Third Annual LSU 100 Companies Announced at Luncheon

LSU – Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute – April 26, 2013

Third Annual LSU 100 Companies Announced at Luncheon

BATON ROUGE – The LSU Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute celebrated the third annual LSU 100: Fastest Growing Tiger Businesses this afternoon during an honoree luncheon at the Crowne Plaza Baton Rouge Hotel. During the event, companies were individually recognized, according to their ranking, and Cordina New Orleans Cocktails was honored as the No. 1 company for 2013.

Tiger-owned or Tiger-led businesses that appeared in this year’s LSU 100 hailed from 11 colleges, with 37 having ties to the E. J. Ourso College of Business. The LSU College of Engineering was second with 21 businesses represented, including the one that was farthest traveled (from India), and the LSU College of Humanities and Social Sciences was third on the list with 15.

Cordina was established when founders Craig Cordes, Antonio La Martina and Sal La Martina conceived the idea to produce an innovation that would allow people to enjoy adult frozen drinks on the beach or elsewhere without them rapidly melting. Cordina is a 2006 finance alumnus of the E. J. Ourso College.

“It is an honor to be recognized as the No. 1 company of this year’s LSU 100,” Cordes said. “You never know when you’re going to come up with the next big business idea, and we are thrilled that ours has taken off like it has. I encourage anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit to go for their goals. Who knows, you might have the next number one idea!”

The LSU 100 celebrates the success of former LSU students and recognizes the impact of LSU on the local, regional and national economies. According to LSU SEI Director of Development Lisa O’Beirne, the 100 fastest growing Tiger businesses were identified independently by Postlethwaite & Netterville, which calculated each company’s compounded growth from 2009-2011.

“The LSU 100 provides the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute a wonderful opportunity to engage our alumni and promote interaction and mentorship with current students,” said O’Beirne.

The 2013 LSU 100 class consists of nine businesses that are veteran-owned, 14 that are family-owned, 30 that operate internationally and 25 that are on the list for the third straight year.

To view the complete list of the 2013 LSU 100 honorees, visit www.lsu100.com.
Partners of the 2013 LSU 100 included Postlethwaite&Netterville, CompuFlow Solutions, DSC Dredge LLC, Homeland Healthcare Inc., Gatorworks, Keys Graphics LLC, Last In Concepts, LSU Alumni Association, Mele Printing, Otey White & Associates, Research in Action, Safety Management Systems LLC, Shoreline Energy LLC and Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips LLP.

Nominations for the 2014 LSU 100 class will open October 1, 2013. For more information, contact O’Beirne at lisao@lsu.edu or call 225-578-0313.
The Stephenson Entrepreneurship Institute, an integral part of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business, utilizes the Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, LSU Executive Education, Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, and the Distinguished Entrepreneur Speaker Series to address the challenges of entrepreneurship and to positively impact students, the regional economy, the state of Louisiana and the nation. For more information, visit sei.lsu.edu or call 225-578-0313.

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