Last night, we enjoyed rounding out the year amongst our investors and community partners at the BRAC Holiday Open House. Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the night unforgettable!
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The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) leads economic development in the nine-parish Baton Rouge Area, working to grow jobs and wealth and to improve the business climate and competitiveness in the region. Today, BRAC investors include more than 1,500 small businesses, midsize firms, large industry and entrepreneurial startups, as well as individuals and organizations that support business and economic development. In this capacity, BRAC serves as the voice of the business community, providing knowledge, access, services and advocacy. More information is available at www.brac.org.
External link for Baton Rouge Area Chamber
564 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801, US
We are incredibly grateful for the vibrant and growing business community in the Capital Region! This year, we've had the privilege of celebrating the grand openings of numerous new businesses and welcoming new investors who are helping to shape the future of Baton Rouge. Thank you for your commitment and dedication to our region’s growth. Together, we're building a stronger, more prosperous region! Here's to continued success and collaboration. Check out a few of this year’s ribbon cuttings!
Exciting advancements at LSU! In early 2025, the LSU College of Engineering, in partnership with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a unique third research well at the LSU Petroleum Engineering Research, Training and Testing Laboratory (PERTT Lab). This state-of-the-art well will allow students, researchers, regulators, and industry leaders to explore CO₂ in all three phases under realistic field conditions. This announcement comes as a major win for the H2theFuture Coalition, which was formed to establish a world-leading clean hydrogen cluster in South Louisiana. BRAC is a proud member of the coalition, and celebrates this announcement alongside all of the partners! https://lnkd.in/gqnTkGkz
🥂Cheers to an incredible evening at BRAC Happy Hour at the new Brasserie Byronz! 🍻 From reconnecting with familiar faces to meeting new professionals across the capital region, the energy and conversation were amazing. We love bringing together our region’s best and brightest to build connections that will strengthen our future. 🌆 Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry—visit brac.org/events to see what’s next. Hope to see you there!
We are so grateful to our BTR Dinner hosts who opened their homes last night for an evening of unexpected connections! BRAC is committed to bolstering the talent pipeline, which can look like education advocacy work, building an internship ecosystem, or even hosting a dinner to help newcomers build roots in the region. Whatever it looks like, we want our residents to know living, working and playing are just better in BTR.
Last night, as part of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber’s “BTR Dinner,” I had the privilege of having 10 strangers come together in my home in Baton Rouge. We started as unfamiliar faces, but after just three hours, we left as friends. It’s amazing what can happen when you open yourself up to new opportunities and connections over a meal. I was honored to be a host for this event and humbled to be part of such an incredible group. Baton Rouge has so much talent and so many wonderful people, and this dinner was a great reminder of that. #BTRDinner #BRAC #Community #Networking #BatonRouge #NewConnections
The BRAC team was thrilled to host the Office of Governor Jeff Landry for a full day tour of the Capital Region's economic assets. Our stop at LSU featured: ◾ LSU Digital Media Center - The home to AI and cyber labs, as well as R&D offices of several defense firms. ◾ Our Lady of the Lake Interdisciplinary Science Building - A new building to house the next generation of doctors, data scientists, engineers, scientists, and technologists. ◾ LSU Dairy Store - A full-scale commercial dairy processing plant. ◾ LSU AgCenter La House Resource Center - A living lab that displays sustainable, resilient and healthy home building practices for the gulf region. ◾ LSU PERTT Lab - A learning lab for students, and adaptable research space for Louisiana’s energy, cyber-physical, and critical infrastructure technology. Each site highlighted LSU's strength as an economic driver, research hub and talent development powerhouse for the Capital Region.
We’re building teams that win in Louisiana 🏅 Happy to have hosted the Office of Governor Jeff Landry, Baton Rouge Area Chamber, Capital Region Legislators, and the EBR Metro Council on our Economic Development Tour! #WBTTW
Let's geaux! As the Capital Region strengthens its global leadership in the energy sector, this innovative facility will further enhance research capabilities and help train the next generation of energy professionals right here in Baton Rouge.
Today, we're announcing that in early 2025, the LSU College of Engineering, in collaboration with Halliburton and ExxonMobil, will begin drilling a third research well at our PERTT Lab on LSU’s campus. This new, one-of-its-kind well will enable students, researchers, regulators, and industry to study CO2 in all three of its phases under realistic field conditions. The well will not be operational and will not inject any CO2 into the subsurface. The well will be solely used for research purposes and is expected to have significant research value. LSU Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering #WBTTW https://lnkd.in/gV2C6u9D
Help us welcome BRAC's newest investors! These organizations are committed to accelerating economic opportunity throughout the Capital Region. We're excited to have them join us. Impact Nurse Consulting LifeShare Blood Center Northwestern Mutual Oak Capital Private Wealth STUN Strategic Creatives