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Save the date – BRF Annual Event Jan. 18, 2024
BRF will host its 2024 Annual Event Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. The keynote speaker will be Marci Rossell, expert economic forecaster, former CNBC chief economist and co-host of Squawk Box. Rossell’s keynote will be a global economic outlook that informs on Northwest...
New angel investment fund launching in North Louisiana
A third angel investment fund is being launched in North Louisiana by BRF to provide capital to entrepreneurs and investment opportunities to accredited investors. New Louisiana Angel Fund 3 (NLAF 3) will be the largest of the three New Louisiana Angel Funds at $5...
Southwood High School interns spending semester at LSU Health Shreveport
Participants in the 2023 BioStart Internship Program include, from left to right, Brionna Strickland, Avieona Eley, Yoshua Washington, Brantley Welch and Emelia Salter. Not pictured: Rikki Wiggins.Southwood High School interns spending semester at LSU Health...
1 Million Cups has returned to Shreveport
Speaker Jim Malsch, managing partner of the Andress Artist & Entrepreneur CenterAfter a long break, 1 Million Cups has returned to Shreveport. BRF's Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP), in partnership with Cohab and Andress Artist & Entrepreneur Center...
Modernization, workforce development major themes of Nuclear Triad Symposium
The 24th Annual Nuclear Triad Symposium was held on the LSU Shreveport campus July 20th. Presented by the Hudson Institute, BRF and LSU Shreveport, this yearly gathering aims to address the United States’ challenges in pursuing the currently adopted modernization...
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