Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER'S (BRAC) EFFORTS TO LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH AREA FOR 2020, WE SECURED $35 MILLION IN NEW ANNUAL PAYROLL FROM 1,096 PERMANENT JOBS WITH 12 PROJECT WINS (THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF PROJECT WINS IN CHAMBER HISTORY) AND $1.5 BILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. IN ADDITION TO RECRUITING AND RETAINING JOBS AND CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN 2019, BRAC COMPLETED 150 VISITS TO EXISTING COMPANIES ACROSS THE REGION. BRAC ALSO CONDUCTED LEAD GENERATION, INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS, SITE SELECTOR FAMILIARIZATION TOURS, AND INDUSTRY SECTOR TRADE SHOWS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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  • Program 2 [2020]

    BRAC LED INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE OUR STRATEGIC COMPETITIVENESS AS A REGION. THE ORGANIZATION SOUGHT TO PRESERVE PARENT CHOICE AND INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ENSURING THE K-12 SYSTEM PREPARES STUDENTS TO COMPETE WITH THE GLOBAL WORKFORCE. IN THE AREA OF TALENT, BRAC HOSTED OVER NINETY-FOUR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT TOURS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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  • Economic Development Initiatives

    THE BATON ROUGE AREA CHAMBER'S (BRAC) EFFORTS TO LEAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE NINE-PARISH AREA FOR 2024, WE SECURED 565 PERMANENT JOBS & 1,666 RETAINED JOBS WITH 14 PROJECT WINS AND $402.5 MILLION IN CAPITAL EXPENDITURES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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