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IBM Breaks Ground On New Technology Center In Baton Rouge, LA

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The project will create 800 new direct jobs, and LED estimates the project will result in an additional 542 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 1,300 new permanent jobs in the Capital Region of Louisiana. The company’s Baton Rouge operation develops software applications and other business solutions for domestic customers.

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Baton Rouge Named No. 1 Metro For Economic Growth Potential In Business Facilities 9th Annual Rankings Report

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. “Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing its strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors,” said BF Editor in Chief Jack Rogers. Alabama Articles By Location Featured Post Louisiana Ohio Press Releases U.S.

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IBM Announces Creation Of 800-Job Technology Center In Downtown Baton Rouge

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Bobby Jindal and IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold have announced that IBM will establish an 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that will provide software development and software maintenance services to clients in the United States. degrees in computer science awarded annually.

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Technology Center Opens At UL Lafayette Research Park

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CGI Federal recently celebrated the dedication of its 50,000-square-foot information technology center that serves as an anchor for the 143-acre University of Louisiana at Lafayette Research Park. LED began discussions with CGI about a potential Louisiana technology center in August 2012, leading to an April 2014 announcement of the project.

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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings

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Louisiana’s capital has had great success in executing the state’s strategy of bringing together business and higher education in innovative public-private partnerships that spur initiatives in new high-growth sectors. To fast-track program growth, LSU’s College of Engineering will launch the “Geaux Digital Louisiana” consortium.

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Tech Park Opens New Digital Media Incubator: Level Up Lab

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Louisiana Technology Park has announced the opening of a new, state-of-the-art digital media studio called Level Up Lab. Level Up will be the first of its kind in the South and will provide qualified, pre-screened companies the chance to create games, mobile apps and other digital content in the 1800 square foot studio inside the Tech Park.

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Workforce Training: Engineering A Skilled Workforce

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Eligible businesses include agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications warehousing, certain financial institutions, air transportation, engineering and computer software and hardware makers. One of the newest training centers to open is the $7 million AIDT Alabama Aviation Training Center in Mobile.