Corridor firms dominate technology awards
The 10/12 corridor dominated the Governor's Technology Awards honoring individuals and companies in Louisiana for their innovation and progress in the past year. The winners, from 42 nominations statewide, were announced at a recent ceremony in Baton Rouge. Technology Company of the Year is NiFTv of Ruston, which brings television-style broadcasting to the Internet by developing a distributed broadcast technology that allows its viewers to broadcast to other viewers. Innovator of the Year is Louisiana Immersive Technology Enterprise of Lafayette, which helps diversify Louisiana's economy by application and technology development, testing, training and research for industry, education and government. Rising Star of the Year is obdEdge of Baton Rouge, a tech start-up that is leading the industry in the development of innovative and effective solutions to deter the deadly habit of distracted driving. Technology Leader of the Year is Stacey Simmons, Director for Economic Development at the Center for Computation & Technology at LSU, who helped bring the digital media industry to Louisiana by co-founding the Red Stick International Animation Festival and serving as its director since its inception. University Leader of the Year is Steven Ceulemans of Louisiana State University in New Orleans, who has taken a leadership role in the commercialization of local universities' world-class research.
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