ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• FuturePAC Endorses Candidates for EBR School Board Election
• NFIB Member Shares Horrors of New Tax Reporting Requirement in the Healthcare Law
• Baton Rouge Entrepreneur Wins 2010 SCORE Award for Outstanding Socially Progressive Business

AROUND THE REGION

• Donaldsonville Shovel-Ready Site Certified
• Upscale Retirement Community Coming to Zachary
• Changes in Store for Plaquemine College

ANNOUNCEMENT

• Baton Rouge Area Leadership Announces Class of 2011

MEMBERSHIP

• Business Spotlight: Champion Wealth Strategies
• Welcome New Members
• Regional Business Events & Information: Healthcare Reform Briefing, August 26, 2010; LSU's 2010 Fall Career Expo, September 14, 2010; Louisiana Digital Interactive Media Tax Credit Workshop, September 16, 2010; FutureBR Meeting, September 21, 2010; Leadership Fellows Retreat of the Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) at Harvard University, September 24, 2010; Building America’s Economy in the 21st Century, September 28, 2010; and Coastal Social Media Conference, September 29, 2010
  

UPCOMING BRAC EVENTS

• Leads for Lunch, September 15, 2010
• 2010 Baton Rouge Area Canvas Workshop: Pittsburgh, PA, September 19—21, 2010
• Chamber to Chamber: Destination Livingston Parish, September 23, 2010
• Show Me the Money, September 28, 2010