NEW ORLEANS - The COVID-19 pandemic and busy 2020 storm season disrupted the international shipping industry significantly - but, locally at least, there could be a silver lining: a potential increase in the number of warehouses and distribution centers in…
MIAMI – Carnival Cruise Line has announced that the Carnival Valor, based in New Orleans, won't return to operations until at least November 2021. The company announced similar postponements nationwide because of the ongoing pandemic. “Like so much about this…
NEW ORLEANS - When the city’s next bikeshare program launches later this year, it won’t be using the same motorized blue bikes that disappeared from local streets last May. Those were shipped out of…
Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s business news highlights: Inauguration Day Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” as he took the helm of a deeply divided…
NEW ORLEANS (JAN. 21, 2021) – John Maxwell, best-selling author of The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and more than a dozen other books, will be the featured guest on the next 21st Century Business Forum presented by Biz New Orleans.…
METAIRIE - Here are some of the latest finding from the Gulf South Index, a consumer research project created by the Ehrhardt Group and Causeway Solutions: Making Groceries ... Online There's been a big shift to online shopping and direct-to-consumer…
NEW ORLEANS — WYES TV is unveiling new shows and moving others to new time slots. The changes begin in February. The biggest change is local arts and entertainment program Steppin' Out will move from 7 p.m. Fridays to 7…
NEW ORLEANS - While the nation remained riveted on the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, there was plenty of time for some big business stories here in New Orleans. Here, from staff and wire reports, are the highlights:…
NEW ORLEANS - Various sources are reporting that the 2021 version of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be scheduled for Oct. 8-10 and Oct. 15-17. That places the hugely popular celebration of New Orleans music, food and…
NEW ORLEANS - The City Park Improvement Association has announced that Cara Lambright will become the next chief executive officer of the 167 year-old park starting this February. "We are starting 2021 with a clear and progressive plan for the…
COVINGTON, La. - Independent movie theater operators have had to find creative ways to make money during the pandemic. Marcus Theatres in Covington is no exception. Now, the theater is offering a special low price for a group of up…
NEW ORLEANS – So there's a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel. ... French Quarter Festivals Inc., the nonprofit organizers of French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron, announced the event is scheduled to return in the…
NEW ORLEANS - On the inaugural virtual Business Forum co-presented by Biz New Orleans (click here to watch), iconic publishing executive Steve Forbes said the beginning of a pandemic recovery in 2021 will provide plenty of opportunities for businesses and…
In this week’s podcast, Dr. Kathy Baumgarten of Ochsner Health explains how a successful statewide vaccination program will help Louisiana achieve “herd immunity” - and get back to life as we know it. Baumgarten is Ochsner’s medical director of infection…
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Kathy Baumgarten, featured on this week’s Biz Talks podcast, said a successful immunization program is the best way for the community to get back to normal life with the least amount of suffering. To that end,…
NEW ORLEANS - In a week when Louisiana’s coronavirus numbers are near all-time highs - and vaccine distribution would ordinarily be top of mind - events in Washington stole all the attention. On Wednesday, when the nation’s lawmakers gathered to…
NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana State Rep. Royce Duplessis wrote a scathing open letter to Donald Rouse, the co-owner of Rouse's Enterprises LLC, after Rouse's attendance at Wednesday's pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. caused controversy this week. "Two days ago, the…
NEW ORLEANS - SchoolMint, a provider of software solutions for K-12 education, announced that it has purchased New Orleans-based Whetstone Education and will now be supporting 11 million students and more than 18,000 schools worldwide. Whetstone was founded in 2010…
NEW ORLEANS - Here are some upcoming business events worth checking out: Delgado Community College is offering an online cybersecurity training program to address the region’s growing technology workforce needs. The 12-week program will be offered exclusively online Mondays through…
NEW ORLEANS — AT&T announced it has contributed a total of $600,000 to combat poverty and support residents in New Orleans East. “We are so grateful to AT&T for their support to our community organizations this year in helping to…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans has announced a return to modified set of "phase one" health restrictions because COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have reached a statewide record high. Reduced capacity limits and gathering sizes will go into…
NEW ORLEANS — Ozanam Inn - a nonprofit that provides emergency shelter and aid to the homeless - said it has purchased a new facility at 2239 Poydras St. to be its new base of operations. The building near University…
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans said property tax bills have been delayed because it is awaiting final approval of the tax rolls from the State of Louisiana. When it has the approval, the City said it will…
NEW ORLEANS - USA Today readers voted for their favorite hotels that opened in 2020 and the Higgins Hotel & Conference Center in downtown New Orleans made it onto the top 10 list. The Higgins is the only Louisiana property…
NEW ORLEANS - Biz New Orleans magazine – the national award-winning monthly business publication – will publish the inaugural edition of the New Orleans 500, a book profiling the most influential leaders in greater New Orleans, in the fourth quarter of 2021. Click…
NEW ORLEANS - McEnery Residential said it has brokered a sale at the highest price per square foot in the history of the Bywater neighborhood. The sale of a 200-year-old house at 827 Independence Street closed in early December at…
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans East Hospital said it will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible community members beginning Wednesday, Jan. 6. The hospital will be administering the vaccine to "phase 1A and phase 1B, tier 1" eligible community…
Adversity is never welcome, but in the right hands, it can be transformed into innovation. It can spur us to step out of our own little worlds and reach out in a desperate effort to create a little light in…
NEW ORLEANS — In a move that's been expected for several weeks, the City of New Orleans has announced that bars, breweries and adult live entertainment venues in Orleans Parish must stop serving customers indoors beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday,…
NEW ORLEANS - The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted air travel so much that the airline industry is expected to lose more than $80 billion in 2020, according to the International Air Transport Association. Loyola professor and author Chris Schaberg, meanwhile,…
