E-Edition
The exclusive digital-only July 2023 issue of BIZ. Magazine. Featuring a look at the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce's fight to save their historic home. Read more below:
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Leaderboard: Dunn leads YWCA, Argent Financial update, Girl Scouts recognize NWLA women
YWCA appoints Dunn as new executive director The Board of Directors of the YWCA of Northwest Louisiana is pleased to announce AJ Dunn as the organization’s next Executive Director. Dunn…
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Louisiana Tech School of Banking graduates first cohort
Eighty-two bankers from across Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi attended the second year of the Louisiana Tech University School of Banking, June 5-9, in Ruston. Presented by the College of Business…
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The Committee of 100 donates to the Louisiana Key Academy-Caddo Campus to help train teachers
The Committee of 100 Shreveport-Bossier presented a $35,000 donation June 28 to the Louisiana Key Academy Caddo Campus (LKA Caddo at the school on Arthur Avenue in Shreveport. “This donation…
News
CIC, STRIKEWERX and AEXA Aerospace to redesign B-52 testing equipment
The Cyber Innovation Center and STRIKEWERX, Air Force Global Strike Command’s innovation partners, are contracting with AEXA Aerospace to redesign equipment that sustains America’s deterrence. AEXA Aerospace, a company that…
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Johnson secures major wins for Louisiana in annual defense legislation
United States Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04) commended House Armed Services Committee passage of the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The annual legislation includes major priorities for the…
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United Water Restoration Group expands services to Shreveport
United Water Restoration Group (UWRG), the 95-unit franchise brand that provides premier restoration and reconstruction services, has been helping home and business owners around the country restore their properties to…
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New data shows Louisiana losing college grads to rest of South
Lucy Bui would have liked to stay close to her family and find a job in Louisiana after graduating from LSU with an architecture degree in 2022. But the professional…
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Top Pup pitch competition awards scholarships
Team Curb the Carb took home the first-place prize in the 2023 Top Pup, an entrepreneurial pitch competition designed exclusively for first-year students in Louisiana Tech University’s College of Business. …
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Students grow entrepreneurial ecosystem and fuel economic development
Nearly six years after BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) held its first student business pitch competition in Northwest Louisiana, college students now have an even better chance to become a…
Opinion
It’s difficult to overstate what a tremendous natural economic asset a river can be, and the Red River is no exception. As we know, in 1832, Capt. Henry Miller Shreve…
Opinion
Mills: Setting the record straight on carbon capture and storage
My family and I have been involved in the oil & gas business in Louisiana since 1919. I also have 25 years’ experience in the very complex crude oil refining…
Opinion
Specht: New podcast offers much needed actionable steps for our professional, personal lives
It’s time to pivot, folks. For years, I’ve used this space to highlight some of the stories, themes, and news covered by BIZ in each edition — and beyond. However,…
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The Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce campaigns to save home, community history
As the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce prepares to celebrate the centennial of its home, that same building on the corner of Edwards and Travis Streets in downtown Shreveport is…