| Chamber news | |
Date Posted | Attachment |
| 4/12/2010 |  | Aftermath: New Realities for Businesses in the Wake of the Health Care Law |
| | Now that both the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (PPACA) and the reconciliation "fixer” bill, the "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act” have been signed into law, employers must take a new look at the offering of health insurance benefits. This document is not legal advice, but is intended to serve as an outline to the new realities employers face in this landscape of compliance responsibilities. |
| 7/26/2010 | | Chamber of Commerce to Hold Business2Business Networking Luncheon |
| | The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Business2Business networking luncheon on Friday, August 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 1800 Martin Luther King Blvd. |
| 6/8/2010 | | Claudet to Give State of the Parish Address at Chamber Luncheon |
| | The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly General Membership Luncheon on Tuesday, June 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Plantation Inn, 1381 West Tunnel Blvd. |
| 8/31/2010 | | Houma-Terrebonne Chamber Recognized as Top in State |
| | The Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce has been recognized as Louisiana’s Large Chamber of the Year by the Louisiana Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. |
| 6/10/2010 | | U.S. Chamber Awards Houma-Terrebonne Chamber 5-Star Accreditation |
| | The United States Chamber of Commerce today awarded the Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce with 5-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community. |
| Community news | |
| Date Posted | Attachment |
| 8/17/2010 | | Kenneth Feinberg to Hold Public Meeting in Terrebonne Parish |
| | Parish President Michel Claudet is pleased to announce that Mr. Kenneth Feinberg will be holding another public meeting in Terrebonne Parish on Wednesday, August 18. |
| 6/14/2010 | | LANDRIEU VOTES TO BLOCK EPA’S OVERREACH ON REGULATING GREENHOUSE GASES |
| | U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu, D-La. voted to approve Sen. Lisa Murkowski's, R-Alaska, bipartisan resolution to block the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) attempt to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases. Sen. Landrieu signed on to the resolution as a co-sponsor in January. |
| 3/24/2010 | | Officials Tout Ease of Using Residential Drop-off Locations for Garbage and Debris |
| | Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet in conjunction with the parish Solid Waste Department would like to remind citizens that Terrebonne Parish's residential drop-off sites for garbage and debris provide a free and convenient alternative to illegal dumping. |
| 4/7/2010 | | Roadway Maintenance and Improvements to Begin in Terrebonne Parish |
| | Terrebonne Parish President Michel Claudet is pleased to announce an unprecedented level of road and infrastructure improvements to begin in our area. |
| 5/7/2010 | | Terrebonne Parish: "Where the Rubber Meets the Road" |
| | Very soon there will be a noticeable amount of work taking place to maintain and improve many of Terrebonne Parish's roadways. In fact, once completed such infrastructure improvements will certainly have a positive effect on the lives of many of Terrebonne's residents. |
| Economic Development | |
| Date Posted | Attachment |
| 4/29/2010 | | Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Information |
| | BP is currently working on efforts to coordinate and deploy marine fishing vessels for use in the comprehensive response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. |
| 4/14/2010 | | FIRST-OF-CLASS KEEL LAYING CEREMONY HELD AT BOLLINGER SHIPYARDS |
| | Gov. Bobby Jindal joined Bollinger Shipyards Inc. Chairman and CEO Donald Bollinger, U.S. Sen. David Vitter, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen to celebrate the company's official first-of-class keel laying ceremony for the Sentinel Class First Response Cutters, or FRC, U.S. Coast Guard patrol boats. |
| 4/26/2010 | | LANDRIEU: OPPONENTS OF OFFSHORE
REVENUE SHARING FOR COASTAL STATES IGNORE FACTS |
| | United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., released the following statement in response to a letter circulated by just three U.S. Senators -- Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) – that reiterates their continued opposition to a fair revenue sharing regime for coastal states that contribute to America's energy security. |
| 4/26/2010 | | LED ESTABLISHES NEW ADVISORY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON ENHANCING SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS |
| | Louisiana Economic Development recently established the LED Small Business Advisory Council, or SBAC, and hosted the SBAC's inaugural meeting. |
| 4/26/2010 | | LED TO HOST BUSINESS INCENTIVES WORKSHOP APRIL 27 IN BATON ROUGE |
| | Louisiana Economic Development is scheduled to host a free business incentives workshopTuesday, April 27,from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
| 4/26/2010 | | Roger Bourgeois Selected as a Member of the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Small Business Advisory Council |
| | Roger Bourgeois, President of Bourgeois & Associates, Inc. Houma, LA has been selected as a member of the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) Small Business Advisory Council (SBAC) as a representative of the National Federation of Independent Business /Louisiana. |
| 4/16/2010 | | SBA Adds Eight New Veterans Business Outreach Centers to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners |
| | Eight new Veterans Business Outreach Centers (VBOCs) funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration will join seven existing SBA centers to provide entrepreneurial development services to eligible military veterans and reservists who own or start small businesses. SBA is providing a total of $2.5 million in grants to the centers, continuing funding to the existing centers, and new funding for the new centers. |
| 5/6/2010 | | SBA Administrator Offers Economic Injury Assistance to Louisiana Small Businesses Affected by Deepwater BP Oil Spill |
| | SBA Administrator Karen Mills announced the agency is making low-interest loans available to Louisiana Gulf Coast small businesses suffering financial losses following the April 20 Deepwater BP oil spill that shut down commercial and recreational fishing along the state’s southeast coast. |
| 6/23/2010 | | SBA Announces Funding Available to Support Regional Clusters, Job Creation |
| | The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the availability of funding to support economic development and job creation through existing regional clusters. As part of its Regional Cluster Initiative, SBA will accept proposals from local and regional cluster initiatives beginning July 7 for funding of up to $600,000 per cluster to support up to 15 projects across the country. Proposals should be submitted by the cluster's coordinating entity. |
| 5/19/2010 | | SBA Announces No Loan Payment Due for One Year on Disaster Loans to Small Businesses Economically Affected by Deepwater BP Oil Spill;
Opens Two More Business Recovery Centers |
| | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)has announced that it is extending to one year the first payment due date on its Economic Injury Disaster Loans to owners of small businesses that have been financially impacted by the Deepwater BP Oil Spill. In addition, SBA is opening two more Business Recovery Centers to assist owners of small businesses affected by the Deepwater BP Oil Spill. The new Business Recovery Centers will open in St. Bernard Parish and Terrebonne Parish on Monday, May17. |
| 5/11/2010 | | SBA Makes Economic Injury Assistance Available in More Louisiana Parishes for Small Businesses Affected by Deepwater BP Oil Spill |
| | SBA Administrator Karen Mills has announced that SBA is making economic injury assistance available in 21 additional parishes for small businesses suffering financial losses following the April 20 Deepwater BP oil spill that shut down commercial and recreational fishing along the state's southeast coast. With these additions, SBA economic injury loans are now available in 34 Louisiana parishes and seven Mississippi counties. |
| 6/29/2010 | | U.S. Chamber Calls for Lifting Ban on Gulf Oil Drilling |
| | Following a meeting with Gulf region business leaders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce today intensified its efforts to convince the Obama administration to reconsider its six-month standstill on offshore exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. The moratorium imposed by the U.S. Department of Interior last month has become a de facto moratorium on all offshore exploration and is leading to thousands of lost jobs and billions of lost government revenue. |
| 4/26/2010 | | Veterinary Practice from Metairie Is Louisiana Small Business of the Year |
| | A small business owner from Metairie, Louisiana, who embattled a catastrophic loss and overcame challenges generated as a result of Hurricane Katrina, has been named Louisiana Small Business Person of the Year. |
