It is being reported that hundreds of Sarah Palin fans have lined up Wednesday at a Michigan book store to meet the former Alaska governor.Palin kicked off a national tour for her book "Going Rogue.
New Orleans City Council
Among the Agenda items scheduled to be addressed at
tomorrow's City Council Meeting:
Military Day Presentation including the annual report of the Mayor's Military Advisory Committee, activity updates from active duty military leaders of local armed forces organizations, a military band, and representative groups of active military members from each service in attendance
Ordinance to create a new fund to be designated as the Indigent Defender Fund for the receipt and accounting of the proceeds from the $5.00 fee on the automated traffic enforcement system that have been dedicated to the Indigent Defender Office
Motion stating the Council's intent to investigate the feasibility of requiring greater Council control in the RFP process by sending the issue to a vote of the people in the form of a Charter change
Resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month
Resolution thanking Congressman Cao's office for taking the time to thank the Honor Air program, which flies World War II veterans free-of-charge to the National World War II Monument in Washington, D.C.
The Students from the University of New Orleans competing in the Chase Community Development Competition at the Brownfield Conference yesterday won the $25,000 Grand Prize for their presentation of plans for a LEED certified grocery store at 5523 St. Claude Ave.
The check was presented to the students and their neighborhood partner group the LowerNinthWardCenter for Sustainable Engagement and Development. The strength of their presentation was demonstrated by the fact that Developer Jim Hattchett, longtime supermarket entrepreneur from Chicago, is now pursuing making the project a reality. The plan calls for Louisiana’s first LEED certified grocery in New Orleans’ greenest community. The grocery will be sized appropriately for the neighborhoods served, will hire from within the community and will feature fresh, healthy foods and produce.
Angel Investments
November 18, 2009 - 2:00 PM
First Bank and Trust Tower
909 Poydras St., Suite 1450
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Angel Tax Credits sunset at the end of this year. Angel investments, whether through a fund like South Coast Angel Fund or through individual angels or angel groups, are an important part of the continuum of financing necessary to support the growth of entrepreneurial business in Louisiana. South Coast Angel Fund, the Louisiana Internet and Software Technology Association (LISTA), and the Louisiana Technology Council (LTC) will join together to support legislation in the next legislative session to renew some form of Angel incentives.
DBE
On Thursday, November 19, 2009, the City of New Orleans will host a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business Conference designed to engage the city's small and disadvantaged businesses in the rebuilding and growth of the City of New Orleans. The conference will be held at Gallier Hall, 545 St. Charles Avenue, from 8a.m. - 5p.m.
The conference will focus on relevant topics for current and potential DBE's and small business owners in recovery related industries such as design and construction. Workshop session include;
· How to find a skilled workforce
· How to become a certified DBE
· Small business financing, including joint venturing, access to bonding and capital
· The benefits of "Green" building and construction training
· 1p.m. - 4p.m.-one/one DBE certification assistance
Loan applications will be processed on site by local banking institutions and steel framing certification will also take place on site.
Individuals can register at www.cityofno.com and click on the "DBE Small Business Conference" tab located on the right side of the City's homepage. Registration ends on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:00p.m. The link to register for the DBE and Small Business Conference is also available at the following websites:
Urban League of Greater New Orleans : http://www.urbanleagueneworleans.org/
Leap Wireless International, Inc., the parent company of Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, today announced that it is launching its Cricket unlimited wireless services in Lake Charles, Louisiana beginning today. Local residents will now have access to unlimited, feature-packed 3G wireless voice and broadband services – all at affordable rates that provide great wireless value.
Cricket’s coverage area includes the greater Lake Charles area from the Texas/Louisiana border to the east side of Crowley, La. The Cricket footprint, which covers approximately 1,367 square miles and approximately 241,000 covered POPs, brings Cricket’s total national covered POPs to approximately 91.3 million.
“We are pleased to launch our Cricket service in Lake Charles, our first entry into Louisiana. This new coverage area connects to and expands our Texas calling area, which also includes Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Beaumont, Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo for a contiguous coverage footprint of more than 27,000 square miles” said Doug Hutcheson, president and CEO of Leap. “During challenging economic times when value is key, Cricket’s range of products and services make high quality, value-packed service on a 3G network affordable. It is an appropriate time to bring Cricket’s affordable, unlimited monthly and daily voice services and our very popular Cricket Broadband service to Lake Charles.”
Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid is attempting to get votes for the health-care bill that is expected to be presented Wednesday night to the Democratic caucus.
Long-awaited pipeline funnels gas across 8 states - -- By MEAD GRUVER,- - - Associated Press Writer – Tue Nov 17, 8:34 pm ET - - - CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A 1,679-mile pipeline crossing eight states is now fully completed and funneling natural gas from Wyoming and Colorado to the eastern edge of Ohio……. The long-awaited Rockies Express Pipeline became fully operational Nov. 12 following the recent completion of the final 195-mile section between Warren and Monroe counties in eastern Ohio. The $6.8 billion pipeline carries 1.8 billion cubic feet of gas, enough to heat 4 million homes, and took three years to complete…… Wyoming gas producers and state officials are hopeful that the ability to export more gas to markets in the East will mean better prices and revenue… "We have for a long time in Wyoming wanted to get, with the gas we produce, farther east," Gov. Dave Freudenthal said in a news conference Tuesday with pipeline officials. "This does it for us."… Insufficient pipeline capacity is one reason why prices at the Opal Hub in western Wyoming have lagged behind prices at other natural gas pricing points such as the Henry Hub in Louisiana. The new pipeline also runs through Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana…… AHHHHH, A COMPETITIVE IMPROVEMENT FOR WYOMING, THAT IS AMERICAN….. Written by
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Angel investments, whether through a fund like South Coast Angel Fund or through individual angels or angel groups, are an important part of the continuum of financing necessary to support the growth of entrepreneurial business in Louisiana.???????? Yeah, all the little winged prks want is 98% of everything after the business matures.... 'Angel investors' my arse......... Written by
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