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A comprehensive economic impact study of BRF and its associated entities by economist Dr. Loren Scott has been released.  The study analyzes the 2018 and 2019 economic impacts of BRF and its associated entities in the Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which includes Caddo, Bossier, DeSoto and Webster parishes.   According to Dr. Scott, “In 2018 and 2019, BRF activities created an average of 5,453 direct and indirect jobs per year in the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.  For every 10 new jobs created in a dozen different industries by BRF and its associated entities, another 11 jobs are created elsewhere in more than 20 different industries in the MSA economy. In 2019, the average wage of these jobs is approximately 18% higher than the average wage in the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.  These numbers demonstrate the economic stability and diversity that BRF activities add to the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.”  The study notes that 2018 activities of BRF and its associated entities, which at that time included the BRF-owned and     -operated University Health Shreveport hospital, created the following impacts: $799 million in new sales for businesses in the MSA, $460 million in new household earnings for citizens in the MSA,  9,617 direct and indirect jobs […]

To measure the impact of its economic development activities, BRF commissioned Loren C. Scott and Associates, a Baton Rouge consulting firm led by Dr. Loren C. Scott, to conduct an economic impact study of BRF activities during 2018 and 2019 in the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area. Join us via GoToWebinar on Thursday, November 19 at 9 a.m. to hear from Dr. Scott and BRF President and CEO Dr. John F. George Jr. on BRF’s impact in our local economy and plans for 2021, including its newest economic development initiative. To register for this virtual announcement, please click here.

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BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) announces the addition of 10 new startup companies to its Wall of Entrepreneurial Achievement, a milestone for portfolio companies that have successfully launched or are in the process of launching in Caddo Parish and North Louisiana.   There are now 44 startups on the wall in BRF’s headquarters, InterTech 1, near downtown Shreveport.  The 2020 class of startups marks EAP’s sixth year in operation and the end of year two of its NorLEAP program, which provides EAP services across 21 parishes, including Caddo, in North Louisiana. The expanded program is funded by BRF and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). EAP was launched in 2014 as a partnership among BRF, the City of Shreveport and the Caddo Parish Commission to provide resources to entrepreneurs, equipping them to take their ideas from concept to the marketplace.  In six years, EAP has vetted over 1,060 ideas and aided in funding 93 of them, helping to bring $103 million in new capital to the area. According to a recent economic study by economist Dr. Loren Scott, in 2018-19 EAP portfolio companies generated in the Shreveport Bossier four-parish metropolitan statistical area (MSA) over $36 million in business sales, over $27.6 […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) secured a $2 million appropriation from the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB). “Global Strike Command is an essential part of the United States’ national security strategy. Louisiana is proud to be its home. Continued investments ensure that the command has the capacity needed to keep our nation safe,” said Dr. Cassidy. Cassidy requested the appropriation, with BRF’s support, to promote innovation and collaboration to improve capabilities at Air Force Global Strike Command. The appropriation will be used to support Air Force Global Strike Command’s efforts to conduct a variety of innovation activities leveraging local businesses, academia, and entrepreneurs in government to develop and prototype capabilities needed to ensure the long-range strike fleet is capable of meeting future Presidential and Combatant Commander needs. The Air Force Global Strike Command is responsible for the nation’s three intercontinental ballistic missile wings, the Air Force’s entire bomber force, including the B-52, the Long-Range Strike Bomber Program, the Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) systems, and operational and maintenance support to organizations within the nuclear enterprise. “The success of Barksdale Air […]

BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics announces first subject dosed in Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in cocaine use disorder. Company to soon initiate second Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in smoking cessation. BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for cocaine, nicotine and potentially other addictions, today announced that the first subjects have begun dosing of EMB-001 in a Phase 2 study for cocaine use disorder. EMB-001 is being tested to help patients struggling with addiction to maintain abstinence and improve their quality of life by simultaneously targeting multiple neurological pathways that play a role in stress-induced, cue-induced and drug-induced addiction relapse. Embera is developing the first medication that treats addiction by moderating activity in the stress response system. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial is supported by funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health and will evaluate EMB-001 as a treatment option for patients with cocaine use disorder. Eighty subjects will receive twice daily doses of EMB-001 or placebo for 13 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint is abstinence in subjects dosed with EMB-001 versus placebo during […]

A comprehensive economic impact study of BRF and its associated entities by economist Dr. Loren Scott has been released.  The study analyzes the 2018 and 2019 economic impacts of BRF and its associated entities in the Shreveport-Bossier metropolitan statistical area (MSA) which includes Caddo, Bossier, DeSoto and Webster parishes.   According to Dr. Scott, “In 2018 and 2019, BRF activities created an average of 5,453 direct and indirect jobs per year in the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.  For every 10 new jobs created in a dozen different industries by BRF and its associated entities, another 11 jobs are created elsewhere in more than 20 different industries in the MSA economy. In 2019, the average wage of these jobs is approximately 18% higher than the average wage in the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.  These numbers demonstrate the economic stability and diversity that BRF activities add to the Shreveport-Bossier MSA.”  The study notes that 2018 activities of BRF and its associated entities, which at that time included the BRF-owned and     -operated University Health Shreveport hospital, created the following impacts: $799 million in new sales for businesses in the MSA, $460 million in new household earnings for citizens in the MSA,  9,617 direct and indirect jobs […]

To measure the impact of its economic development activities, BRF commissioned Loren C. Scott and Associates, a Baton Rouge consulting firm led by Dr. Loren C. Scott, to conduct an economic impact study of BRF activities during 2018 and 2019 in the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area. Join us via GoToWebinar on Thursday, November 19 at 9 a.m. to hear from Dr. Scott and BRF President and CEO Dr. John F. George Jr. on BRF’s impact in our local economy and plans for 2021, including its newest economic development initiative. To register for this virtual announcement, please click here.

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BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) announces the addition of 10 new startup companies to its Wall of Entrepreneurial Achievement, a milestone for portfolio companies that have successfully launched or are in the process of launching in Caddo Parish and North Louisiana.   There are now 44 startups on the wall in BRF’s headquarters, InterTech 1, near downtown Shreveport.  The 2020 class of startups marks EAP’s sixth year in operation and the end of year two of its NorLEAP program, which provides EAP services across 21 parishes, including Caddo, in North Louisiana. The expanded program is funded by BRF and the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). EAP was launched in 2014 as a partnership among BRF, the City of Shreveport and the Caddo Parish Commission to provide resources to entrepreneurs, equipping them to take their ideas from concept to the marketplace.  In six years, EAP has vetted over 1,060 ideas and aided in funding 93 of them, helping to bring $103 million in new capital to the area. According to a recent economic study by economist Dr. Loren Scott, in 2018-19 EAP portfolio companies generated in the Shreveport Bossier four-parish metropolitan statistical area (MSA) over $36 million in business sales, over $27.6 […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) secured a $2 million appropriation from the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the Air Force Global Strike Command headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base (BAFB). “Global Strike Command is an essential part of the United States’ national security strategy. Louisiana is proud to be its home. Continued investments ensure that the command has the capacity needed to keep our nation safe,” said Dr. Cassidy. Cassidy requested the appropriation, with BRF’s support, to promote innovation and collaboration to improve capabilities at Air Force Global Strike Command. The appropriation will be used to support Air Force Global Strike Command’s efforts to conduct a variety of innovation activities leveraging local businesses, academia, and entrepreneurs in government to develop and prototype capabilities needed to ensure the long-range strike fleet is capable of meeting future Presidential and Combatant Commander needs. The Air Force Global Strike Command is responsible for the nation’s three intercontinental ballistic missile wings, the Air Force’s entire bomber force, including the B-52, the Long-Range Strike Bomber Program, the Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) systems, and operational and maintenance support to organizations within the nuclear enterprise. “The success of Barksdale Air […]

BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics announces first subject dosed in Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in cocaine use disorder. Company to soon initiate second Phase 2 study of EMB-001 in smoking cessation. BRF’s Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program (EAP) portfolio company Embera NeuroTherapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing novel treatments for cocaine, nicotine and potentially other addictions, today announced that the first subjects have begun dosing of EMB-001 in a Phase 2 study for cocaine use disorder. EMB-001 is being tested to help patients struggling with addiction to maintain abstinence and improve their quality of life by simultaneously targeting multiple neurological pathways that play a role in stress-induced, cue-induced and drug-induced addiction relapse. Embera is developing the first medication that treats addiction by moderating activity in the stress response system. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial is supported by funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health and will evaluate EMB-001 as a treatment option for patients with cocaine use disorder. Eighty subjects will receive twice daily doses of EMB-001 or placebo for 13 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint is abstinence in subjects dosed with EMB-001 versus placebo during […]