Originally published on Fri March 29, 2013 7:51 am
Louisiana, the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, and software company IBM are partnering to expand LSU’s computer science program, revamp downtown property, and bring 800 jobs to Baton Rouge.
IBM will open a new service center downtown in 2015, but will employ 300 locally in 2014.
Under the partnership, LSU’s school of engineering is expected to double its computer science faculty and jump to the top 15 nationally in number of graduates.
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