNG THE ECONOMiC 

OUTLOOk fOR 2009 AND BEyOND. 

Baton rouge area business leaders remain 

optimistic about the economy in 2009 

the outlook towards 2011 is even more optimistic 

summary forecast* 

economic growth forecast* 

Moderate Growth 

Moderate Growth 

06 07 

44% 

Expect 

Economic 

Growth in 

Baton Rouge 

1% 

Rapid Growth 

43% 

Business revenue growth forecast* 

20% 

23% 

15% 

7% 

Up

1: Business retention and expansion program 

2: Business attraction program 

3: national marketing program 

4: Business intelligence program 

5: special opportunity fund 

6: puBlic policy capaBility 

7: learning community initiative 

The Campaign for a greaTer BaTon 

rouge is a five-year (2006–2010) 

initiative that is delivering a 

highly professional and proactive, 

nationally competitive economic 

development program for the nineparish 

Baton rouge area. funded By 

more than 120 leading organizations, 

thE caMpaign includEs sEVEn 

stratEgiEs that worK togEthEr 

to driVE EconoMic dEVElopMEnt. 

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RE: Business 

RETENTION 

and 

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with approximately three-fourths of all 

future local job growth being created by 

existing Baton rouge area businesses, 

BraC has committed a significant amount 

of time and resources to fostering an active 

business retention and expansion program. 

in 2008, we continued to build on the previous year’s performance by 

securing nine retention and expansion project wins. the wins resulted in 

1,810 jobs and over $580 million in capital investment. 

in order to identify potential projects and possible opportunities to provide 

retention/expansion assistance, BraC conducts target industry site visitations 

with local business leaders. Business development staff members administered 

43 such visits in 2008. Besides the aforementioned nine announced wins, these 

visits have produced nine more “Class a” prospective projects that could secure 

over 800 jobs and generate capital investment of over $33 million. many of these 

visits are conducted in cooperation with our Capital region partners. 

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BUSiNESS 

ATTRACTiON 

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strategy 2 

When evaluating BRAC’s 2008 business recruitment 

efforts, a plausible conclusion may be that it was a turning 

point in the Baton Rouge area’s economic future. While 

the number of projects was relatively small, their impact 

on the region’s reputation was quite large. 

The four project wins secured close to 450 jobs and over 

$20 million in capital investment. More importantly, they 

included a Fortune 1000 corporate headquarters, the 

first-ever North American standalone quality assurance 

(QA) center for the world’s leading digital media company, 

and a manufacturing facility in a long-vacant building in 

East feliciana Parish. The successful completion of these 

projects sends a clear message to the site-selection 

consultants and relocation experts across the country that 

the Capital Region is a positive location for investment. 

2008 was also important for a myriad of other reasons. it was 

the second year of our agreement with East Baton Rouge 

Parish to successfully act as the business development 

arm of the city-parish. BRADiC, the consortium between 

BRAC, the Baton Rouge Area foundation, LSU, and the 

East Baton Rouge city-parish created to foster the digital 

media industry, initiated contact with Electronic Arts, 

inc. that led to their eventual QA center. We partnered 

with LSU to create and implement a public return-oninvestment 

model to be used to ensure the responsible 

use of public funds for economic development. finally, 

we created and successfully passed an East Baton 

Rouge-specific industrial Development Board incentive, 

which greatly enhanced the parish’s competitiveness. 

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albemarle corporation 

30 jobs @ $112/hour 

$16mm Capital investment 

appone 



baton rouge coca-cola bottling company 



bevel tech group, inc.

strategy 3 

significant component of a 

a 

successful regional economic 

development strategy is the ability to 

market the region to site-selection and 

re: national relocation professionals, both nationally and 

internationally. in the last year, Brac escalated its 

Marketing marketing efforts on many fronts. using creative direct 

3marketing, large-scale public relations, and targeted 

PrograM advertising, we delivered highly-positive results in 2008. 

in the 1st quarter, we reinforced our commitment to growing 

the digital media industry by creating a direct marketing 

campaign developed to bring awareness of the region to 

digital media executives. The direct mail piece consisted 

of a classic viewfinder featuring exciting images promoting 

the Baton Rouge area’s burgeoning digital media industry. 

The pieces were shipped to over 100 company prospects 

identified by BRADiC staff. 

Picking up where we left off in 2007, we contracted with 

national public relations firm, Development Counsellors 

international (DCi), to manage our national and 

international media outreach. DCi generated Capital 

Region-focused stories on such topics as digital media, 

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, the health 

of the area economy, and energy. These stories were 

included in many renowned media outlets including 

Bloomberg News, Christian Science Monitor, Nikkei, XM 

Radio, fox Business News, and The Wall Street Journal. 

By utilizing industry-specific advertising vehicles and 

internet paid search listings, BRAC greatly increased 

the Baton Rouge area’s visibility. Such publications 

as Business Facilities, Nutraceuticals World, Building 

Systems®, Bio News, Business Xpansion Journal, 

Food and Drink Quarterly Magazine (FDQ), and 

Supply Chain Management provided appropriate 

messaging to targeted industry decision-makers. 

Additionally, Google’s pay-per-click listings afforded 

us an opportunity to market the region in a costeffective, 

appropriate manner. 

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rE: Business intelligence Program 

The ability to provide detailed information about the Baton Rouge area and the 

regional economy is a crucial element in BRAC’s business development activities. 

At the end of January, BRAC presented the Baton Rouge Area Forum 

2008: Insights for Action. The annual event provides a national, 

state, and regional perspective on the region’s economy. The 

data is derived from a comprehensive survey, conducted in 

collaboration with the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, 

of area business leaders, interviews with key experts, and 

national economic reports. 

We added another business intelligence tool to 

our arsenal when we sponsored a logistics study 

that positioned the Baton Rouge area as more 

attractive than Houston, TX; Mobile, AL; and 

Jackson, MS, for locating regional distribution 

centers. As one of BRAC’s target industry 

sectors, regional distribution centers provide 

a clear point-of-differentiation between the 

region and our competitors, and the study 

reinforces this competitive advantage. 

The destruction of Hurricane Gustav 

forced BRAC’s business intelligence 

capabilities into action in September 

when we were called upon to provide 

information and assistance to local 

businesses. Soon after the storm, we 

called hundreds of businesses across the 

region to assess damage sustained and 

offer recovery information and assistance. 

BRAC and the Louisiana Technology Park 

(LTP) quickly partnered to establish a Small 

Business Administration (SBA) Business 

Assistance Center at the LTP to provide loan 

application assistance to Baton Rouge area 

businesses. in addition, we made efforts to 

connect businesses that could assist in overcoming 

operations obstacles (e.g., connecting temp agencies 

to businesses with workforce issues). 

STRATEGY 4 19

The availability of a special opportunity fund provides BRAC an incalculable 

competitive advantage as critical economic development situations arise 

unexpectedly. The flexible nature of the fund means that its availability can 

be leveraged to make an immediate impact. 

in 2008, the Special Opportunity fund was accessed three times in crucial 

situations. in the 1st quarter, we used the fund to option property in East feliciana 

Parish for what would become Superior Homes of Louisiana’s manufacturing 

facility. Next, the fund was employed to purchase a generator for Electronic 

Arts, inc.’s quality assurance center. The generator was invaluable during 

Hurricane Gustav. finally, the Special Opportunity fund was used to conduct 

a location study related to a regional partner business prospect. 

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WHiLE AGGRESSivELy PROMOTiNG THE BATON ROUGE AREA TO BUSiNESSES 

CONSiDERiNG A RELOCATiON OR EXPANSiON, BRAC iS ALSO ACTivELy 

WORkiNG TO ADDRESS MANy Of THE AREA’S WEAkNESSES, THEREfORE 

iMPROviNG THE “PRODUCT” THAT THE REGiON HAS TO OffER. 

The addition of two special sessions to go along with the regular session of 

the Louisiana Legislature required substantial focus of BRAC’s governmental 

affairs efforts. That effort paid large dividends as successful passage of the 

BRAC-initiated ethics reforms, led by LA Ethics 1, pushed Louisiana up to #1 in 

national ethics laws and enforcement rankings. 

Other areas of success were seen in workforce, Louisiana Economic 

Development (LED), LSU, Pennington Biomedical Research Center (PBRC), 

public education, business taxes, and transportation. Another bright spot was 

the solid working relationship established between BRAC and the Capital 

Region Legislative Delegation. This fellowship will only help the future of 

the entire Baton Rouge area. 

in order to augment our legislative priorities, we released a series of 

strategy papers that emphasized the importance of upcoming legislation. 

in December, we developed a white paper that detailed a first-of-its-kind 

strategy for transforming PBRC into a nationally recognized, top-tier 

research institute. 

BRAC also established and convened a business-led regional transportation 

group that evaluated the impact of various regional transportation projects 

on congestion reduction and will advocate for the identification and 

procurement of adequate resources. 

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a mainstay of any 

community is its ability to educate 

and train the individuals capable of making 

a meaningful contribution. additionally, an 

educated workforce is an essential component 

of our regional economic development strategy. 

BRAC spent significant resources in 2008 working to improve 

public education in our area, especially in East Baton Rouge 

Parish (EBR). Early in the year, we endorsed a school system 

tax renewal, which passed in March. A key aspect of the 

endorsement was the creation of a new career and technical 

high school and our involvement in its formulation. 

A notable reform in the legislative session was the overhaul of the 

aforementioned workforce delivery systems. 

We strongly supported these important 

actions, which included improved integration 

between stakeholders and increased funding 

for the Louisiana Community and Technical College 

System, among other things. 

Later work revolved around the search for a new EBR school 

superintendent. After calling for and securing a national search 

for the new leader, BRAC assembled a coalition of stakeholders, 

who presented the school board with a list of recommendations 

spelling out the selection criteria for the new superintendent. 

Most of the recommendations were accepted. 

in December, we aggressively advocated for the state takeover of 

twelve failing EBR schools identified by the state’s accountability 

rankings. Doing so would provide a tremendous opportunity 

to cement our future success by injecting new, innovative 

strategies into underperforming schools that can positively 

affect the next generation. 

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RE: 

As the political action 

committee of the Baton Rouge 

Area Chamber, futurePAC‘s mission is 

to support issues and candidates that promote 

economic development in the Baton Rouge area. Working 

to improve the business climate in the Capital Region, it engages 

on top economic development issues that are placed on public ballot and 

also conducts education programs for voters and elected officials on issues critical to 

economic development. 

futurepac successfully performed in all areas of its mission, making for 

a memorable 2008. 

futurePAC actively recruited and endorsed multiple winning Metro Council members, 

publicly supported the re-election of Mayor-President Melvin “kip” Holden, and contributed 

to capital area and state legislative leadership. 

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chamber to chamber 

year after year, the Chamber to Chamber program continues to provide BRAC members 

and members of other regional chambers of commerce a great opportunity to meet in a 

casual setting to showcase the parish and build business relationships with each other. 

Despite a forced cancellation of the 3rd quarter event due to Hurricanes Gustav and 

ike, 2008 brought three successful, well-attended events: Pointe Coupee Parish 

(Ma Mama’s Restaurant in March), Ascension Parish (Cabela’s in May), and 

the Chamber to Chamber Holiday Celebration in East Baton Rouge Parish 

(Perkins Rowe in December). 

Baton rouge area economic forum 

What will 2008 bring in job growth, housing, and industry 

expansion? Attendees of our Baton Rouge Area 

Economic forum got the answers and other 

insights about the 2008 economy on January 

30. The keynote speaker predicted 2008 

national economic and federal policy 

trends for our region at the 

informative forum. 

louisiana purchase venture capital forum 

for the ninth consecutive year, BRAC was a proud host and presenter of the Louisiana Purchase 

venture Capital forum October 21–22. This increasingly popular forum continues to connect 

statewide investors, venture capitalists, and professional service providers with Louisiana’s 

most promising and innovative entrepreneurs. The two-day event provided six businesses – 

iCanMentor Payment Services; Body Evolution Technologies, inc.; Ultix Technologies, 

inc.; innovative Resuscitation Technologies, LLC; The New Orleans Exchange, 

inc.; and Rawskills, inc. – with the rare opportunity to present their business 

plans before a captive audience. 

second home legislative reception 

BRAC and the City of Baton Rouge once again co-hosted the 

annual Second Home Legislative Reception on March 31, 

2008. As the official welcoming party for Louisiana 

legislators on the first day of regular session, 

this event immediately follows the governor’s 

address in downtown Baton Rouge and 

showcases our region’s rich cultural 

traditions, premier entertainment, and 

the culinary talents of area chefs. 

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RE: awaRds 

& RECognition 

BRAC PURSUES EXCELLENCE AND iS PROUD TO HAvE RECEivED 25 PRESTiGiOUS 

AWARDS iN 2008 fROM SEvERAL NATiONAL AND REGiONAL ORGANizATiONS. 

AMONG THE MULTiPLE AWARD WiNNERS WERE THE 2007 ANNUAL REPORT, 

CATALyST, BUSiNESS DEvELOPMENT DiRECT MAiL, 2006 ANNUAL REPORT, 

AND BATON ROUGE AREA CANvAS WORkSHOP. 

2008 create awards 

• 2007 Annual Report – Gold 

• 2007 Annual Report – Silver (2) 

aDDy awards 

• 2006 Annual Report – Gold 

• 2006 Annual Report – Judge’s Award 

• 2007 Baton Rouge Area Canvas 

Workshop collateral – Gold 

• Catalyst – Gold 

american chamber of 

commerce executives (acce) 

awards for communication 

excellence (ace) awards: 

• 2006 Annual Report – Grand Award 

• Baton Rouge Area Canvas Workshop – 

Honorable Mention 

• Baton Rouge Area City Guide – 

Merit Award 

• BRAC Impact 2007: LIVE! – 

Merit Award 

• Business Development direct mail – 

Grand Award 

• BRAC impact LivE! Program – 

Excellence Award 

• Catalyst – Merit Award 

• LA Ethics 1 – Excellence Award 

association of marketing & 

communication professionals 

(amcp) marcom awards 

• 2007 Annual Report – Gold (2) 

• Catalyst (4Q 2007) – Platinum 

• Catalyst (4Q 2007) – 

Honorable Mention (2) 

c2er applied community & 

economic research award 

• LSU strategy paper – Transforming 

LSU into a Premier Public Research 

University: An Investment in 

Louisiana’s Economic Future 

international economic 

Development council (ieDc) award 

• Business Development direct mail – 

Honorable Mention 

southern economic Development 

council (seDc) literature and 

promotion awards 

• 2007 Annual Report – Superior Award 

• BRADiC viewfinder – Merit Award 

• Business Development direct 

marketing campaign – Merit Award 

BRAC recognizes marketing, public 

relations, and creative services firm, 

Object 9; graphic design firm, Xdesign; 

and MESH Design, all based in the 

Baton Rouge area, for partnering 

with BRAC to create awardwinning 

designs. 

A toAst to 

many moRE! 

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Brac’s 

2008 

awards

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BRAC iS COMMiTTED TO 

DEDiCATiNG SiGNifiCANT 

RESOURCES AND PROviDiNG 

AGGRESSivE, PROACTivE 

LEADERSHiP ON THESE 

iSSUES iN 2009 

Business recruitment and retention project 

wins: conduct aggressive professional 

marketing, sales, and retention efforts to ensure 

that the Baton Rouge area captures project wins 

totaling at least 800 jobs at wages competitive 

in targeted sectors 

Digital media competitiveness: further develop 

our strategy for the digital media sector 

new local and regional business incentives: 

encourage the establishment of rapid response 

funds and other targeted incentives at the parish 

level (and potentially region-wide) to position 

our communities to better compete for projects 

that create high-wage jobs 

public education reform: aggressively support 

key public education reforms such as supporting 

bold leadership at the system level, creating 

a strategy for cultivating high-performing 

charter schools, increasing principal training, 

and modifying tenure rules to provide greater 

flexibility for restructuring low performing schools 

lsu institutional advancement: aggressively 

support and promote LSU’s development of 

the next phase of its National flagship Agenda 

southern university institutional advancement: 

pursue opportunities to support the institutional 

advancement of Southern University as an 

economic driver 

state and regional 

innovation strategy: 

champion a state and 

regional innovation 

strategy and lead a 

regional innovation analysis 

to produce coordinated, bestin-class 

research park and business 

acceleration programs 

regional transportation solutions to increase 

mobility: pursue short- and long-term solutions 

to congestion and inter-parish mobility, including 

funding for priority regional transportation projects 

identified by BRAC’s business-led regional 

transportation group, advancing the Baton 

Rouge Loop project towards implementation, 

and conducting research on best practices for 

regional transportation planning 

regional workforce solutions: nurture and 

develop regional cooperation for the delivery 

of demand-driven workforce services in the 

Baton Rouge area and develop expertise for 

project- and sector-oriented solutions 

state business taxes and incentives: advocate 

for targeted tax and incentive reforms that spur 

growth, remove unorthodox business taxes, and 

provide small business relief 

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officers 

Jim ellis 

Chairman 

taylor, porter, 

Brooks & phillips 

vice chairs 

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RE: 

economic development 

INVESTORS 

The Campaign for a greaTer BaTon rouge {2006 –2010} 

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 • Georgia-Pacific • Louisiana State 

University System • Mortgage Finance Authority • Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center 

eXecutive council 


Baton Rouge General Medical Center • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana • Breazeale, Sachse & 

Wilson, L.L.P. • Capital One • Citadel Broadcasting Company • Clear Channel Radio • CSRS, Inc. • 

Entergy • Greater Baton Rouge Business Report • Guaranty Group • Jones, Walker, Waechter, 

Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. • JPMorgan Chase • Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D’Armond, 

McCowan & Jarman L.L.P. • LUBA Workers’ Comp • Ochsner Health Center Baton Rouge / 

Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge • Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P. • Regions Bank • Taylor, Porter, 

Brooks & Phillips, L.L.P • The Shaw Group, Inc. • Turner Industries Group • WAFB • Whitney 

National Bank 

amBassaDor council 


Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company • Baton Rouge Water Company • Brookwood 

Properties, L.L.C. • Community Coffee • Dow Chemical Company • EATEL / SunShine 

Pages • Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® • Hancock Bank • Hollywood 

Casino • Lamar Advertising Company • Latter & Blum, Inc. / C.J. Brown Realtors • 

MAPP Construction, L.L.C. • Mockler Beverage Company • Wampold Companies • 

Woman’s Hospital 

corporate council 

annual investment of $15,000+ (five-year total pledge of 

at least $75,000) 

Adams & Reese Law Firm • Amedisys, Inc. • Antares Technology Solutions, Inc. • 

Area Wholesale Tire Company • Atmos Energy • Cox Communications • 

Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. • Irene W. and C.B. Pennington 

Foundation • Merrill Lynch • WHLC Architecture • Womack Construction 

policy council 


Advanced Office Systems, Inc. • American Gateway Bank • Cajun Constructors • Faulk & 

Winkler, L.L.C. • H&E Equipment Services, L.L.C. • I.T. by DESIGN • Kleinpeter Farms L.L.C. • La 

Capitol Federal Credit Union • Louisiana Technology Park • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center • 

McDonald’s of Baton Rouge • McGlinchey Stafford PLLC • South Baton Rouge Journal • 

The Louisiana Network, Inc. / Tiger Rag • United Health Care Group, Inc. 

supporting investor 


Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, Inc. • Advantage Capital Partners • Armstrong Relocation • Ascension Economic 

Development Corporation • Associated Grocers • Babcock Law Firm, L.L.C. • BancorpSouth • Baton Rouge Duplicating 

Products • Benny’s Car Wash • EMCO Technologies • Executone of Central Louisiana, Inc. • Felder’s Collision 

Parts, Inc. • GoodPeople • Grace and Hebert • GreenScreenTV • Gulf Coast BIDCO • Harmony Center • 

Holiday Inn Select Executive Center • Hollingsworth Richards Automotive Group • Iberia Bank • 

Jacobs Engineering • Johnson Controls • Kean’s The Cleaner • KPMG LLP • Kurz & Hebert 

Commercial Real Estate, Inc. • Lee Griffin • Lee Michaels • Lipsey’s • MidSouth Bank • Object 9 • 

OMNI BANK • Piccadilly Restaurants • Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers • SJB Group, 

LLC • Southpoint Volkswagen • SSA Consultants • Stanford Group Company • Star 

Service • State Bank & Trust Company • Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC • 

The Celtic Group • The Livingston Parish News • Union Pacific Railroad • West 

Feliciana Community Development Foundation • WETCO Restaurant Group • 

Wright & Percy Insurance 

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E mEmbErs 

M E M b E r 5 0 + y E a r s Airtrol, inc. • Albemarle 

Corporation • AT&T Louisiana • Baton Rouge Beer 

Agency • Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling Company • 

Baton Rouge General Medical Center • Baton Rouge 

Tobacco Company, inc. • Baton Rouge Water Company • 

Billy Heroman’s flowerland, inc. • Blue Cross Blue 

Shield of Louisiana • Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP • 

Capital One Bank • Clear Channel Radio • Cocreham 

Brick & Stone, Inc. • Commercial Properties Realty 

Trust • Dermatology Clinic • Dixon Smith interiors • 

Entergy Louisiana • ExxonMobil • Eye Medical Center • 

franklin Press Direct Mail and Printing • frost-Barber, 

inc. • Greenoaks Memorial Park & Funeral Home 

& Flower Shop • Hancock Bank • kantrow, Spaht, 

Weaver & Blitzer, APLC • kleinpeter farms Dairy, LLC • 

Louisiana Aircraft, inc. • McArthur-Sanchez Associates 

The Benefits Solution Group • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, 

Fenner & Smith • Milton J. Womack, inc., General 

Contractor • Moody-Price, LLC • Our Lady of the Lake 

Regional Medical Center • Postlethwaite & Netterville • 

Powers, Hightower & Sellers LLP • Rabenhorst funeral 

Home • SJB Group, LLC • Star Service, inc. of Baton 

Rouge • State Roofing & Supply Company • Taylor, 

Porter, Brooks & Phillips • The Advocate • The Dow 

Chemical Company • The Lamar Corporation • The 

Plumbing Warehouse/LCR • WBRz-Tv LA Television 

Broadcasting • Wright & Percy Insurance 

M E M b E r 2 5 + y E a r s AAA Insurance/ 

Travel • Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, inc. • 

Agway Systems, inc. • Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. • 

Aluminum Specialties Manufacturing • American 

Building Maintenance • American Red Cross • Area 

Wholesale Tire Company, inc. • Barker’s Antique 

Jewelry, inc. • Baton Rouge Apartment Association • 

Baton Rouge Printing Company, inc. • Beer industry 

League of Louisiana • Better Business Bureau of 

South Central Louisiana • Boh Brothers Construction 

Company, LLC • Boy Scouts of America-istrouma 

Council • Brown-Eagle Group, inc. • BRPT-LAkE 

Rehabilitation Center • Camelot Club • Campus 

federal Credit Union • Capital Area United Way • 

Carter Chambers, LLC • Chase Suite Hotel by Woodfin • 

Clark W. Taylor, inc. • CMC Rebar • Coleman & Partners, 

Architects • Cort furniture Rental Corporation • Cox 

Communications • Dolese Bros. Company • Dr. 

frank B. Wolfsheimer • Dugas Pest Control of Baton 

Rouge • EMCO Technologies • Executone of Central 

Louisiana, inc. • financial Consulting Services, inc. • 

GoodPeople • Grace & Hebert Architects, APAC • 

Grady Crawford Construction Company • Greater 

Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS ® • Greater 

Baton Rouge Business Report • Group insurance, 

incorporated • Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP • Health 

Associates of America • HNTB Corporation • Human 

Resource Management Associates, inc. • iES industrial, 

inc. • John L. Lowery & Associates • Jones, Walker, 

Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere, & Denegre, LLP • 

L. Graham Construction, LLC • LA Capitol federal 

Credit Union • Lipsey’s, LLC • Lofton Staffing & Security 

Service • Louisiana Art & Science Museum • Louisiana 

Dealer Services insurance, inc. • Louisiana Health Care 

Alliance • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center • Mary frey 

Eaton • O’Neill’s Music House, inc. • Owen & White, 

inc. • Pennington Oil Company, inc. • Performance 

Contractors, inc. • Peterbilt of Louisiana • Petrin 

Corporation • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Post Architects • 

Premiere Company • R. Gale Creed Co., Real Estate 

Appraisers • RAS Management Co. • Regions Bank • 

Resthaven Gardens of Memory • Reulet Electric 

Supplies • School Aids • Southern key investments, 

inc. • The Real yellow Pages • The Rubber House of 

Baton Rouge, inc. • Turner industries, LLC • Wachovia 

Securities, LLC • WAfB-Tv9 • Wampold Companies • 

Woman’s Hospital • young Men’s Christian 

Association (yMCA) 

MEMbEr 10+ yEars A. Ramsey Enterprises • 

A.G. Building Specialists, inc. • AAA Air Conditioning 

Service of Baton Rouge, inc. • AAII-Arnold & Associates 

interiors, inc. • ABMB Engineers, inc. • Acadian 

Ambulance Service • Acadian Residential Mortgage • 

Accent Travel Services, inc. • Ace Storage, inc. • 

Acoustical Specialties & Supply, Inc. • ACS • Ad 

Specialties by ken • Adams & Reese, LLP • Advanced 

Office Systems, inc. • Advantage Personnel, inc. • Air 

Compressor Energy Systems, inc. • All Star Automotive 

Group • Allen & LeBlanc, Inc. • Allstate insurance – 

Rosalind Campbell • Alpha Realty, inc. • American 

Gateway Bank • American Printing Center, inc. • 

Antares Technology Solutions, inc. • Apartment finder 

of Baton Rouge • Appraisal Consultants • Arkel 

international, inc. • Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge 

• Audubon Elementary School • Auto Rebuild Center 

• Avant-Garde Consulting Service inc. • AWC, inc. • 

Baker Chamber of Commerce • Baton Rouge Air 

Charter & Management • Baton Rouge Area Convention 

and visitors Bureau • Baton Rouge Community College 

• Baton Rouge Door & Supply, Inc. • Baton Rouge 

Duplicating Products • Baton Rouge Limousine 

Service, inc. • Baton Rouge Packaging & Shipping, Inc. 

• Baton Rouge Parents Magazine • Baton Rouge Press 

• Baton Rouge Raceway • Baton Rouge Symphony • 

Beathley Allstate insurance • Beech Grove 

Management, inc. • Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & 

Sheraton Hotel • Bengal Products, inc. • Bennett’s 

Bookkeeping, inc. • Berente Companies • Bfi Waste 

Services, LLC • Big River Glass, inc. • Blue Bell 

Creameries, LP • Bon Carré Business Center, LLC • 

Borden Milk Product, LP • Bozeman Distributors • 

Bradley, Blewster & Associates • Brewbachers of Baton 

Rouge • Brooks-Harbour & Associates, Inc. • Buquet 

& LeBlanc, Inc. • Burns & Company, Inc., Realtors • C. 

J. Brown (A Latter & Blum Company) • C.B. Pennington 

• Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc. • CamSoft Data Systems, 

inc. • Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council • 

Capital Region Builders Association • Career Center, 

River Center Library • Catholic High School • Cavin’s 

Auto Repair, LLC • CC’s Coffee House • Celtic Marine 

Corporation • Central Area Business Association • 

CenturyTel • Champion Graphics • Charles Comeaux 

CPA • Chef kD Louisiana Legends • Chesteen & 

Associates, LLC • Circle Bowl • Citizens Bank & Trust 

• Classic industrial Services, inc. • CMA Technology 

Solutions • CoCo’s flooring Covering • Coldwell 

Banker Mackey Company • Coldwell Banker One • 

Coleman Brown Architects • Coles Flower & Garden 

Design • College Drive Mini Storage Climate Control 

• Collins-Oliver, inc. • Comfort Suites - valley Creek 

Road • Community Coffee Company, LLC • Computer 

Heaven, inc. • Computer Specialist, inc. • Co-Op Book 

Store, inc. • Corporate Express • Council for A Better 

Louisiana • Cracker Barrel Stores, inc. • CRC, inc. of 

Louisiana • Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge • Crestmark 

Commercial Capital Lending, LLC • Crowne Plaza – 

Baton Rouge • Crump Wilson Architects • CSRS, inc. 

• Daigrepont & Brian, APAC • Dale Carnegie Training 

Winner institute, inc. • Dale J. Politz, DDS • Daniel A. 

Reed-Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette • Davis 

Enterprises • Davis Sales Company, inc. • deGravelles 

& Associates • DEMCO • Detlefs and Company – 

Benefit Resources, LLC • Dexcomm • Diamond Mazda, 

inc. • Diane Allen & Associates, Inc. • Digestive Health 

Center of Louisiana • Digital Press & Graphics • Dillard’s 

– Mall of Louisiana • Diverse Companies Worldwide, 

LLC • Dunaway Realty Company, inc. • Dykes Electric, 

inc. • East Baton Rouge Council on Aging • Easterly 

Law Office • EATEL • Ed Price Building Materials, inc. 

• Elizabethan Gallery • Embassy Suites Hotel • Encore 

Associates, inc. • Episcopal High School • Evans- 

Graves Engineers, inc. • Excel Group • fairfield inn by 

Marriott • Faulk & Winkler, LLC • fireside Antiques • 

first United Methodist Church • fitness Expo • fMOL 

Health System, inc. • formosa Plastics Corp. • frank 

G. Sullivan. Jr. Contractor • frazee Recruiting 

Consultants, inc. • G.N. Gonzales, inc. • Gage 

Telephone Systems, inc. • Gambino’s Bakery • Garrison 

Communications and Advertising • General Grocery • 

Georgia-Pacific • Gerard A. Ruth • Gerry Lane Buick, 

Pontiac, GMC Truck • Girl Scouts Louisiana East • Glenn 

M. kidder, DDS A Professional Dental Corp. • GM Cable 

Contractors, inc. • Gold Star Trophies • Gordon & 

Sandifer Auto Service, inc. • Greater Baton Rouge food 

Bank • Greater Baton Rouge industry Alliance, inc. • 

Greater Baton Rouge State fair • Greater king David 

Baptist Church • Gregory M. Eaton, Attorney • Guaranty 

Group • Guglielmo Marks Schutte Terhoeve & Love, 

Attorney • Gulf Coast BiDCO • Gulf Coast Teaching 

family Services • Gulf South Business Systems & 

Consultants • Gully, Phelps & McKey, Inc. • H&E 

Equipment Services, LLC • H.v. Sales Company, inc. • 

Hampton Inn I-10 & College Dr. • Hanlon Properties • 

Harris, Deville & Associates, Inc. • High Tech Security 

Systems, inc. • Holly B. Clegg, inc. • Hollywood Casino 

• Homewood Suites by Hilton • Honeywell • Hospice 

of Baton Rouge • HSoft Consulting • Hyatt Place - 

Baton Rouge • iEM, inc. • industrial Specialty 

Contractors (iSC) • innovative Steel Detailing, inc. • 

inRegister • iron Mountain Records Storage 

Management • iTi Technical College • J. Stephens 

Mayhugh & Assoc., Inc. • J.W. Grand, inc. • Jamie Walsh 

Berdon, Interior Design/Interior Concepts • Jason’s 

Deli • Jefferson Animal Hospital • Jeffrey M. kadair, 

DDS • Jere Price • Jerry M. Baldwin Accounting & Tax 

Service • Jim Welsh, inc. • John B. Noland • Joseph 

Clements Jr. • J’s Exclusive fashions • Junior 

Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge, inc. • Junior 

League of Baton Rouge, inc. • Justice & Huang 

Engineers, inc. • keller Consulting, LLC • kelly Services, 

inc. • kPMG, LLP • Kurz & Hebert Commercial Real 

Estate, inc. • La Quinta inn • Lance Hayes Designs & 

flowers • Landsource, inc. • LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand 

• Larry k’s Realtor • LATAN/LA Assistive Technology 

Access Network • Latter & Blum Realtors • Lewis 

Computer Services, inc. • Lighting & Electrical 

Associates of Baton Rouge • Livingston Parish 

Chamber of Commerce • Louisiana Companies • 

Louisiana farm Bureau Mutual insurance • Louisiana 

Gold & Coins • Louisiana Motor Transport Association 

• Louisiana Network, inc. • Louisiana Primary Care 

Association, inc. • Louisiana Retailers Association • 

Louisiana State University • LSU – Agricultural Center 

Office of the Chancellor • LSU Career Services • LSU 

System • LUBA Workers’ Comp • M & S Electric • Mail 

Comm, inc. • Maison Bocage Apt./Aronov Realty 

Management inc. • Mall of Louisiana • Manpower of 

Baton Rouge, LLC • MAPP Construction, LLC • March 

of Dimes, South Louisiana Chapter • Marriott Courtyard 

- Siegen Lane • Material Containment, inc. • McCallum 

Design • McDonald’s of Baton Rouge • Mckinney 

Towing, inc. • McLavy, Ltd. • Michael C. Palmintier • 

Michael Glover, CPA A Professional Accounting Corp 

• Michael R. Choate & Company CPAs, PC • Mid City 

Redevelopment Alliance • Mockler Beverage Co./ 

Budweiser • Morgan Keegan & Co., Inc. • Neopost/ 

American Mailing & Shipping • Network Technology 

Group, inc. • New york Life insurance - John Wemple 

• New york Life insurance - Thomas McConathy • 

Nolan kimble interiors • Noland & Wong An 

Architectural Corporation • Nottoway Plantation 

Restaurant & Inn • Odyssey Jewelry Manufacturing, 

inc. • Office Depot • Office Direct • On Hold Systems 

• Otey White & Associates - Advertising & Public 

Relations • Our Lady of the Lake College • Our Lady 

of the Lake foundation • Pala Group, LLC • Parish 

Water Company • Patrician Management, inc. • PCG/ 

The Greer Group • Pearson’s Luggage and Travel • 

Peek/Howe Real Estate, Inc. • Pennington Biomedical 

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Research Center • Percy J. Matherne Contractor, inc. 

• Peters forest Resources, inc. • Phyllis Perron & 

Associates, inc. • Plan Baton Rouge • Planche - Politz 

- Ledet, LLC • PPC Mechanical Seals • Precision 

industries • Preferred Telephone Systems • Professional 

Printer of Baton Rouge, inc. • Public Affairs Research 

Council of Louisiana • Quality Litigation Support, inc. • 

R. Michael Lee, DDS • Rebel Stamp & Sign Company 

• Reflections, inc. • Reich Associates • Research Park 

Corporation LA Technology Park, LLC • Retirement 

Consultants of LA • Richard L. Wampold, DDS • Risk 

Management Services, LLC • River City Air Xpress • 

Robert Parker • Roedel, Parsons, koch, frost Balhoff 

& McCollister • Roger Moser • Safety Council • Sam’s 

Wholesale Club - Airline • Saturn of Baton Rouge • 

Saurage Commercial Real Estate • SCORE - Service 

Corps of Retired Executives • Seago & Carmichael • 

Sealy & Falgoust Real Estate, LLC • Select Properties, 

Ltd. Realty • SGS Petroleum Service Corporation • 

Share vista • Sherwood Middle School • Sherwood 

Tower Office Complex • Sigma Consulting Group, inc. 

• Sonitrol Security • Source Capital • Southeastern 

Overhead Door Company, inc. • Southern Fastener & 

Tool Company, inc. • Spherion Staffing • SpringHill 

Suites by Marriott • Sprint Nextel Communications • 

SSA Consultants • St. James Place • Stanford Group • 

State farm insurance - Stan Douglas • Stoma’s 

Furniture & Interiors • Stonetrust Commercial insurance 

Company • Strategic Staffing Solutions • Success Labs 

• Sugar industry Equipment, inc. • T.J. Ribs, inc. • Target 

Marketing • Telephone & Computer Cabling • The Arc 

Baton Rouge • The Baton Rouge Clinic, A.M.C. • The 

Baton Rouge Workforce investment Board • The Blood 

Center • The EDSA Group, inc. • The Graham Group • 

The Mall at Cortana • The Newtron Group, inc. • The 

Office Helper • The Powell Group • The Shaw Group, 

inc. • The Stockade • The University Club • The young 

Leaders Academy • Thomas A. Cotten, CPA • Thomas 

C. Damico - Attorney at Law • Tipton Associates, APAC 

• TJM Restaurant Management, LLC • Toni & 

Associcates - Job Finders/Job Temps • Tony’s Seafood, 

Ltd. • TownePlace Suites by Marriott • TQM Systems • 

Transfinancial Companies • Turner Professional 

Services, Ltd. • Turner Staffing, Ltd. • UBS financial 

Services • Urban Restoration Enhancement Corp. • 

URS Corporation • Utility Systems Services, inc. • v. 

Watts furniture • Vittoria F. Lovisa & Associates • 

volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge • Wade & 

Wade • Wal-Mart • Wealth Planners, LLC • Weekly Press 

Newspaper • West Baton Rouge Chamber of 

Commerce • Westaff • Whitney National Bank • WHLC 

Architecture • Williamsburg Senior Living Community 

• Willstaff Worldwide • WLPB-Tv – Louisiana Public 

Broadcasting Network • WRKF-FM/Public Radio, Inc. • 

yellow Cab 

M E M b E r 0 – 1 0 y E a r s 1-800-Got-Junk? • 

1stCo, inc. • 24/7 Coin Landry/BJW#1, LLC • 333 

Bistreaux • 84 Lumber Company • A Redstick Self 

Storage • A. Charles Stewart Consultants • AA vending 

• AARP • Abbye Hannie • Absolute Document 

Destruction • Academic Distinction fund • Acadian 

Frame & Art • Access Sciences Corporation • Acme 

Brick, Tile & More • Acme Oyster House • Acura - infiniti 

of Baton Rouge • Adler’s Jewelry • Admobile Baton 

Rouge • ADT Security Services, a TyCO international 

Company • Adult Literacy Advocates • Advance Baton 

Rouge • Advanced Audio & Stage Lighting, Inc. • 

Advanced Microelectronics, inc. • Advantage Capital 

Partners • Advantage Services, inc. • Advantous 

Consulting, LLC • Adworks Promotions, inc. • AER-Tech 

of Baton Rouge, LLC • Affordable Housing of Baton 

Rouge • AfLAC - Arron Cox • AfLAC - Marlon Terrell • 

Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. • Air-Nu of Baton 

Rouge, LLC. • Allfax Specialties, inc. • Alliance Title, 

LLC. • Allstate insurance - Eddie king • ALS Association 

• Alzheimer’s Services of the Capital Area • Ambassador 

Personnel • Amedisys, inc. • American Audio visual, 

LLC • American Cancer Society • American Construction 

& Demolishing Co. • American Heart Association • 

American Rigging & Supply, Inc. • American Utility 

Metals • America’s Thrift Stores • Ameriprise financial 

• Amy’s Country Candles • Andrews Commercial 

Mortgage • Angel Prints Ultrasound • Anton’s fine 

Jewelry • Anytime fitness • AquaPure of Louisiana • 

ARAMARk @ Southern University • Armstrong 

Relocation • Arrighi Construction, LLC • Ascension 

Chamber of Commerce • Ascension Economic 

Development Corp. • Ascension Frame & Art • Ashco 

Exteriors, inc. • Ashley furniture Homestore, LLC • 

Ashley Manor & Garden, Inc. • Assaf, Simoneaux, 

Tauzin & Associates • Associated Grocers, inc. • 

Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives • 

AThompsonAdventures.com • Atmos Energy Louisiana 

• Audubon Engineering • Auto King Muffler & Brakes, 

inc. • Av Solutions, LLC • Aveda institute Baton Rouge 

• Babcock Law firm, LLC • Badon’s Employment, inc. 

• Baker Printing, inc. • Baker, Donelson, Bearman, 

Caldwell & Berkowitz • Bally Total fitness • 

BancorpSouth • Bank of Greensburg • Baton Rouge 

Area foundation • Baton Rouge Black Chamber of 

Commerce • Baton Rouge Brown Claim Service, inc. • 

Baton Rouge Check Cashing, inc. • Baton Rouge 

flames • Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary 

Art • Baton Rouge Green • Baton Rouge Growth 

Coalition • Baton Rouge HomeCare • Baton Rouge 

Primary Care Collaborative, inc. • Baton Rouge River 

Center • Baton Rouge Telco federal Credit Union • 

Battered Women’s Program Capital Area family 

violence • Bayou Duplantier • Bayou Shimmy, LLC • 

Bclip Productions • Beau Box Commercial Real Estate 

• Bellelo’s Furniture & Appliances • Benny’s Car Wash 

& Oil Change • Best Buddies • Best Buy Carpet & 

flooring • Best Buy for Business • Best Western 

zachary inn • Bethany World Prayer Center • Big 

Brothers Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana • Big 

Mitsubishi • Bilingual Studies Connection • Biofluidica 

Microtechnologies • Bistro Byronz • Bizzuka, inc. • BJ’s 

Restaurant • BLD Services LLC • Boardwalk Place • 

Books-A-Million • Borders Books • Boudreaux’s fine 

Jewelers • Boudreaux’s ii, inc. • Boutin’s Restaurant, 

LLC • Boys Hope Girls Hope of Baton Rouge • BRADiC 

• Bravo Cucina italiana • BREC – Recreation & Park 

Commission for the Parish of EBR • BREC’S Baton 

Rouge zoo • BRG Phones Plus, inc. • BRH Consultants 

incorported • Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A. • Brookwood 

Properties, LLC • Bumper to Bumper • Business 

Exchange Group • Business first Bank • C.H. 

Fenstermaker & Associates, Inc. • C.H. Robinson 

Worldwide • Cajun Collision, inc • Cajun industries, LLC 

• Cali & LaPlace Engineers • Cambria Suites by Choice 

Hotels • Camden Lake Apartments • Campus Crossings 

• Canterbury House Apartments • Capital City Press 

federal Credit Union • Capital Home inspection 

Services, LLC • Capitol City Produce Company, LLC. • 

CardCom, LLC • Career finders, inc. • Carleton, 

Dunlap, Olinde, Moore & Bohman • Carrabba’s italian 

Restaurant • Carville Job Corps Academy • Cathy H. 

Scott, CPA, LLC • Celebration Station • Celgene 

Cellular Therapeutics • Celtic Commercial Services • 

Celtic international Shipping Agency • Celtic Media 

Centre • Cenikor • Century 21 investment • Chaffe, 

McCall LLP • Charlie’s Coffee Shops, LLC • Chase 

Home finance • Chef Don Bergeron Enterprises • 

Chelsea’s • Chenevert Architects, LLC • Chick-fil-A - 

Mall of Louisiana • Chick-fil-A – Siegen Lane • 

Children’s Charter School • Choice Title, inc. • Christian 

Contracting Services, LLC • Citadel Broadcasting 

Company • Citigroup-Smith Barney • Citiscape at 

Essen • City of Baton Rouge Office of the Mayor • City 

Social Magazine • Claims Consulting • Claus & Claus 

Real Estate Brokers, LLC • Coates Land & Development 

• Cold Stone Creamery • Collections and Payment 

Services • Collier Fire & Safety Company, Inc. • Comfort 

inn • Comm-Care Corporation • Community Association 

for the Welfare of School Children • Compose Digital 

Design • Comprehensive Occupational Resource • 

Computer Services Unlimited, LLC • Concrete & 

Aggregates Association of Louisiana • Connectivity 

Source d/b/a Lipsey Communications, LLC • Consumer 

Auto Sales • Consumer Credit Counseling Services • 

Cook Conference Center & Hotel at Louisiana State 

University • Cook, Moore and Associates • Copper Mill 

Golf Community • Corky’s Ribs & BBQ • Counter 

Culture • Courtlands Catering, LLC • Covalent Logic • 

Cracker Barrel Restaurant • Cranch-Hardy & 

Associates, inc. • Creative Concepts of Baton Rouge, 

LLC • Creative Employee Benefit Services, LLC • 

Cribbs, inc. • Crown Trophy • Culinary Productions • 

Cyntreniks, LLC • D. Honoré Construction, inc. • Daniel 

& Eustis, LLC • Days inn - Siegen Lane • Deaf Services 

Center, LLC • Deloitte & Touche, LLP • Delta College 

of Arts & Technology • Delta Concrete Products, LLC 

• Deltacom • Dermatology and Aesthetic institute • 

Desselle-Maggard • Destination Travel Agency • 

Dezins Web and Muiltimedia Marketing, LLC • DHL 

Title • Dick Dill Business forms Consultants, LLC • 

Didier Consultants, inc. • Digital fX, inc. • Dimensions 

in Design • Direct Buy of Baton Rouge • Direct Tv 

Services • DMS Mail Management • Doe’s Eat Place • 

Domino’s Pizza Distribution • Donnie Jarreau Real 

Estate • Doug Welborn Clerk of Court • Douglas 

Manship Sr. Theater, LLC • Downtown Business 

Association • Downtown Car Care Center, inc. • 

Downtown Duplicating • Dr. Smith’s Eye Care • Dream 

Event Consultants • Drift Web Design, inc. • Drury inn 

• Dub Johnson Paving Contractor, inc. • Dubuisson & 

Associates • Dutch Physical Therapy • Dynamic 

Spanish instruction, LLC • E. Jacob fakouri Construction 

• EA financial Group, LLC • East Bank Realty • East 

Baton Rouge Mortgage finance Authority • East Baton 

Rouge Parish Library • Edmonson Associates • 

Electronic Business Systems, inc. • EmbroidMe • 

Employer Resource Center • Employment Guide of 

New Orleans & Baton Rouge • Englobal Engineering 

• Enlightened, inc. • Envirotest, inc. • Esthetic 

Associates • Ethan Allen - Grand Gallery, inc • Excel 

Realty of Louisiana, LLC • Executive Coffee Company 

• Express Employment Professionals • facilities 

Management Specialist, inc. • fastSigns - florida Blvd. 

• fedEx kinko’s - Siegen Lane • felder’s Collision Parts, 

inc. • Ferris Engineering & Surveying, LLC • fidelity 

Bank • fidelity Homestead Savings Bank • financial 

and Management Services • firestone Complete Auto 

Care • first American Bank • first American Printing 

and Direct Mail • First Bank & Trust • first Louisiana 

insurance • first Presbyterian Church • Fitness & Media 

Management for Spectrum fitness Clubs • fleet feet 

Sports Baton Rouge • floating island Environmental 

Solutions • floorScapes • flowers Baking Company 

of Baton Rouge • Foley & Judell Law Firm • forethought 

Consulting, inc. • forum 35 • foxy’s fitness Centers • 

franklin industries, LLC • Frazer & Persac, A CPA Firm 

• frontier Title Company • fuelman • fugro Consultants, 

inc. • G & M Marine, Inc. • Garcia Roofing and Sheet 

Metal • Garrety & Associates, LLC • GatorWorks Web 

Design • GEC, inc. • Geico • GEM Consulting, Ltd. • 

General informatics • Gene’s Auto Detailing & 

Windshield Repair • George Jenne Contractor • 

GeoSyntec Consultants • Gerry Lane Chevrolet • Gerry 

Lane Hummer & Saab • Gibson’s Mobile Detail • Gill 

industries, Ltd. • Gio’s Mezza Luna • Glazer’s Wholesale 

• Go franchises, LLC • Go kahuna • Gold Star Signs • 

Golden Business Services, LLC • Golf Etc. • Greater 

Baton Rouge Signs • Greater Baton Rouge Surgical 

Hospital • Greater Pointe Coupee Chamber of 

Commerce • Green flag Profit Recovery by Transworld 

Systems inc. • Green frog Music • Greenline Services 

• GreenScreenTv • Grodner and Associates, LLC • 

Guaranty Bank and Trust • Gulf Coast Bank & Trust • 

Gulf Coast Title • Gulf Regional Occupational Medicine 

Center • Gulf South Technology Solutions, LLC. • 

Gwaltney & Associates • H & R Block • Habitat for 

Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge • Hager Realty of 

Baton Rouge • Hahn Roofing • Hailey insurance 

Services • Hampton Collision Center • Hampton Inn & 

Suites • Harmony Center, inc. • Harvey Enterprises • 

Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll, LLP • Health Care 

Centers in Schools • Healthcare Journal of Baton 

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Rouge • HealthSouth Rehab Hospital of Baton Rouge 

• Heartland Payment Services • Heck industries • 

Helen Hoffpauir, LLC • HELP Software Systems, inc. • 

Hertz Corporation • High Power Consulting, inc. • 

Highland Cabinets & Millworks, Inc. • Highland Club 

Apartments • Hill Consulting, inc. • Hilton Baton Rouge 

Capitol Center Hotel • Holiday inn South • Hollingsworth 

Richards Automotive Group • Home Bank • Home 

furniture Company • Home Health Solutions • Home 

instead Senior Care • Home Town Productions, inc. • 

Homes & Land Magazine • HomeWatchers BR, LLC • 

Honey Baked Ham Company - florida Blvd. • Horizon 

Wealth Management • Hospice in His Care, LLC • i.T. 

by Design • iBERiABANk • iberville Bank - Prairieville 

• iHOP - 4478 Baton Rouge, inc. • iHOP - College Drive 

• images Silkscreens, inc. • imageTek of Louisiana • 

Imaging Products & Supplies • indigo Engineering 

Group, LLC • indigo Park • industrial Emergency 

Services • innovation insights, LLC • intec America 

Corporation • international Technical Services • 

investar Bank • iSE, inc. • iT Services of Baton Rouge 

• iTT Technical institute • J & J Exterminating, Inc. • 

James B. Smith, ii, DDS • James H. Ware, Jr. • Jasper 

Contractors • Jean-Paul Perrault • Jerry del Rio Real 

Estate, inc. • Jerry Watts & Associates, LLC • Jim Walsh 

Real Estate • Jintu Marketing • Jobs in Louisiana • Joe 

Skibinski • John R. vance, DDS • John S. Hightower - 

LSU Law Center • Johnson Controls, inc. • JPMorgan 

Chase • JPS Security & Consulting, LLC • JTS • Juban’s 

Restaurant & Catering • Juvenile Diabetes Research 

foundation • kanorado Terminals • kean Miller 

Hawthorne D’Armond McCowan & Jarman, LLP • 

kean’s The Cleaner • keller Williams Realty • kent 

Blumberg Partners, LLC • keypoint federal Credit 

Union • k-fx2, inc. • knight Protective Services • kSM 

Search Consultants • L & S Trophies • L. J. G. Land 

Company • LA Campaign for Tobacco free Living • La 

Carreta, inc. • LA Chemical, Pipe Valve & Fittings • La 

Health & Rehabilitation Center, Inc. • La Madeleine - 

Bluebonnet Blvd. • La Madeleine - Jefferson Highway 

• La. Weight Loss • Labor finders, inc. • Labor Ready 

• Lake Towers • Lakeside villas Apartments • Lane 

Regional Medical Center • LANtec Computer Training 

Center • Laser Tag of Baton Rouge • LaTech • Latuso 

& Johnson, CPA, LLC • Law Office of John Edel, LLC • 

La-z-Boy furniture Galleries • Le Architect, LLC • 

Learning Express • Lee Michaels fine Jewelry • Legal 

Espresso • LEMiC insurance Company • Level 3 

Communications • Level Construction and 

Development • Lewis Pierce fine Clothing • Liberty 

Bank & Trust Co. • LifeShare Blood Center • Light Line 

of Louisiana, LLC • Lincoln Builders of Baton Rouge • 

Lindsey’s, inc. • Liquid ventures • Lisa D. Traina, CPA 

LLC • Live Oaks Apartments • Livingston Parish News 

• Long Law firm • Louis J. Capozzoli & Associates, Inc. 

• Louisiana Association of Business and industries • 

Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations • 

Louisiana Bayou Bistro • Louisiana Board of Regents 

• Louisiana Business and Technology Center • 

Louisiana Business Leadership Network • Louisiana 

Casino Association • Louisiana Children’s Education 

Alliance • Louisiana Direct Builders • Louisiana Electric 

Company, inc. • Louisiana film Resources • Louisiana 

fund 1 • Louisiana Hospital Association • Louisiana Life 

• Louisiana Machinery Company, LLC • Louisiana Office 

Supply Co. • Louisiana Relay Service • Louisiana 

Staffing Unlimited, inc. • Louisiana Technical College 

• Louisiana Timed Managers • Louisiana Title Services, 

inc. • LSU - College of Business • LSU - College of 

Education • LSU - Entrepreneurship institute • LSU - 

Office of Intellectual Property Development & 

Commercialization • LSU / CBM2 • LSU Executive MBA 

Prof. MBA Alumni Association • LSU System Research 

& Foundation • Magnolia Construction Company, LLC 

• Manchac inn • Manners of the Heart • Mansurs on 

the Boulevard • Marmillion Gray Sabiston • Marriott • 

Martin Wine Cellars • Martinez Custom Clothier & Shirt 

Maker • Mary Ann Sternberg • Mary kay Cosmetics - 

Linda Cypriano • McGlinchey Stafford • McLindon 

Development Group, LLC • Medical Personnel 

Specialists, inc. • Medical Spa of Baton Rouge • 

Medvance • Merit Electrical, inc. • Mesh Design, LLC 

• Metallurgical and Materials Technologies, inc. • 

Microtel Inn & Suites • Mid South Bank • Mid South 

Transportation • MiE Properties, inc. • Millennium - 

Towne Center • Minchew Rodosta Wealth Management 

• Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Reed, Hamond & Mintz 

• Morris & Associates • Mortgage Lending Group • 

Mothers Against Drunk Driving - LA State Office • 

MPower Group, LLC • Mr. Ha Choo, LLC • Mrs Cleaning 

Company DBA Stanley Steemer • MWH • Myco-Com, 

inc. • Nagoya Restaurant, inc. • National Association 

of Credit Management - LA • Neel Schaffer • Neighbors 

federal Credit Union • Nestle Toll House Cafe • 

Netchex • New Beginnings, LLC • New Orleans 

Portable Storage • Noesis Data • Noir Dreams 

Productions • Nola Lending Group, LLC • Northwestern 

Mutual financial Network • Novak Realty, LLC • Nu 

vieux, LLC • Oak Lodge, LLC • Object 9 • Oceans 

Behavorial Hospital of Baton Rouge • Ochsner Clinic 

foundation Baton Rouge • Ochsner Health System • 

Ocken Photography • Odom Hydrographic Systems, 

inc. • Office furniture World, inc. • Old South Baton 

Rouge Partnership, inc. • Old State Capitol foundation 

• Olinde financial Group • Olinde’s • Omni Bank of 

Baton Rouge • Optimal Health Out-Patient Clinic • 

Orion instruments, LLC • Orkin Pest Control • Owens 

Collision & Service Center • P & N Enterprises • P & N 

Technologies • Padgett Business Services of Baton 

Rouge • Pain Treatment Center • Papa John’s Pizza • 

Parkview Baptist School • Parsons Brinkerhoff Quade 

& Douglas, Inc. • Pat Roy Enterprises, LLC • Patrick 

Dornan, CPA, LLC • Payless Car Sales • Pelican Point 

Golf Club • Pellerin-Davis Consulting, LLC • Pendulum 

Home inspections • Percy, Stromberg, Bush & Lanoux, 

Attorneys at Law • Peters Wealth Advisors, LLC • 

Physicians Weight Loss Centers • Piccadilly 

Restaurants, LLC • Pilgrim Storage Center • Pinson & 

Associates • Pitney Bowes, inc. • Plus One, LLC • Port 

of West Feliciana / West Feliciana Parish Port 

Commission • Portofino Papers, LLC • Pre-Paid Legal 

Services, inc. - Darnell Waites • Pre-Paid Legal Services, 

inc. - Durwood keller • Price LeBlanc Lexus Toyota • 

Primerica financial Services - Eddie kay • Professional 

Engineering Consultants • Promise Hospital of Baton 

Rouge • Property One, inc. • Protection One 

Corporation • Provident Group • Provost Salter Harper 

& Alford, LLC • Prudential Gardner Realtors • Pyburn 

& Odom, Inc. • Qdoba Mexican Grill • Quadrants, inc. 

• Quill • R W Day - Associates inc • Radiant Health of 

Baton Rouge • Raising Cane’s • Ralph and kacoo’s • 

Ralph’s of Baton Rouge, inc. • Rampart Resources, inc. 

• Ramware • RE/MAX – Janie Fowler • RE/MAX de la 

Louiziane J J Group LLC • RE/MAX First - Dee Mather 

• RE/MAX First - Downs Team • RE/MAX Real Estate 

Group - Dianne Adams • RE/MAX Total • Real Manage 

• Real World Training and Consulting • Re-Bath of 

Baton Rouge • Red Door interiors • Red Lion Hotel & 

Conference Center • Red Oak Water Company, inc. • 

Redemptorist High School • Regal Nails Salon & Spa, 

LLC • Regions insurance • Reliant Transportation Group 

• Remedy intelligent Staffing • Remington College - 

Baton Rouge Campus • Remson Haley Herpin 

Architects • Renaissance financial • Renaissance 

Gallery • Residence inn by Marriott - Commerce Circle 

• Residence inn by Marriott - North Mall Drive • 

Resource Lending Group, LLC • Rhodia, inc. • Ritter 

Maher Architects, LLC • River Place Condominiums • 

River Road Coffees, Ltd. • Riverside Limousines • 

Riverstone Residential Group • Riz Up Louisiana • 

Robert Rose Consulting, inc. • Rockit Science Agency 

• Roto Rooter • rTe Millworks • Ruffino’s italian 

Restaurant • Russell Maven investigations • Sales & 

Marketing Executives of Greater Baton Rouge (SME- 

GBR) • Salsbury’s Dodge City, LLC • Sam’s Wholesale 

Club - North Mall • Schering-Plough Animal Health • 

School Book Supply Company • Schumacher Homes 

of LA, inc. • Scott Baily Enterprises, inc. • Seccion 

Amarilla - Spanish yellow Pages • Selective Hearing • 

Shaw Center for the Arts • Shell Chemical Company • 

Sherwood Car Care • Shockey & Associates • Shredit 

international, inc. • Signature Title & Abstract 

Company, LLC • Simpson’s Service Center, inc. • Snap 

fitness - Jefferson Highway • Snap fitness - Perkins 

Road • Socially yours, inc. • Southeast floors to Go • 

Southern Belle Sandwich • Southern Dovetail 

Woodworks • Southern Pottery Equipment & Supplies, 

LLC • Southern Strategy Group LA • Southern 

University • Southern University System foundation • 

Southpoint volkswagen • Southwest Computer 

Bureau, inc. • Spears Roofing & Consulting, LLC • 

Special Olympics Louisiana • Specialty Blocks, LLC • 

Spectrum Employee Services • SSi Reprographics, inc. 

• St. francisville Chamber of Commerce • St. Joseph 

Hospice • St. Michael the Archangel • Stadium 

Chevron, inc. • Staffing Personnel, LLC • Stafford Tile 

and Stone • Stage 2000, inc. • Stanford Trust Company 

• Staples • Starmount Life insurance Company • State 

Bank & Trust Company • State farm insurance - Anna 

Jones • State farm insurance - Danny Harper • State 

farm insurance - Joan Mire • State farm insurance 

Company • Sterling Studios, LLC • Stone Pigman 

Walther Wittmann, LLC • Stonehenge Capital Company 

• Stuart & Company General Contractors • STUN 

Design & Advertising • Submeter One, LLC • Subway 

• Sun Plus, inc. • SunShine Pages by EATEL • Super 8 

Motel - Rieger Road • Surgical Specialty Centre • Sysco 

food Services of New Orleans • Systems Services, inc. 

• T. Baker Smith, inc. • Tanger Outlet Center • TaxBreak 

Solutions • Taylor Clark, inc. • Teach for America • 

Teche federal Bank • Technology Engineers, inc. • 

TEkDesign • TEksystems • Tenesha Wilson • TES, LLC 

• The Ambrosia Bakery • The Art Gallery and Art 

Portraiture Studio/Stan Bonis Photographics, LLC • The 

Bluffs Country Club & Resort • The Business investment 

Group, LLC • The Capitol Group • The Chimes • The 

Communication institute • The Day Group • The 

Esquire Group • The People factor, LLC • The Port of 

Greater Baton Rouge • The Producers Group • The 

Recycling foundation of Baton Rouge, LLC • The 

Relocation Center • The Resource foundation, inc. • 

The Silver Sun • The Spine Diagnostic & Treatment 

Center • The UPS Store - Jefferson Highway • The 

UPS Store - Sherwood & Coursey • The venue at 

Northgate • Tiger Rag Magazine • Tillage Construction, 

LLC • Tilt, LLC • Times Grill • Toner Recyclers, inc. • 

Top Choice • Topcor Companies, LLC • Townsend 

Recovery • TraceSecurity, inc. • Trahan Architects • 

Transformyx • TravelHost of Baton Rouge • Tri State 

Refrigeration, inc. • Tri-Star Graphics • Tsunami Sushi 

• Turn key Solutions, LLC • U.S. Composite Pipe South 

• Uncle Bob’s Self Storage • Unified Recovery Group, 

LLC • Union Pacific Railroad • United Blood Services 

• United Community Bank • United Health Care Group 

• United Health Care of LA, inc. • United States Postal 

Service • University of Phoenix, Baton Rouge Learning 

Center • Urban Systems Associates, inc. • validus 

Business Consultants • vanguard College of 

Cosmetology, A Paul Mitchell Partner School • varsity 

Title • vera’s Pre School • verizon Wireless • vinson 

Guard Services • voice Express • volunteer Baton 

Rouge! • volunteers in Public Schools • votervoice • 

Warm Spirit • Waste Management of LA, LLC • Weill, 

Dunn & Koch, LLC • WellCare of Louisiana • Wendy’s 

• Wesley Construction Company, inc. • West Baton 

Rouge Tourist Information & Conference Center • 

West feliciana Community Development foundation 

• Westport Linen Services • Wetco Restaurant Group 

• Whealdon Estates • Whitehead Law firm • Whole 

foods Market • Willing Mind Janitorial • Wolf Creek 

Business Growth institute • Woofers Home Theater 

• Worknet 2000, inc. • Wright feigley Communications 

• Wyndchaser Lighting • Xdesign, inc. • Xfone USA • 

yatec, LLC • yellow Transportable • youth Oasis • 

yWCA of Greater Baton Rouge • zachary Chamber 

of Commerce • zehnder Communications, inc. • 

zerodebtfree.com • zoe’s kitchen 

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adam Knapp 

president & Ceo 

Diane allison 

Controller 

ruth Barnes 

manager of 

governmental affairs 

ashley Becker 

membership intern 

glinda causey 

assistant Controller 

& human resource 

manager 

ryan cooney 

regional project 

manager 

chad cornett 

Director of Business 

Development 

nicole David 

Director of events 

tim Dawson 

research analyst 

gwen hamilton 

Director of 

education reform 

heather hewitt 

Director of 

Communications 

amber Kling 

executive assistant 

to president/Ceo 

Kathy leJeune 

information Specialist 

Kate macarthur 


intelligence 

meg mahoney 

Sr. Vice president 

of product 

Development 

Kristy mcKearn 

Sr. Vice president of 


edie michel 

Director of regional 

Development 

BJ militello 

Director of 

member Services 

will minton 

policy analyst 

Jonathan moore 

regional project manager 

mike odom 

Sr. Vice president of 

marketing & operations 

rachel pierson 

regional project 

manager 

shannon seilhan 

Communications 

intern 

steve sparks 


retention & expansion 

toni villa 

office manager 

Jermaine watson 


associate 

charlynn white 

administrative Coordinator 

alan williams 

membership Sales manager 

Dave wood 

executive Director 

of Business 

Development 

John Zachary 

Director of research 

Karen Zito 

Special accounts 

manager 

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BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

RE: AW ARDS - Baton Rouge Area Chamber

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