Our 12th annual nod to ladies who lead Each fall we have the distinct pleasure of producing the annual Women Who Mean Business issue and awards luncheon. We are continually touched by the inspiring life stories these honorees have to share and always ...

Acadiana Business’ inaugural list is the kind of snapshot of activity you can’t find elsewhere at such a critical time for local business. As Acadiana Business closes out FY2 (we begin our third year of publication with next month’s issue), we ...

We’re scouting the market for Acadiana’s top privately held companies. What do you have planned for your summer vacation? For us here at Acadiana Business, the time will be spent launching a new project that requires exhaustive research. We’re ...

The chamber promotes high-tech wildcatting in the 21st century to see if broadband can be the new Black Gold. Ideas and creative exchange are the payload in the new century. Economic development pros understand that successful communities in the future ...

LUS’ fiber capacity is a huge economic development opportunity for Lafayette to emerge as a global leader in educational tools for the new century. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding a recent report issued by Greg Davis to the Greater Lafayette ...

The 10/12 Corridor Coalition: What’s In it for Lafayette? As a Lafayette Parish designee on the Acadiana Regional Alliance, I’m a big believer in regionalism and have spent countless volunteer hours in recent years trying to help pull the ARA together ...

Shaping Up the New Year I hope your year is off to a running, walking, swimming or cycling start. It’s the end of January, and if you haven’t renewed your commitment to personal fitness, put the excuses behind you. Need some motivation? Perhaps this ...

For these holidays, you can’t beat home sweet home As we go to press with this issue of Acadiana Business, Chrysler has just announced a one-month, nation-wide shutdown of production for its entire fleet as a last-ditch effort to survive into the new ...

Regionalism Revisited: As the regional mindset catches fire, is now the time to spend millions attracting educated, young adults from out-of-state? In my thirty-some odd years covering local news, I’ve witnessed several failed efforts to unite core ...

Lafayette’s Tipping Point We hear a lot about Lafayette’s potential for economic development in a high-tech world. We are fortunate. The stars aligned long ago for us — some happenstance, others the result of leadership and vision. Here’s a quick ...