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August New Investors
BRAC welcomes its newest investors and thanks them for their support by driving economic development in the nine-parish Baton Rouge Area.
BRAC Releases Final Analysis of Hurricane Ida Impact Survey
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 2, 2021) – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) today released an analysis of responses to its Hurricane Ida business impact survey. The survey collected responses from 163 regional businesses between Tuesday and today at noon.
Resource To Find Gas Stations and Track Outages
BRAC reached out to management at the Gas Buddy app on Tuesday. They confirmed that their fuel-price-search app has activated a disaster-area service that allows users in Louisiana and Mississippi to find gas stations with fuel, diesel and power. The app is free. We encourage residents to take time to update outage data as stores run out or reopen, so that everyone in the community has visibility of available fuel locations. Download the Gas Buddy app from your App Store, or learn more at https://www.gasbuddy.com/. Once you add your location, the outage information will automatically appear for each station.
BRAC Releases Preliminary Analysis of Hurricane Ida Impact Survey
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 1, 2021) – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) today released a preliminary analysis of responses to its Hurricane Ida business impact survey. The survey is available at brac.org/prepare and will close at noon on Thursday, September 2.
Diversity Star Spotlight: BASF
BRAC created the Diversity Star Award with a goal of highlighting exceptional business practices taking place in the Capital Region that leverage the value of diversity in organizations. The award seeks to honor and recognize regional businesses that have championed diversity and inclusion at their businesses or in the community. The 2021 winner of the large business category, BASF, provided some insight below on how to better embrace diversity in the business world.
Diversity Star Spotlight: City Year Baton Rouge
BRAC created the Diversity Star Award with a goal of highlighting exceptional business practices taking place in the Capital Region that leverage the value of diversity in organizations. The award seeks to honor and recognize regional businesses that have championed diversity and inclusion at their businesses or in the community.
BRAC’s August 16 COVID Brief: LA Small Biz Assistance Program Opens Today
The Louisiana Nonprofit & Small Business Assistance Program, administered by the Louisiana Department of Revenue, provides grant funding to eligible nonprofits and small businesses to assist in administering COVID-19 response and relief efforts.
BRAC’s August 12 COVID Brief: BRAC Releases COVID-19 Economic Indicator Dashboard for Capital Region
Baton Rouge, La. (August 12, 2021) – The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC) today released its monthly COVID-19 economic indicator dashboard that examines and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the regional economy. Current and archived dashboards are available online at brac.org/recovery.