Business Briefs for Nov. 23, 2008
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Medicare aid site
Medicare patients in Louisiana are able to make changes to their Medicare prescription drug plans until Dec. 31.
To assist beneficiaries, Medicare has developed Plan Finder, an online service that allows beneficiaries to compare plans from different companies.
Plan Finder can be found at: http://www.medicare.gov. Click on the “Prescription Drug Plans Compare” link.
If changes are made, the new coverage and costs begin Jan. 1.
The site is sponsored by the Louisiana Health Care Review, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Louisiana.
Workshop set
The Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management will host a workshop 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 27 at the West Baton Rouge Conference Center at 2750 N. Westport Drive in Port Allen.
The workshop is titled “HR Leadership That Transforms Organizations And Delivers Profits” and will be presented by Loretta Love Huff, an author and MBA.
Registration and continental breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m. Lunch is included.
For additional information, call (225) 344-2920.
FSS vote deadline
The deadline is Dec. 1 for eligible voters to return ballots in the Livingston-East Baton Rouge Farm Service Agency county committee election.
FSA county committees give local producers a voice in how the agency’s programs are administered in their communities.
The election applies to Local Administrative Area 3: east of Plank Road and north of Greenwell Springs Road and Magnolia Bridge Road.
Nominatees are Donald Forbes, Matthew Moore and V. Victor Womack III.
Anyone who participates or cooperates in a local FSA program, is of legal voting age and meets voter criteria can vote.
Agricultural producers and individuals who believe they may to be eligible to vote and did not receive a ballot, should contact the Livingston-East Baton Rouge Parish FSA Office at (225) 664-1430, Ext. 2.
Companies merged
Eagle Construction and Environmental Services and Southern Waste Services Inc. have formed a regional environmental services firm with service centers in nine states.
Eagle Construction operates a district office in Gonzales.
Start-up gets loan
Web start-up GotBreastPump.com, founded by one of the first graduates of the Louisiana Technology Park’s entrepreneur training course, has been awarded a $50,000 loan from SeedCo.
The firm sells infant-feeding products and also serves as an online resource for new mothers, with advice, articles and blogs. The company also supports and advocates for breast-pumping and breast-feeding mothers, according to the Tech Park.
GotBreastPump.com founder is Wendy Williams.
Williams is also founder of the Zachary Williamson Memorial Foundation, in memory of the infant she and her husband lost six years ago. The foundation donates breast pumps to needy mothers and mothers with sick children.
New branch begun
Investar Bank said it has started construction on its second branch. The building is at 3761 La. 1 South in Port Allen.
John D’Angelo, the bank’s president and chief executive officer, said the 2,300-square-foot branch will open early next year.
Deadline for Business Briefs is 5 p.m. Monday. Items can be mailed or delivered to the Advocate business editor, 7290 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, La. 70810; faxed to (225) 388-0371; or e-mailed to blamb@theadvocate.com. The opening or relocation of a business must include the address, the nature of the business and the names of the owner and/or manager. All other submissions will run at the editor’s discretion.
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