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ISSUE: State of suspension (July 30, 2010)

State of suspension

The elimination of 20,000 to 30,000 jobs. Drilling rigs relocating to foreign countries for years, with entire industries following. Millions in lost state and local tax revenues that pay for public services, like law enforcement and utilities. Closed restaurants and stores. A stalled real estate market. And that’s only the beginning.

10/12 Honor Roll

Awards and achievements for corridor companies.

‘We’ll never give up’

That was the headline in People Magazine (June 28) for the story on the oil catastrophe.

Unfinished business

Lawmakers and the administration left a good deal of work on their plates for next year.

20 corridor Twitterers to follow

More businesses are using Twitter to connect with their customers. Are you in on the conversation?

Against the grain

A homegrown rice company and corridor farmers are ready to take on the imported variety that leads the market.

Faces to know

Todd Hornbeck
Chairman, President & CEO, Hornbeck Offshore Services
He co-founded the company in June 1997 after having worked for the original Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc., from 1991 to 1996, serving in various positions relating to business strategy and development. Under his leadership, the firm expanded from a small private company to a large, global provider of technologically advanced offshore service vessels. He serves on the board of directors of both the National Ocean Industries Association and the Offshore Marine Service Association, and he is a member of the International Support Vessel Owners’ Association.

Championing fiber

With the title of "Most Wired City in the World" under its belt, Lafayette added a little more fiber to its resume this spring by holding the first-annual FiberFête conference. The invitation-only event at the Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise showcased the city’s municipally owned fiber-optic network.

High-tech tour guides

LSU grad Carrie Little and her husband have a Texas business that could make your vacation more fun.

A different kind of business center

New facility will help businesses weather the next ‘big one.’

How bad are our roads?

Worse than almost anywhere else, reports suggest, and it’s costing us time, money and opportunity.

Louisiana’s home grown fuel

Louisiana has the largest natural gas deposit in the country. So why aren’t we using it to power our cars and trucks?

Viewpoint: Spill may muddle 2010 Census results

America will soon finalize the 2010 Census. Louisiana and some Gulf neighbors will soon need another.

Corner Office

Dax S. Allen has joined the Lafayette Economic Development Authority as director of digital media. He will serve as the liaison between digital media businesses and LEDA, and develop and implement a business development strategy for digital media industries.

Dispatches

News from the companies, cities and  people that make the corridor click.

Executive Brief: Sidney D. Torres, IV

Who is the President & CEO of SDT Waste & Debris in New Orleans? Read our Q & A with Sidney D. Torres, IV.

1012 Corridor

The Gulf South Business Corridor