Louisiana Downs Hosts Annual Wiener Dog Race
On a hot Labor Day afternoon, over 3000 people gathered at the Louisiana Downs racetrack to watch the annual Wiener Dog Races. The race determines who has the fastest paws in the Ark-La-Tex. Contestants bring their wiener dogs, or dachshunds, to compete against each...
Great Raft Brewing Introduces New Crowlers
Always wanting to be on the forefront of craft beer technology, Great Raft Brewing is proud to offer “Crowlers”, available at their Tap Room. What’s a Crowler? The Crowler is a 32-ounce aluminum can that is poured and sealed right in front of you. Great Raft Crowlers...
Things to do this weekend in SBC
Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Shreveport News has compiled a list of things to do that are taking place right here in Shreveport-Bossier City! Friday, September 1st • Whole Foods in Shreveport is having a 25% off sale on all of their large pies, runs...
Soo…Why Has Uber and Lyft Not Come to Shreveport/Bossier?
It’s a good question that Shreveport and Bossier residents have been asking since the Shreveport City Council voted in February of this year to approve an ordinance that would allow for ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft to operate in the city. And the recent...
Dogs on Parade! Shreveport Pet Palooza brings local pet lovers together for a great cause
In honor of National Dog Day, local businesses Louisiana Specialty Gifts and Appli-Ks sponsored the 1st Annual Pet Palooza, a dog-centered charity event that took place on Saturday, August 26th, in the heart of the Red River District. The event benefitted the Humane...
Where to watch the Mayweather v McGregor fight in Shreveport Bossier
We've put together a short list of a few places to watch the Mayweather v McGregor fight in Shreveport Bossier. The upcoming boxing match between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Conor “The Notorious” McGregor is set to commence at 8pm PDT broadcasted from Paradise,...
Shreveport City Council Votes For Feasibility Study on Internal Planning Office
In a move to address many concerns about the Shreveport Caddo Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC), the Shreveport City Council passed a resolution at its August 8 meeting authorizing the City Attorney to research and study the feasibility and legality of creating...
The Brouhaha at Shreveport Caddo MPC Continues
The Shreveport Bossier Metropolitan Planning Commission office has been under fire for closing down completely its office from noon until 1 pm; this decision had been made by its executor director when hired in 2014. On Monday MPC Executive Director Mark Sweeney...
Understanding Shreveport’s Escalating Water Bills and A Possible Suez Solution
If you live in Shreveport and you have not had a heart attack or a near miss one when opening your monthly mail from The City of Shreveport Department of Water and Sewage (DOWUS), you can consider yourself to be both lucky and overdue for a real heart stopper. Almost...
Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods Heroes Run presents My Hero Art Contest
Shreveport, LA, August 4, 2017 – In anticipation of the Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods Heroes Run Oct. 28 in downtown Shreveport, K-12 students in the Shreveport-Bossier area are invited to participate in the My Hero Art Contest. Submissions should include an original...
MPC Executive Director Lists Reasons Why Office is Closed For Lunch
In a two page email to MPC Board members, MPC Executive Director Mark Sweeney listed the reasons that the MPC office has a “Closed For Lunch” office policy. His reasons are as follows: Having a designated hour off for lunch increases productivity. Having a designated...
Shreveport Water and Sewage Worth Big Bucks to Suez
The City of Shreveport has the opportunity to realize big bucks and solve major civic headaches , all in one swoop, by negotiating with SUEZ, N.A. to either sell or operate its Water and Sewage Department (DOWUS). Public private partnerships are becoming very common...
Louisiana Ad Agency Digital Logic Breaking Ground in Digital Advertising
Shreveport Louisiana based Advertising Agency and Digital Marketing Agency, Digital Logic already has quickly ramped up to 5 employees, and has opened an office in Downtown Shreveport at 411 Lake St. Seth Winterer, is the Founder of Digital Logic, a veteran digital...
GLO Airlines Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
GLO Airlines Seeks Bankruptcy Protection On Sunday, FlyGLO LLC filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy in federal court in New Orleans, listing assets and liabilities of between $10 million and $50 million, with up to 49 creditors. According to court papers, GLO's...
Solving the Dilemma of Vague Business Goals
Achievement oriented business people love goals. Ask a salesperson to go sell widgets. Now have an agreement with that person to go sell ten widgets in three months. This simple change in approach and language makes all the difference to that salesperson’s focus and...
What Is Value?
The Diamond-Water Paradox is posed early on to sophomore students in an economics course. The question is: why is water, which is required to maintain human life, of much lower value to people than diamonds are? Why are we usually willing to pay very little money for...
Full Text: Trump’s Immigration Executive Order and Ban Jan 2016
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to protect the American people from...
Shareholders, Customers or Employees: Which Is More Important? Part 2
This is Part 2 of an article I published last month. I felt it was important to start this discussion as we are in a new round of some experts providing confusion around which group is most important for the for-profit firm: shareholders (or owners in the private...
Shareholders, Customers or Employees: Which Is More Important? Part 1
Here we go again – the debate over which group should be the most important focus for a for-profit business is on us again. Should it be shareholders (or owners for the private for-profit firm), customers or employees? Which group should take priority in setting the...
Running Government Like a Business- How I Would Advise President Trump
Running Government Like A Business: How I Would Advise President-elect Trump I am going to take somewhat of a detour from the purpose of this series of articles that discusses points of view and frameworks to aid in the growth of the market value of for-profit firms....
Johnson and Jones Head To Runoff for Louisiana 4th Congressional District: 2016 Louisiana Elections
Republican Mike Johnson and Democrat Marshall Jones will face each other in a runoff for the 4th Congressional district in Louisiana on December 10th in Louisiana. Results: 100% reporting Votes Marshall Jones Democratic Party 28% 80,558 Mike Johnson Republican Party...
Is Strategic Planning Dead?
Good strategic planning can be very useful for your firm if done appropriately. But the current business world has opportunities and threats popping up almost weekly for most firms. This suggests to some people that strategic planning as we have known it must change...
Presidential Debate Drinking Game: Debate Live Tonight at 6:30pm CDT Stream Here
STEP 1: SELECT YOUR CANDIDATE This is a game afterall, and games are more fun when you are competing. Step 2: LISTEN FOR THE WORDS ON THE LIST Listen for YOUR candidate to say his/her specific words and listen for every candidate to say a community word. If ANY...
The Holy Grail of Business Strategy and Wealth Creation
You might be thinking how in the world Bigler (your writer) is going to pull this one off. This is a weighty title and you the reader probably just said "Riiiight". But after thirty-five years as a strategy consultant with stints as a strategy professor and aided by...
Grapheno Launches in Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (July 22, 2016) - LA New Product Development Team (LA NPDT) is a Louisiana-based cross-functional organization that is known for helping inventors and entrepreneurs to develop a broad range of products, technologies, and web solutions. The...
How To Set Your Business Direction
This article is a follow on to the one I wrote two months ago on your firm’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Purpose. When we plan a car trip we know where we want to go – to Chicago and not to Atlanta. We call up Google Maps and listen to the voice in our cars navigate...
Unity Rally in Bossier City on Saturday August 13th, 2016.
Lorenzo B. Johnson, the CEO/President of United Community Foundation, a Non-Profit organization located Bossier City, LA will be holding a Unity Rally in Bossier City on Saturday August 13th, 2016. According to Johnson, "The purpose of this rally is to promote unity...
Celebrity CEOs: Are They Worth It?
Some pundits are asking if Apple has seen its better days. Its stock price is down 33% since 7-20-2015. I do not want to seem insensitive as the world lost a tremendous business mind and talent and person in Steven Jobs with his passing in 2011. But the question of...
Sexting Teens (Part 1)
Raising teenagers in today’s digital age requires hyper-vigilance. The latest scientific research into prefrontal cortex development confirms what parents have long known: the teen brain is not well-equipped for rational decision-making. As compared to their...
Vision, Mission, Values: Overrated?
Vision, Mission, Values: Overrated? Let's revisit a topic I covered only a bit in this series four years ago. CEOs are told their firms need a Vision, Mission and Values set of statements. I think they are crucial but they must be carefully crafted and done at the...
