2009 Annual Report - Baton Rouge Area Chamber
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2009 Annual Report - Baton Rouge Area Chamber
contents Baton Rouge Area Chamber 2009 Annual Report 01 Letters from the Chairs 21 Strategy 6: Public Policy Capability 23 Strategy 7: Learning Community Initiative 03 Economic Year in Review 25 FuturePAC 05 Economic Outlook 27 Events 07 The Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge 29 Awards & Recognition 09 Strategy 1: Business Retention and Expansion 11 Strategy 2: Business Attraction 13 2009 Project Wins 15 Strategy 3: National Marketing 17 Strategy 4: Business Intelligence 19 Strategy 5: Special Opportunity Fund 31 Headlines 33 2010 Top Priorities 35 Board of Directors 37 Investors 39 Members 45 2010 BRAC Staff 01 02 2009 economic year in review The Top 15 Reasons the Baton Rouge Area is the Place to Be for Businesses: 15 orbes: America’s 18th Strongest F Housing Market January 2009 14 F orbes and New Geography: 7th best U.S. mid-sized city for job growth April 2009 13Equifax: Top 15 U.S. metro area with the fewest small business bankruptcies June 2009 12Brookings Institution: 8th best performing U.S. metro area during the recession June 2009 11Moody’s Economy.com: Top 23 U.S. metro experiencing a “moderating recession” July 2009 10 S outhern Business and Development: 2009 Mid-Market of the Year 8Brookings Institution: 6th best performing U.S. metro area during the recession September 2009 7CNNmoney.com: 9th best U.S. mid-sized metro to launch a small business October 2009 6Bizjournals: 3rd in the nation of top job markets October 2009 5Milken Institute: 18th best 2009 performing U.S. metro November 2009 4Forbes: 16th best bang-for-your-buck metro in the U.S. November 2009 3 November 2009 July 2009 9Bizjournals: 8th best U.S. market for income growth 2Brookings Institution: Top 20 list of strongest economic metros in U.S. November 2009 September 2009 1 03 Forbes: 10th fastest-recovering metro in the U.S. ite Selection: 3rd U.S. (tier two) metro for new S and expanded facility project wins in 2009 November 2009 04 05 06 The campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge 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 nine-parish Baton Rouge area. Funded by more than 120 leading organizations, the campaign includes seven strategies that work together to drive economic development: 1 Business Retention & Expansion Program 07 2 Business Attraction Program 3 National Marketing Program 4 Business Intelligence Program 5 Special Opportunity Fund 6 Public Policy Capability 7 Learning Community Initiative 08 09 10 11 12 Project Wins 13 Expansion/Retention Recruitment Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. 256 Jobs $1.2MM Capital Investment Goulds Pumps Industrial Products 91 Jobs @ $27.75/hour $3.2MM Capital Investment BASF 12 Jobs @ $75,000/yr $80MM Capital Investment Marchand Machinery Maintenance Co.-K LLC 15 Jobs @ $18/hour $3MM Capital Investment Bronco Fabrication and Manufacturing 100 Jobs Moran Printing, Inc. 40 Jobs @ $15/hour $4.3MM Capital Investment Convergys 585 Jobs $500,000 Capital Investment Orion Instruments 35 Jobs @ $40,000/yr $5MM Capital Investment Core LLC 40 Jobs Seafood Warehouse of Louisiana, LLC 8 Jobs @ $12.50/hour $1.7MM Capital Investment Evolved/Wildgame Innovations 56 Jobs $3MM Capital Investment SNF Holding Co. 512 Jobs @ $57,400/yr $362MM Capital Investment Fairshare LLC 25 Jobs $500,000 Capital Investment 2009 Total 1,775 Jobs $469,000,000 Capital Investment 14 Strategy 3 National Marketing Program Members of BRAC’s business development team attended multiple industry trade shows and BRAC aggressively marketed the Baton Rouge area with succinct, conferences: the Area Development relevant messages to national and international site-selection and relocation professionals throughout 2009. BRAC’s marketing mix included targeted, creatively-designed advertising and direct marketing materials; valuable trade show and conference attendance; and a far-reaching public relations campaign. BRAC’s marketing efforts created a prospect pipeline of an average of thirty-eight prospects/month for the year. In every month of 2009, BRAC spread the message about the region’s economic prosperity and aggressive tax incentive programs, among several other benefits. Eight national, industry-specific publications were selected for this advertising, including Area Development, Business Xpansion Journal, Trade & Industry Development, and The Wall Street Journal. The use of online banner ads and Google™ pay-per-click listings served Consultants Forum; Blane, Canada, Ltd.’s Synchronist Users’ Forum; CoreNet Global Summit; Engage! 2009; Expansion Management Consultants Roundtable; Game Developers Conference; International Economic Development Council annual conference; Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association annual meeting; National Plastics Expo; SIGGRAPH; Site Selection Network Conference; and Southern Economic Development Conference. as cost-effective supplements to the print advertising. Public relations efforts not only resulted in hundreds of regional articles The growing digital media industry was frequently marketed too. Branded as Baton Rouge Area Digital Industries Consortium (BRADIC), the promotional pieces developed by BRAC included an ad in the annual Game Developer conference magazine and a tri-fold, full-color direct marketing brochure with case study insert. The latter highlighted the substantial incentives now available to digital interactive media companies with operations in Louisiana and was mailed to nearly 500 targeted digital interactive media business about BRAC’s work and/or economic development in the Capital Region, but also an impressive number of high-profile stories in many distinguished national publications. Among the topics covered were the emerging life science and digital media sectors in the Baton Rouge area and the region’s strong economic performance during a national recession. Such stories were featured in acclaimed sources including American City & County, Area Development, BioBusiness, BusinessWeek, Business Xpansion Journal, CNNmoney.com, The Economist, MSN.com, and the Washington Examiner. executives nationwide. 15 16 17 18 19 20 Strategy 6 21 Public Policy Capability 22 Learning Community As BRAC’s 2009 economic survey showed, an educated, highly- Together with GNO, Inc., BRAC formed the Southeast Super- trained, and skilled workforce is vital to the competitiveness Region Committee (SRC) in 2009. Through this unprecedented of our region’s economic development efforts. Through its partnership, BRAC urged the Louisiana Postsecondary Education regional learning community initiative, BRAC advocates for high-quality educational institutions and programs that increase the capabilities of the Baton Rouge area’s workforce. BRAC actively took part in the recruitment and research of potential candidates for the new East Baton Rouge Parish (EBR) school superintendent. First, we persuaded the EBR School Board to conduct a national search and followed that up by assembling teams that visited each of the cities of the finalists. A welcome reception for the new superintendent, John Dilworth, by the business community took Review Commission (LAPERC) to set specific goals for developing a preeminent higher education system in the state. The local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) garners much support from BRAC. In order to improve the workforce delivery system in our region, BRAC worked with the WIB to formulate a vision for how the WIB can evolve in 2010, successfully advocated for the appointment of a new, business-led majority on the WIB, and facilitated beneficial conversation between the local WIB and the leadership of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. place in May. Early in the year, BRAC endorsed Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent Paul Pastorek’s recommendation to place eight of twelve academically unacceptable schools in the state’s recovery school district. Later efforts surrounding public education included partnering with the mayor-president, the district attorney, and sheriff to construct a truancy taskforce dedicated to tackling the truancy issue in EBR. BRAC publicly supported two higher education-related bills during the 2009 session as part of its legislative priority to ensure the competitiveness of Louisiana’s research universities. While neither successfully passed then, the legislation did, however, go further through the process than ever previously St gy r at e 7 achieved and will remain a key aspect in 2010. The issues of developing a performance-based funding formula that prioritizes research and workforce needs and granting higher education institutions with the ability to adjust self-generated revenue without two-thirds majority legislative approval live on, and BRAC continues to actively advocate for both. 23 24 FuturePAC BRAC’s political action committee, FuturePAC, actively served its mission to support issues and candidates that promote economic development in the Baton Rouge area in 2009. Having maintained its “Big PAC” status (250+ members) since 2006, 2009 again allowed FuturePAC the ability to contribute twice the amount of contributions as regular PACs to candidates it chose to endorse. FuturePAC first exercised its Big PAC status contribution ability in the first quarter when it publicly endorsed all three candidates who ran for state senate in District 16. All three candidates were in alignment with FuturePAC’s goal to improve the business climate and competitiveness of the Capital Region. Following suit to engage on top economic development issues that are placed on public ballot, FuturePAC endorsed the Central Community School system’s tax proposals in the second quarter – all of which successfully passed – and again in the third quarter when it began a multi-month promotional campaign focused on its strong endorsement of the East Baton Rouge Parish bond election. Also in 2009, FuturePAC commissioned a survey in order to measure regional residents’ sentiments toward the proposed loop. At a FuturePAC press conference in May, the overwhelmingly-positive results in favor of a loop being constructed were unveiled to the public. FuturePAC first endorsed the development of a Baton Rouge loop in 2008 and will continue to advocate for its development. 25 26 27 28 BRAC’s 2009 list of award-winning work ADDY Awards BRAC 2007 Annual Report – Gold With high-quality, productive work comes positive momentum and, opportunely, valuable acknowledgement and recognition. In 2009, BRAC was honored to receive fifteen esteemed awards from national and international communications and/or chamber/economic development related organizations. Of the fifteen, three were granted by the Southern 29 BRADIC “Be Here” Viewfinder – Silver The Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge – Honorable Mention American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) Awards for Communication Excellence (ACE) Awards Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Literature and Promotion Awards BRAC 2007 Annual Report – Excellence BRAC 2008 Annual Report – Best of Show, Best of Class, Superior BRADIC “Be Here” Viewfinder – Honor BRAC Impact 2009: RESULTS! live program – Superior Catalyst – Merit Catalyst (Third Quarter 2008) – Superior Welcome Back to Baton Rouge workforce recruitment campaign – Excellent Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals (AMCP) MarCom Awards BRAC’s 2008 Annual Report – including the Advancing PBRC to Preeminence: Securing Louisiana’s Knowledge-based Economic Foundation white paper – Platinum council’s elite “Best of Show” award. BRAC Impact 2009: RESULTS! live program – Gold Economic Development Council (SEDC) for International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Excellence in Economic Development Awards BRAC’s 2009 Agenda: Geared for Innovation – Merit BRAC recognizes marketing, public relations, and creative services firm Object 9 for partnering with BRAC to create award-winning designs. 30 31 32 2010 Top Priorities BRAC is committed to dedicating significant resources and providing aggressive, proactive leadership on these issues in 2010 Regional Transportation Planning Strategy Conduct an analysis of regional transportation planning activities compared to best practice entities around the country 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 900 jobs at wages competitive in targeted sectors Regional Workforce Services Nurture and develop regional cooperation for the delivery of demand-driven workforce services in the Baton Rouge area and develop expertise for projectand sector-oriented strategies Target Sector Strategy Implement a business development strategy that focuses on specific, targeted industry sectors School Board Leadership Recruit and elect quality East Baton Rouge Parish school board candidates who align with a public education reform agenda State- and Local-Level Legislative Priorities Pursue significant wins on BRAC’s state- and local-level legislative priorities Career Education Pursue the creation of a career education center that would align K-12 education, LCTCS, and the Baton Rouge area’s workforce needs Higher Education Reforms Implement higher education reforms through a statewide, business-led coalition 33 Research Park Initiate the development of a research park at LSU’s South Campus 34 35 36 economic development investors Chairman’s Council Annual Investment of $100,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $500,000) The Campaign for a Greater Baton Rouge (2006–2010) All Star Automotive Group • Baton Rouge Area Foundation / Commercial Properties Realty Trust • Credit Bureau of Baton Rouge Foundation • ExxonMobil • GeorgiaPacific • Louisiana State University System • Mortgage Finance Authority • Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Executive Council Annual Investment of $50,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $250,000) 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. • Lamar Advertising Company • 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 Annual Investment of $25,000+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $125,000) 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 • Latter & Blum, Inc. / C.J. Brown Realtors • MAPP Construction, L.L.C. • Mockler Beverage Company • Wampold Companies • Woman’s Hospital 37 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 • Area Wholesale Tire Company • Atmos Energy • Cox Communications • Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. • Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation • Merrill Lynch • Object 9 • WHLC Architecture • Womack Construction Policy Council Annual Investment of $7,500+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $37,500) 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 • Postlethwaite & Netterville • South Baton Rouge Journal • Starmount Life Insurance Company • The Louisiana Network, Inc. / Tiger Rag • United Health Care Group, Inc. Supporting Investor Annual Investment of $2,500+ (Five-year total pledge of at least $12,500) 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 • Cintas • Donnie Jarreau Companies • EMCO Technologies • Executone of Central Louisiana, Inc. • Felder’s Collision Parts, Inc. • First Bank and Trust • GoodPeople • GOTECH, Inc. • Grace and Hebert • GreenScreenTV • Gulf Coast BIDCO • Harmony 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 • Neighbors Federal Credit Union • OMNI BANK • Piccadilly Restaurants • Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers • SJB Group, LLC • Southpoint Volkswagen • SSA Consultants • Star Service • State Bank & Trust Company • Stonehenge Capital Company • Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann, LLC • The Celtic Group • The Livingston Parish News • Union Pacific Railroad • West Feliciana Community Development Foundation • Wright & Percy Insurance BRAC also receives significant funding support from Louisiana Economic Development (LED) and the City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge. 38 Member 50+ Years Airtrol, Inc. • Albemarle Corporation • AT&T Members baton rouge area chamber 39 Member 10+ Years A. Ramsey Enterprises • A.G. Building Specialists, Inc. • AAA Air Conditioning Service of Baton Rouge, Inc. • AAA Insurance/Travel • ABMB Engineers, Inc. • Acadian Ambulance Company • Baton Rouge General Regional Medical Center • Baton Rouge Service • Ace Storage, Inc. • Acme Refrigeration of Baton Rouge, Inc. Tobacco Company, Inc. • Baton Rouge Water Company • Billy Heroman’s • Acoustical Specialties & Supply, Inc. • ACS • Ad Specialties by Ken • Flowerland, Inc. • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana • Breazeale, Sachse Adams and Reese • Advanced Office Systems, Inc. • Advantage & Wilson, LLP • Capital One Bank • Clear Channel Communications • Personnel • Air Compressor Energy Systems, Inc. • All Star Automotive Cocreham Brick & Stone, Inc. • Commercial Properties Realty Trust • Group • Allen & LeBlanc, Inc. • Allstate Insurance – Rosalind Campbell Dermatology Clinic • Dixon Smith Interiors • Dow Chemical Company • • Alpha Realty, Inc. • Aluminum Specialties Manufacturing • American Entergy Louisiana • ExxonMobil Refinery & Supply • Eye Medical Center • Building Maintenance • American Gateway Bank • American Printing Center, Inc. • American Red Cross • Antares Technology Solutions, Franklin Press Direct Mail and Printing • Frost-Barber, Inc. • Greenoaks Inc. • Appraisal Consultants • Arkel International, Inc. • Arnold & Memorial Park & Funeral Home & Flower Shop • Hancock Bank • Kantrow, Associates Interiors • Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge • Audubon Spaht, Weaver & Blitzer, APLC • Kleinpeter Farms Dairy, L.L.C. • Lamar Elementary School • Auto Rebuild Center • Avant-Garde Consulting Corporation • Louisiana Aircraft, Inc. • McArthur-Sanchez Associates Service Inc. • AWC, Inc. • Baker Chamber of Commerce • Barker’s The Benefits Solution Group • Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith • Antique Jewelry, Inc. • Baton Rouge Air Charter & Management • Baton Milton J. Womack, Inc., General Contractor • Moody-Price, LLC. • Our Rouge Apartment Association • Baton Rouge Area Convention and Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center • Plumbing Warehouse/LCR • Visitors Bureau • Baton Rouge Clinic. A.M.C. • Baton Rouge Community Postlethwaite & Netterville • Powers, Sellers, Mixon & Chapoton, L.L.P. • College • Baton Rouge Door & Supply, Inc. • Baton Rouge Duplicating Products • Baton Rouge Limousine Service, Inc. • Baton Rouge Rabenhorst Funeral Home • SJB Group, LLC • Star Service, Inc. of Baton Packaging & Shipping, Inc. • Baton Rouge Parents Magazine • Baton Rouge • State Roofing & Supply Company • Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Rouge Press • Baton Rouge Raceway • Baton Rouge Symphony • Baton Phillips • The Advocate • WBRZ-TV LA Television Broadcasting • Wright Rouge Weekly Press Newspaper • Beathley Allstate Insurance • Beech & Percy Insurance Grove Management, Inc. • Bengal Products, Inc. • Bennett’s Bookkeeping, Inc • Berente Companies • Better Business Bureau of South Central Louisiana • BFI Waste Services, LLC • BHA, Inc.. • Big Member 25+ Years Agway Systems, inc. • Baton Rouge Printing River Glass, Inc. • Blood Center • Blue Bell Creameries, LP • Borden Company, Inc. • Beer Industry League of Louisiana • Boh Brothers Milk Product, LP • Bozeman Distributors • Bradley, Blewster & Construction Company, LLC • Boy Scouts of America–Istrouma Council • Associates • BRPT-LAKE Rehabilitation Center • Buquet & LeBlanc, Inc. • Burns & Company, Inc., Realtors • CACRC • Camp Dresser & Brown-Eagle Group, Inc. • Camelot Club • Carter Chambers, LLC. • Cort McKee, Inc. • Campus Federal Credit Union • Capital Area United Way • • • Furniture Rental Corporation Cox Communications Creed, Gale R & Co • Capital Region Builders Association • Catholic High School • Cavin’s Dugas Pest Control of Baton Rouge • Executone of Central Louisiana, Auto Repair, LLC • Central Area Business Association • Champion Inc. • Grace & Hebert Architects, Inc. • Grady Crawford Construction Graphics • Chase Suite Hotel by Woodfin • Chef KD Louisiana Legends Company • Hannis T. Bourgeois, L.L.P. • HNTB Corporation • John L. • Chesteen & Associates, LLC • Circle Bowl • Citizens Bank & Trust • Lowery & Associates • L. Graham Construction, LLC • Post Architects • Clark W. Taylor, Inc. • Classic Industrial Services, Inc. • CMA Technology Premiere Company • Reulet Electric Supplies • Rubber House of Baton Solutions • CMC Rebar • CoCo’s Flooring Covering • Coldwell Banker Rouge, Inc. • WAFB-TV 9 • Woman’s Hospital • Young Men’s Christian One • Coleman & Partners, Architects • Coleman Brown Architects • Louisiana • Baton Rouge Beer Agency • Baton Rouge Coca-Cola Bottling • Iron Mountain Information Management • ITI Technical College • J Coles Flower & Garden Design • College Drive Mini Storage Climate Control • Collins-Oliver, Inc. • Community Coffee Company, LLC • Stephens Mayhugh & Assoc., Inc. • J.W. Grand, Inc. • Jamie Walsh Computer Heaven, Inc. • Computer Specialist, Inc. • Co-Op Book Store, Berdon, Interior Design/Interior Concepts • Jefferson Animal Hospital • Jeffrey M. Kadair, DDS • Jerry M. Baldwin Accouting & Tax Service • Inc. • Corporate Express • Cortana Mall • Council For A Better Louisiana • Cracker Barrel Stores, Inc. • CRC, Inc. of Louisiana • Credit Bureau of Jim Welsh, Inc • John B. Noland • Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Baton Rouge Foundation • Crestmark Capital • Crump Wilson Architects Carrere, & Denegre, LLP • J’s Exclusive Fashions • Junior Achievement • CSRS, INC. • Daigrepont & Brian, APAC • Dale Carnegie Training Winner of Greater Baton Rouge, Inc. • Junior League of Baton Rouge, Inc. • Institute, Inc. • Dale J. Politz, DDS • Daniel A. Reed-Seale, Smith, Zuber Justice & Huang Engineers, Inc. • Keller Consulting, LLC • KPMG LLP • Kurz & Hebert Commercial Management • La Capitol Federal Credit & Barnette • Davis Enterprises • Davis Sales Company, Inc. • deGravelles & Associates • DEMCO • Detlefs and Company—Benefit Resources, LLC Union • La Quinta Inn – S. Acadian Thrwy. • Lance Hayes Designs & • Dexcomm • Diamond Mazda, Inc. • Diane Allen & Associates, Inc. • Flowers • Landsource, Inc. • LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand • Larry K’s Digestive Health Center of Louisiana • Digital Press & Graphics • Dillards Realtor • LATAN • Latter & Blum Realtors • Lewis Computer Services, – Mall of Louisiana • Diverse Companies Worldwide, LLC • Dolese Bros. Inc. • Lighting & Electrical Associates of BR • Lipsey’s, LLC • Livingston Company • Dunaway Realty Company, Inc. • Dykes Electric, Inc. • Easterly Parish Chamber of Commerce • Lofton Staffing • Louisiana Art & Law Office • EATEL • Ed Price Building Materials, Inc. • EDSA Group, Inc. Science Museum • Louisiana Business Inc. • Louisiana Companies • • Elizabethan Gallery • Embassy Suites Hotel • EMCO Technologies • Louisiana Dealer Services Insurance, Inc. • Louisiana Farm Bureau • • • Encore Associates, Inc. Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc. Excel Group Mutual Insurance • Louisiana Gold & Coins • Louisiana Health Care Faulk & Winkler, LLC • Financial Consulting Services, Inc. • Fireside Alliance • Louisiana Motor Transport Association • Louisiana Network, Antiques • First United Methodist Church • FMOL Health System, Inc. • Inc. • Louisiana Primary Care Association, Inc. • Louisiana Retailers Association • Louisiana Technology Park • LSU – Agricultural Center Formosa Plastics Corp. of Louisiana • Frank G. Sullivan. Jr. Contractor • • LSU System • LUBA Workers’ Comp • M & S Electric • Maison Bocage Frazee Recruiting Consultants, Inc. • G.N. Gonzales, Inc. • Gage Telephone Systems, Inc. • Gambino’s Bakery • Garrison Advertising • Georgia-Pacific Apartments • Mall of Louisiana • Manpower of Baton Rouge, LLC • • Gerard A. Ruth • Girl Scouts Louisiana East • Glenn M. Kidder, DDS A MAPP Construction, LLC • March of Dimes, South Louisiana Chapter • Marriott Courtyard – Siegen Lane • Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Professional Dental Corp. • Glover, Michael • GM Cable Contractors, Inc. • Gold Star Trophies, Inc. • GoodPeople • Gordon & Sandifer Auto Service, • Mary Frey Eaton • Material Containment, Inc • McDonald’s of Baton Inc. • Graham Group • Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors® • Rouge • McLavy, Ltd. • Michael R. Choate & Company CPAs, PC • Mid Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank • Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance, City Redevelopment Alliance • Mockler Beverage Co. • Morgan Keegan Inc. • Greater Baton Rouge State Fair • Greater King David Baptist Church & Company • Neopost/American Mailing & Shipping • New York Life • Gregory M. Eaton, Attorney • Group Insurance, Incorporated • Guaranty Insurance – John Wemple • New York Life Insurance – Thomas Group • Guglielmo Marks Schutte Terhoeve & Love, Attorney • Gulf Coast McConathy • Nolan Kimble Interiors • Noland & Wong, Inc. • Nottoway BIDCO • Gulf Coast Teaching Family Service • Gulf South Business Plantation, Inc • Odyssey Jewelry Manufacturing, Inc. • Office Depot • Office Direct • Office Helper • On Hold Systems of Baton Rouge • Systems & Consultants • H&E Equipment Services, LLC • H.V. Sales Company, Inc. • Hampton Inn I-10 & College Dr. • Hanlon Properties • O’Neill’s Music House, Inc. • Otey White & Associates – Advertising & • • Harris, Deville & Associates High Tech Security Systems, Inc. Holly B. Public Relations • Our Lady of the Lake College • Our Lady of the Lake Clegg, Inc. • Hollywood Casino • Homewood Suites by Hilton • Honeywell Foundation • Owen & White, Inc. • Pala Group, LLC • Patrician • Hospice of Baton Rouge • HSoft Consulting • Human Resource Management, Inc. • Pearson’s Luggage and Travel • Peek/Howe Real Management Associates, Inc. • Hyatt Place • IEM, Inc. • IES Industrial, Inc. Estate, Inc. • Pennington Biomedical Research Center • Pennington • Industrial Specialty Contractors (ISC) • Innovative Steel Detailing, Inc. Oil Company, Inc. • Percy J. Matherne Contractor, Inc. • Performance 40 Contractors, Inc. • Peterbilt of Louisiana • Peters Forest Resources, Inc. M embers baton rouge area chamber Petrin Corporation • Phelps Dunbar, LLP • Phyllis Perron & Associates, 41 Member 0–10 Years 1-800-Got-Junk? • 1stCo, Inc. • 24/7 Coin Landry • 84 Lumber Company • A. Charles Stewart Consultants • AA Vending • AAmagin Property Group, LLC • Absolute Document Inc. • Plan Baton Rouge • Planche - Politz - Ledet., LLC • Powell Group Destruction • Academic Center for Student-Athletes • Academic • PPC Mechanical Seals • Precision Industries • Preferred Telephone Distinction Fund • Acadian Frame & Art • Acadian Waste Disposal Systems • Professional Printer of Baton Rouge, Inc. • Public Affairs Service • Accurate Medical Billing, LLC • ACG Louisiana • Acme Oyster Research Council of Louisiana • Quality Litigation Support, Inc. • R. House • Acura – Infiniti of Baton Rouge • Adam Campo Real Estate • Michael Lee, DDS • RAS Management Co. • Rebel Stamp & Sign Co., Inc. Adler’s Jewelry • ADT Security Systems • Advance Baton Rouge • • Reflections, Inc. • Regions Bank of Louisiana • Reich Associates • Advanced Audio & Stage Lighting, Inc. • Advanced Microelectronics, Resthaven Funeral Home & Cemetery • Retirement Consultants of LA • Inc. • Advantage Capital Partners • Advantous Consulting, LLC • Richard L. Wampold, DDS • River City Air Xpress • Roedel, Parsons, Koch, Adworks Promotions, Inc. • AER-Tech of Baton Rouge, LLC • AFLAC Frost Balhoff & McCollister • Roger Moser • Safety Council • Sam’s – Marlon Terrell • Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. • Air-Nu of Wholesale Club – Airline Highway • Saurage Commercial Real Estate • Baton Rouge, LLC. • Alliance Title, LLC. • Allstate Insurance – Eddie School Aids • SCORE – Service Corps of Retired Executive • Seago & King • ALS Association • Alzheimer’s Association • Alzheimer’s Sevices Carmichael • Sealy & Falgoust Real Estate, LLC • Select Properties, Ltd. • Ambassador Personnel • Amedisys, Inc. • American Audio Visual, Realty • SGS Petroleum Service Corporation • ShareVista • Sherwood LLC • American Cancer Society • American Construction & Demolishing Middle School • Sherwood Tower Office Complex • Sigma Consulting Co. • American Rigging & Supply, Inc. • American Utility Metals • Group, Inc. • Signs Now – College Drive • Source Capital • Southeastern America’s Thrift Stores • Ameriprise Financial • Amy’s Country Candles • Anton’s Fine Jewelry • Anytime Fitness – Jefferson Hwy. • Apex Overhead Door Company, Inc. • Southern Fastener & Tool Company, Inc. • Southern Key Investments, Inc. • SSA Consultants • St. James Place • Constructors • AquaPure of Louisiana • Armstrong Relocation • Ascension Chamber of Commerce • Ascension Economic Development Stanley Security • State Farm Insurance – Stan Douglas • Stoma’s • Ashco Exteriors Inc. • Ashley Furniture Homestore, LLC Corporation Furniture & Interiors • Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company • • • Assaf, Simoneaux, Tauzin & Associates • Associated Ashley Manor Strategic Staffing Solutions • Success Labs • Sugar Industry Equipment, • Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives • Atmos Grocers, Inc. Inc. • T.J. Ribs, Inc. • Target Marketing • The Arc Baton Rouge • The Energy Louisiana • Atticus Media, LLC • Audubon Engineering • Aveda Newtron Group, Inc. • The Shaw Group Inc. • Thomas A. Cotten, CPA • Institute Baton Rouge • B & L Personal Care Services, Inc. • Babcock Thomas C. Damico – Attorney at Law • TJM Restaurant Management, Law Firm, LLC • Baker Printing, Inc. • Baker, Donelson, Bearman, LLC • Toni & Associcates – Job Finders/Job Temps • Tony’s Seafood, Ltd. Caldwell & Berkowitz • Bally Total Fitness • BancorpSouth • Bank of • TQM Systems • Transfinancial Companies • Turner Industries, LLC • UBS Greensburg • Bascom-Hunter • Baton Rouge Area Foundation • Baton Financial Services • University Club • UREC • URS Corporation • Utility Rouge Army Recruiting Battalion • Baton Rouge Black Chamber • Systems Services, Inc. • V. Watts Furniture • Venyu • Vittoria F. Lovisa & Baton Rouge Brown Claim Service, Inc. • Baton Rouge Green • Baton Associates • Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge • Wachovia Rouge Growth Coalition • Baton Rouge HomeCare • Baton Rouge Securities, LLC • Wampold Companies • Wealth Planners, LLC • West Police Supplies • Baton Rouge Primary Care Collaborative, Inc. • Baton Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce • Westaff • Whitney National Bank Rouge River Center • Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union • • WHLC Architecture • Williamsburg Senior Living Community • Willstaff Battered Women’s Program Capital Area Family Violence • Bayou Worldwide • WLPB - TV – Louisiana Public Broadcasting Network • Duplantier • Bellelo’s Furniture & Appliances • Benny’s Car Wash & Oil Change • Best Western Zachary Inn • Bethany World Prayer Center • WRKF-FM • Yellow Cab • Young Leaders Academy • BIC Alliance • Big Brother Big Sisters of Southeast Louisiana • Bistro Event Consultants • Drift Web Design, Inc. • Drury Inn & Suites • Dub Johnson Paving Contractor, Inc. • Dubuisson & Associates • Dudley Byronz • Bizzuka, Inc. • BJ’s Restaurant • BLD Services LLC • Boudreaux’s Fine Jewelers • Boudreaux’s II, Inc. • Boutin’s Restaurant, LLC • BREC – DeBosier Injury Lawyers • Dutch Physical Therapy • E Federal Credit Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of EBR • BRH Consultants Union • E. Jacob Fakouri Construction • E.B.S. • East Bank Realty • Incorported • Britton & Koontz Bank, N.A. • Brookwood Properties, LLC East Baton Rouge Council on Aging • East Baton Rouge Mortgage • Budget Cleaning & Maintenance, Inc. • C. H. Fenstermaker & Associates, Finance Authority • East Baton Rouge Parish Library • Edmonson Inc. • Cajun Collision, Inc • Cajun Industries, LLC • Cambria Suites by Associates • Englobal Engineering • Enlightened, Inc. • Enterprise Choice Hotels • Camden Lake Apartments • Campus Crossings at Rent-A-Car – Jefferson Hwy • Essential Solutions • Ethan Allen – Grand Brightside • Capital City Press Federal Credit Union • Capital Home Gallery, Inc • Evergreen at Coursey Place Apartment Homes • Exit Inspection Services, L.L.C. • Capitol City Produce Company, LLC. • Realty Keystone • Express Employment Professionals • Express Oil Carleton, Dunlap, Olinde, Moore & Bohman • Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant Change – #70 Perkins Road • Fabric Warehouse • Facilities Management • Carville Job Corps Academy • Cathy H. 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