Albert S. Pappalardo, Jr. MBA, CIC Vice President, Pappalardo Agency, Inc The best time to buy insurance is before you need it. This is especially true for life insurance — in fact, the earlier in your life you…
Mitchell R. Bordelon, CFA, CFP Crescent Sterling Private Wealth Management Given the financial uncertainty of 2020 thus far, there is no guarantee the rest of the year will improve. For a lot of family-owned businesses, the majority of their…
Episode 24 How to Rebuild New Orleans Tourism Stephen Perry, president and CEO of New Orleans & Company, discusses the fate of New Orleans restaurants and hotels, and how long it’ll be before the city reaches 2019 levels of tourism…
Oak Street Small Businesses Fighting for Survival September 8 Min Yang, president of Oak Street Merchants, Residents and Property Owners Inc., discusses the effect the pandemic has had on Uptown’s historic commercial corridor. Listen HGTV comes to NOLA…
Amber Barlow | Partner Deutsch Kerrigan When a leased tenant files bankruptcy, the tenant may: (1) assume the lease, meaning the tenant will remain in the lease obligations or (2) reject the lease, meaning the tenant may extinguish lease…
Sean Arrillaga | Owner Peristyle Residences Our talented team of program coordinators and managers has worked diligently to overcome the current challenges, including by providing all residents with iPads to connect with loved ones through services like FaceTime and…
How has COVID-19 changed the insurance marketplace and what should employers or individuals be doing to adapt? W. Anderson Baker III, CPCU, ARM | Area Executive Vice President Gallagher “Commercial insurance is in a hard market that happens every…
Working outdoors on a 90-acre site is making social distancing on the job easy for those assembling the nearly 70,500 solar panels that will comprise Entergy’s New Orleans Solar Station. Engineered to withstand 134 mph hurricane conditions, the panels will…
Francesca Brennan | Realtor Entablature Realty “We are seeing a lot of homeowners tackling home improvement projects, mostly centered around creating office and homeschool spaces for parents and kids to work/ learn remotely. These projects might include turning a…
FIRST PLACE - PEOPLE’S CHOICE Interior designer Maureen Stevens — of Maureen Stevens Design — is currently working from the sunroom of her house in New Orleans’ Marigny Triangle. The room overlooks a courtyard that Stevens said is in rare…
FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, OPA SIGNS & GRAPHICS HAS BEEN providing Southeast Louisiana with business and architectural signage, digital graphics and film and TV props and set decorations. Now they can add personal protective equipment provider to their list…
3 Social Media Boot Camp Webinar: Insta? What is it? How do I use it? Hosted by Brianna Cunningham, sales and marketing professional 12 to 1 p.m. Cost is $15 instagram.com/citylove.co/ 8 St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce Leadership Northshore…
CONSTRUCTION Delgado Maritime Training Facility Awarded $850,000 Federal Grant The Delgado Community College Maritime and Industrial Training Facility in New Orleans East has been awarded an $850,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA). The…
Alyssa Herbert, Roy Forest and Veronica Reyes TUESDAY, MARCH 3 | HILTON NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT HOTEL Michael Hecht, CEO and president of Greater New Orleans, Inc., and Stephen Waguespack, president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and…
Adrienne Breaux, Travis Tague and Etienne Tardy WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 | THE ROOSEVELT HOTEL Stephen Waguespack, president and CEO of Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, presented the 2020 Legislative Issues Update at the chamber’s first quarter luncheon.…
COMING SOON Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience Expected to draw more than 35,000 visitors a year to New Orleans’ museum district, the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience is expected to open in late summer at 818 Howard Street.…
Christine Clouatre, Dianne Waller, Seran Williams and Lori Spansel TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 | NEW ORLEANS MARRIOTT Governor John Bel Edwards gave the keynote address at this year’s luncheon, joining industry leaders who promoted tourism’s impact on the local…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Low prices and concerns about the new coronavirus should postpone a Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale planned for Wednesday, environmental groups said Tuesday. “As prices collapse, it’s insane to move forward with this bargain basement sell-off of our public…
The Westin New Orleans Renovation The Westin New Orleans (100 Rue Iberville) has completed a $30 million revitalization that included major renovations to all guestrooms and suites, lobby/check-in, and 30,000 square feet of meeting space. The hotel also features new…
3 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Power Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 1515 Poydras St. 5th Floor Auditorium NewOrleansChamber.org 3 Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast 2020 8 to 10 a.m. Hilton New Orleans Airport Hotel 901 Airline Dr.,…
CONSTRUCTION DonahueFavret Contractors Named “Best of the Best” in Renovation DonahueFavret Contractors, Inc. has been awarded the “Best of the Best” Renovation/Restoration Project in the U.S. by ENR (Engineering News-Record magazine)…
Jamie Howard, Karen Romero and Penny Saunders Tuesday, February 11 Northshore Technical Community College St. Tammany Chamber of Commerce Smarter Business Series The chamber’s first Smarter Business Series of 2020 covered topics related to intellectual property law, patents, trademarks,…
Ben Johnson, Jeff Teague and Guy Williams Thursday, February 6 Crowne Plaza New Orleans Airport Hotel Jefferson Chamber Annual Meeting — Engage 2020 One of the chamber’s largest networking events Jefferson Chamber’s Annual Meeting celebrates the accomplishments of the…
Halima Leak-Francis, Sheila Gold and Suri Duitch Friday, February 7 | Hyatt Regency New Orleans GNO, Inc. Annual Luncheon 2020 CEO Michael Hecht wrapped up the region’s economic wins for 2019 before introducing GNOfuture, the organization’s strategic plan for…
4 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast 8 to 9:30 a.m. 1515 Poydras St. 5th Floor Auditorium NewOrleansChamber.org 5 The Funding Seed Engaging Your Board Members in Fundraising Work 3 to 4:30 p.m. Ashe Power House Theater 1731 Baronne…
NOMA Awarded $1 Million Grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) a $1 million grant to support the establishment of the only photography conservation program for much of the Southeastern United States.…
Eustis Mortgage Company Eustis Mortgage has moved its headquarters into The Standard at South Market at 798 S. Rampart St. in New Orleans. The company worked with building contractor Perrier Esquerré Contractors, LLC, to create an open, ground floor workplace…
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1. The Wait is Over! Six years after plans were finalized, New Orleans’ new airport has arrived. By Kim Singletary (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Visitors enjoy refreshments during festivities for the opening of the new Louis…
Junior’s on Harrison Junior’s on Harrison (Junior’s) is now serving lunch and dinner seven days a week at 789 Harrison Ave. in New Orleans’ Lakeview neighborhood. The casual, contemporary, modern American restaurant by restaurateurs Nick Hufft and Lon Marchand of…
