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Paul Maassen
Paul Maassen
General Manager
Peter Ricchiuti
Peter Ricchiuti
Host of Out to Lunch / Community Advisory Board
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Susan Larson
Host of The Reading Life
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Underwriting Specialist
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News Director

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WRKF
10:36 am
Thu March 28, 2013

Interviews: BRAC's Adam Knapp, Pro Bono Attorneys Emily Ziober and Ken Mayo

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Originally published on Fri March 29, 2013 10:10 am

Jim talks with Baton Rouge area Chamber President and CEO Adam Knapp about IBM's plans to build a service center in Baton Rouge; employing 800 people. Adam also talks about other economic development news.

Attorney's Emily Ziober and Ken Mayo discuss the importance of doing pro bono legal work for those that erstwhile could not afford representation. 

Economist Marina Adshade talks about her latest book, "Dollars and Sex: How Economics Influences Sex and Love".


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Business & Technology
4:14 pm
Wed March 27, 2013

Baton Rouge to See 800 Tech Jobs with IBM

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Originally published on Fri March 29, 2013 7:51 am

Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, and software company IBM are partnering to expand LSU’s computer science program, revamp downtown property, and bring 800 jobs to Baton Rouge.

IBM will open a new service center downtown in 2015, but will employ 300 locally in 2014.

Under the partnership, LSU’s school of engineering is expected to double its computer science faculty and jump to the top 15 nationally in number of graduates.

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Latest News
7:00 am
Wed March 27, 2013

New Orleans Officials Helping Locals Get Work At Two New Big Box Stores

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Walmart and Costco opening stores in New Orleans.

New Orleans officials will be helping locals get work from two of the major “big box” stores — Walmart is looking for subcontractors and suppliers, and Costco is recruiting workers.

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Out To Lunch
1:25 pm
Mon March 25, 2013

Idea Fest

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Tim Williamson, Damon Burns, Jeanne Nathan and Peter Ricchiuti
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Out to Lunch is on board this week with the Idea Village's fifth annual entrepreneur showcase — Idea Village's biggest NOLAbiz party yet, with 1,000+ entrepreneurs.

We're joined by hosts Tim Williamson, Kevin Wilkins and Robbie Vitrano, inNOLAvation founder Damon Burns, Creative Alliance's Jeanne Nathan, and Webster Pierce Jr., whose award winning invention, Wave Robber, is going to save the Louisiana coast.

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