NEW ORLEANS — Work is underway at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, where a $34 million renovation will convert the old IMAX movie theater space into the new home of the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium. It's the most…
Small business owners in Louisiana and nationwide are reporting that inflation is hurting their bottom line and adversely impacting their ability to hire and retain workers, according to new survey data from Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Voices. This week’s…
NEW ORLEANS — Greater New Orleans Inc., the regional economic development nonprofit organization, and more than 10 southeast Louisiana parish presidents are working together to lobby the federal government to make changes to the National Flood Insurance Program’s new Risk…
NEW YORK — Hancock Whitney Corporation participated in the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony to open the stock market on Monday, May 16 at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. John Hairston, the bank’s president and CEO, led the ceremony alongside…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store…
NEW ORLEANS — 30% of the New Orleans executives who responded to this month’s New Orleans 500 email survey said that increased energy costs are creating problems for their businesses. CNN Business reported that the price for regular gasoline hit…
METAIRIE, La. – The owners of Clearview City Center announced that the 160,000-square-foot Target store located there has begun a “major” renovation that will introduce several new in-store concepts. Target is making these improvements as the shopping mall around it…
SHREVEPORT, La. — The Prize Foundation and Louisiana Film Entertainment Association will host the Film Prize Junior festival May 13-15 at the Shreveport Convention Center. It’s the first in-person version of the event since the pandemic began. In total, 83…
NEW ORLEANS — Corporate Realty’s Jonathan Fawer has been recognized as one of GlobeSt.com’s retail influencers for 2022. This national source for commercial real estate industry news, intelligence and analysis annually honors retail leaders throughout the United States for their contributions…
NEW ORLEAN – O’Connor Capital Partners has announced that international luxury fashion retailer Golden Goose is opening a store before the end of the year at Canal Place. Golden Goose, an Italian-based luxury fashion line known for its sneakers, will…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans tourism boosters often cite the positive economic impact of major festivals and events in the city. Here, from the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, are some metrics that tell the story of the April 1-3…
METAIRIE – Say goodbye to the Vieux Carre Shopping Center and hello to the Shops on Seventeenth. The owners of the 20,172-square-foot retail strip at the corner of Severn Avenue and 17th Street (across from La Madeleine) celebrated the new…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: The Greater New Orleans Foundation announced that the 2022 GiveNOLA Day (Monday, May 2) hosted by Baptist Community Ministries and supported by Entergy generated nearly $8 million in donations for…
HAMMOND, La. — On April 28, CenterWell Senior Primary Care celebrated its grand opening at 2240 W. Thomas Street in Hammond. The "senior-focused, value-based care provider" is owned by Humana. This is the third center to open in the greater…
METAIRIE — Hibernia Bank employees gathered with local officials and community members on May 3 to celebrate the debut of a new full-service bank branch at 5620 Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Hibernia has served the greater New Orleans area since 1886.…
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Children’s Museum Chief Executive Officer Julia Bland has announced her retirement effective June 4. The organization's chief operating officer, Lauren Clay, will be appointed interim CEO. “Our board of directors and the entire museum community are…
NEW ORLEANS — The approximately $100 million redevelopment of Clearview Mall is progressing despite the supply chain delays affecting much of the construction industry. When all is said and done, the old shopping center at the corner of Veterans Boulevard…
NEW ORLEANS – The Vue Orleans observatory and cultural exhibit is now open at the top of the recently renovated Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences in the former World Trade Center building at the foot of Canal Street. The…
This week’s podcast features Carmelo Turillo. Turillo is an educator and entrepreneur who is a lecturer at Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business and the co-owner of Francofonte Catering, which has operated a gelato tent at the New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS — Many New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival food vendors have to begin working months in advance to be ready to sell their wares at the annual spring event. Tulane lecturer and entrepreneur Carmelo Turillo, who has served…
NEW ORLEANS — The Greater New Orleans Foundation’s ninth annual GiveNOLA Day philanthropy “marathon” continues all day today (Tuesday, May 3). Click here to donate now. GNOF, a community foundation that connects donors to nonprofits, said last year’s event raised…
NEW ORLEANS — The owners of Rich’s Wash Dat car wash will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 9 to celebrate a new location at 2900 Gentilly Boulevard. Owner Dennis Ogan said he invested $5.5 million…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans and Company, the city's destination marketing organization, will celebrate National Tourism and Travel Week by hosting a parade, rally and industry job fair at various locations. On Tuesday, May 3, there will be a press…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival returned for the first time in three years. The two-weekend production draws tens of thousands to the city’s Fair Grounds Race Course, where…
For the April “Question of the Month,” Biz New Orleans asked members of the New Orleans 500 what types of philanthropic organizations they support and if their approach has changed since the pandemic. Thirty-six percent of respondents said they focus…
NEW ORLEANS — All three New Orleans-area Pinkberry frozen yogurt locations will close for good in September. Pinkberry’s local franchise partners — Rob Stumm, Courtney Stumm, Celie Howard, Sibyl Lapeyre and Lon Nichols — said their agreement with Pinkberry expires…
NEW ORLEANS — Brandy Christian, president and CEO of the Port of New Orleans, will be the keynote speaker at the New Orleans Chamber’s 2022 2nd Quarter Business Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11 at…
NEW ORLEANS — Breeze Airways, a low-fare airline that debuted in May 2021, is adding a new nonstop route from New Orleans (MSY) to Savannah (SAV). One-way fares start at $59. Starting Sept. 9, days of service will be Monday and…
NEW ORLEANS - Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder of STEM Global Action and STEM NOLA, received the Louisiana Association of Educators President's Award last week at the organization’s 45th annual Representative Assembly in Baton Rouge. LA said it honored Mackie for…
Kathy Laborde, president and CEO of Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, is helping spearhead an $80 million affordable housing and healthcare development in Central City. With partial support from health insurance company Aetna, the project aims to demonstrate that onsite, accessible…
