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Downtown Shreveport group awarded 2 development grants

Submitted by wwoods on Wednesday, May 1st, 9:30 am

The nonprofit arm of the Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation, DSDC2 Inc., has been awarded $100,000 by The Community Foundation of North Louisiana.

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Third downtown trolley tour celebrates downtown living

Submitted by wwoods on Wednesday, April 17th, 9:30 am

As Millennials graduate into the workforce and Baby Boomers retire, downtowns across the country as seeing a surge of interest in urban living. A recent article in Forbes magazine reported that downtowns are seeing a double-digit increase in residential growth.

Once every two years, the Downtown Development Authority, with the help of downtown residents and owners, hosts its popular Downtown Residential Open House. This year’s tour runs from 5 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18. The tour will run the gamut from open concept lofts to penthouse pads to a suite where stars lounge in between movie shoots.

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Goodwill Industries to host job fair to fill 80 positions

Submitted by wwoods on Tuesday, April 9th, 9:30 am

Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana has 80 jobs to fill for a local employer and will hold a job fair in search of applicants.

Goodwill's job fair will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11, at the 70th Street Job Center at 800 West 70th Street, Shreveport.

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Vendors wanted for St. Jude arts and crafts market

Submitted by wwoods on Friday, March 15th, 9:30 am

St. Jude Catholic Church invites vendors to the St. Jude Spring Arts & Crafts Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 20 at the church at 3800 Viking Dr. in Bossier City.

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Shreveport Farmers' Market to hold annual meeting

Submitted by wwoods on Wednesday, March 6th, 10:30 am

The annual Organizational Meeting of Shreveport Farmers’ Market will be held on Wednesday, March, 20 for vendors who wish to sell in the market for the summer season.

Interested parties may attend meetings at either 9 a.m. or 6 p.m. at 101 Crockett St, Suite B, in Festival Plaza. Policies, operation, procedures, and changes for 2013 will be discussed.

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Shreveport Chamber fetes minority entrepreneurs at dinner

Submitted by wwoods on Friday, February 22nd, 10:30 am

Join us in honoring these outstanding businesses and individuals from our community at the Minority Business
Awards Dinner, “Navigating Economic Tides”, starting with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb., 28. Dinner will be held at the Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, LA. Individual tickets are $50 and table
sponsorships are available.

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Shreveport Chamber fetes minority entrepreneurs at dinner

Submitted by wwoods on Thursday, February 21st, 10:30 am

The Business Development Connection of the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce honors outstanding minority and women business owners, businesses and individuals at the Minority Business Opportunity Awards Dinner.

The Chamber asks that you help them honor these outstanding businesses and individuals from our community at the Minority Business Awards Dinner, “Navigating Economic Tides”, starting with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb., 28. Dinner will be held at the Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, LA. Individual tickets are $50 and table sponsorships are available.

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