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re: BR Business Report: Walk-On’s new Atlanta office serves as warning for Baton Rouge
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:39 pm to calcotron
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:39 pm to calcotron
It seems like most of the folks from NOLA that go to LSU go back after graduation, outside of that, everybody is in Houston and Dallas/Atlanta to a lesser extent.
Lots of summer internships out of state that turn into full time jobs. That's what got me to Dallas.
Lots of summer internships out of state that turn into full time jobs. That's what got me to Dallas.
This post was edited on 2/7/22 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:47 pm to WeeWee
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Delta went from Tallulah La => Monroe La => Atlanta
Started out as a dusting company spraying lead-arsenate on the cotton boll weevil.
Lead and arsenic.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:48 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Delta was founded in Macon, GA as Huff-Daland Dusters (A subsidiary of Huff-Daland that started in New York) and moved to Louisiana shortly after.
This post was edited on 2/7/22 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:51 pm to H2O Tiger
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Delta was founded in Macon, GA and moved to Louisiana in 1925
or...
Delta Airlines Beginnings
Scott Airport - Tallulah, Louisiana
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:53 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:54 pm to Gulf Coast Tiger
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You can’t have an unfriendly business environment when you are surrounded by business friendly states
Especially when those states are some of the fastest growing areas in the country. Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Austin are attracting people from all over.
People from Louisiana don’t have to move across the country to California or NY for better opportunities. They simply have to drive a few hours from home. Even NW Arkansas is booming and offers more opportunities than anywhere in Louisiana for a college graduate.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 2:55 pm to Ghost of Colby
Northwest Arkansas is growing at an insane pace, and its not just because of Walmart anymore.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:13 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Yet somehow Louisiana experienced 40 years of unprecedented growth and prosperity following Huey's administration.
oil
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:14 pm to tigerinthebueche
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State didnt pay shite for me. My father did.
State funding to public universities is the reason why tuition was like 1k. Much of the costs were funded by the taxpayers, even in 1995 or whenever you went to college. It's why out of state tuition is much more expensive because they did not pay the taxes that funded the system.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:14 pm to H2O Tiger
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Northwest Arkansas is growing at an insane pace, and its not just because of Walmart anymore.
People moved there because of WalMart, but they also created a pleasant environment with more amenities that attracts other businesses and residents.
Louisiana needs something like that. Something other than chemical or oil/gas....not that we should turn our back on that.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:15 pm to fallguy_1978
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unwilling to do what's necessary
This is the motto of the Louisiana legislature.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:16 pm to H2O Tiger
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It seems like most of the folks from NOLA that go to LSU go back after graduation
Kind of odd; but in my grad school class, almost no one went to NOLA. More actually stayed in Baton Rouge or Lafayette than went to New Orleans. And we are still talking about maybe 10% of the class in total.
Houston, Dallas, Austin, Atlanta, Washington DC, and even Memphis drew more of us away.
This post was edited on 2/7/22 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:18 pm to goofball
A decent chunk of my grad school class went the consulting/audit/accounting route which basically meant they had to leave, or they went to P&N or one of the firms with an office in Nola.
I can't think of anyone that took a job in Nola that wasn't from there or had family there.
EDIT: Sounds like our experiences were similar. We had a ton of folks go to Houston, Dallas, DC, San Fran, Austin, etc.
I can't think of anyone that took a job in Nola that wasn't from there or had family there.
EDIT: Sounds like our experiences were similar. We had a ton of folks go to Houston, Dallas, DC, San Fran, Austin, etc.
This post was edited on 2/7/22 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:35 pm to fallguy_1978
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Much of the costs were funded by the taxpayers
Yeah, Well my father paid those taxes too and wrote a check to LSU every semester. No one was cutting him any slack.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:39 pm to ragincajun03
Walk-On's just opened here about a 20 second walk from my office. Anything there worth the money?
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
In my time in site selection dealing with head quarters type moves not once has la ever come up as a possible consideration.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:50 pm to tokenBoiler
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Anything there worth the money?
Yes, their salads are damn good. Burgers, wraps etc are good. Walkons gets shite on here for their food and I don’t know why. It’s not 4 star dining, but it doesn’t claim to be. It’s a spots bar. It serves food you find in a sports bar. If you want an epicurean experience go somewhere else. If you want a decent lunch or a few beers after work or to watch the game, it’s fine.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:53 pm to ragincajun03
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midriff-bearing waitresses
Shouldn’t tit be ‘midriff-BARING’ ?
Either way, that’s hot .
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:54 pm to wadewilson
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You can knock business climate, but I have a hard time understanding why Walk-On's relocating to Atlanta is a bad omen. They're not relocating to Birmingham. Cane's didn't relocate to Corpus Christi.
Theyre moving to much bigger markets.
This right here. The Baton Rouge crime and exodus is not the real issue for this type of movement. It’s all about market size and visibility. Here in Corpus Christi, we had the headquarters for Whataburger and HEB at one time. They’ve both since moved to San Antonio. It makes sense for them.
Posted on 2/7/22 at 3:54 pm to tokenBoiler
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Walk-On's just opened here about a 20 second walk from my office. Anything there worth the money
The midriff-baring/bearing waitresses .
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