When we think of a career in sports, most people immediately flash on being the next Drew Brees or Sean Payton. Yet outside of playing and coaching, there are myriad career opportunities in both professional and amateur athletics. “There’s…
On this week’s episode, Tammie Jackson, the city’s director of safety and permits, says more investigators and new software will improve enforcement of short-term rental rules.
NEW ORLEANS — General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has announced the opening of its new office at The Beach at University of New Orleans. Company leaders said the facility will initially support 50 new jobs…
Among other appellations, New Orleans is often described as “the most European city in America.” A particularly tasty example of this cultural claim can be found uptown at 4714 Freret St., in the form of Windowsill Pies. Co-founders and owners…
The healthcare industry represents $1.5 billion of the gross regional product on the Northshore and a new pilot program started this past May aims to boost that number even further. In this week's episode, Chris Masingill, CEO of St.…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: 601 Metairie Road will soon be home to Parish Line Bistro Bar. The new venture was created by hospitality industry veteran Mickey Parenton, New Orleans…
“We provide a safe place for kids to explore their gifts,” stated Gerald Williams. “We help them find their own landing place.” Williams is the co-founder and CEO of Excite All Stars, which offers a variety of youth programs…
This week’s episode features native New Orleanian Curtis Doucette, a real estate developer and CEO of Iris Development. A former banker, Doucette bought his first property — a duplex in New Orleans East — in 2002. Twenty years later, he’s…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: BonVi Apartments to Celebrate Grand Opening in the Bywater New Orleans Starbucks Store 1st in Louisiana to Vote Union Louisiana Entergy Rates Going Up Due…
“I’m from Louisiana, and growing up, my grandmother was always throwing around that phrase ‘a snowball’s chance in hell.’” Hence the name for a now-growing pandemic pop-up, Chance in Hell SnoBalls, explained co-founder and co-owner Kitten. She and her…
In the wake of the amended homebuilding moratorium, what is the next step in addressing the Northshore’s growth challenges? Jules Guidry, CEO of Highland Homes and a former leader of the Northshore Home Builders Association, talks about the new committee…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business headlines: JEDCO celebrated the grand opening of Bemana’s new headquarters in Metairie on Wednesday. The specialized recruitment firm cut the ribbon on a 3,000 square-foot-space alongside…
This month I want to focus on a few shout-outs and congratulations. First, congratulations to Jerry Bologna and JEDCO — especially the finance team — on the ribbon cutting event and opening of their new finance center, a great…
“If you build it, the resources will follow.” This can-do attitude drives the success of both unCommon Construction and its founder and executive director, Aaron Frumin. The organization employs local high school students to build houses, providing on-the-job training…
This week’s guest, energy industry veteran Al Petrie, has organized not one but two major industry gatherings this week in New Orleans. On the podcast, he talks about how the pandemic, the global focus on clean energy and the war…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week's top business stories: Dr. Rochelle Ford Named 8th President of Dillard University Moody's Upgrades Louisiana's Issuer Rating Iconic Uptown Restaurant for Sale Drew Brees Wants You to Eat the Cheese(burgers) Bollinger Shipyards Delivers…
Launching two weeks before the pandemic lockdown in March 2020 was not great timing for any business – but for Happy Raptor Distilling, that particular cloud was not without its silver lining. “Even in the shutdown, people were still…
A NOLA native and mother of seven, Mignon Francois took the last $5 she had for dinner one week and made cupcakes. A decade and a half later, her shop, the Cupcake Collection is ranked in the top 10 cupcake…
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…
When the Bayou Boogaloo starts tomorrow, hundreds of music lovers will crowd the banks of Bayou St. John. Some will even be floating on it. But few will know the story behind the popular festival – or the historic…
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 — 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…
Sometimes the only way to preserve traditions is to update them thoroughly – and create new traditions in the process. The Avenue Pub, on St. Charles Avenue at the edge of the Lower Garden District, was opened by the…
Morgan Dixon is a nail artist, entrepreneur and social media star whose incredible creations have made her studio, MAD Nails, (named for her initials) THE top nail salon in the region and even grabbed the attention of Hollywood. On this…
