NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans restaurateur Billy Blatty has merged his local hospitality company with The Culinary Creative Group, based in Denver, and the result will be at least three new restaurant concepts for local diners. The group’s first collaboration,…
NEW ORLEANS — Shell announced that its New Orleans-based employees soon will be leaving their workspace at the former One Shell Square on Poydras Street — but they won’t be going far. Local executives of the British multinational oil and…
NEW ORLEANS — Relativity Space, a 3D printed rocket company, has signed a lease agreement to operate the A-2 Test Stand within NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Miss. The company, which has had a presence at Stennis since…
NEW ORLEANS — On Aug. 30, the Port of South Louisiana Port Commission voted to purchase Avondale Global Gateway from Host for a revised price of $330 million. In January, PortSL announced plans to buy the former shipyard, which had…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: Entergy Is Founding Partner of 2025 Super Bowl Host Committee Groundbreaking for New Mausoleum at Mount Olivet Cemetery NO Public Belt Railroad Completes Railyard Expansion $40M Roof Replacement Underway at…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: Audubon CEO Ron Forman to Retire in 2024 STartUP Northshore Launches 'NSpire Startup Slam' Pitch Competition Orleans Coffee Celebrates 40th Anniversary Report: NOPD's Recruiting and Retention Numbers Improving Nonprofit Coalition to…
NEW ORLEANS — On Aug. 10, state officials and partners celebrated the groundbreaking of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, which stakeholders describe as the “largest single ecosystem restoration project in U.S. history and a monumental milestone decades in the making.” The…
NEW ORLEANS — In 2008, then up-and-coming country music singer Taylor Swift appeared at the Family Gras festival near Lakeside Mall in Jefferson Parish and signed autographs for fans even though her show was rained out. Only 19 years old…
NEW ORLEANS — On July 25, the World Trade Center New Orleans announced the unveiling of “WTCNO at the Windsor Court,” a new partnership designed to provide WTCNO members with a place to socialize, network and build a stronger trade…
NEW ORLEANS — On July 20, the Department of the Interior confirmed it will host its first-ever Gulf of Mexico offshore wind lease sale. The auction is scheduled for Aug. 29. Regional economic development hailed the news, saying it demonstrates…
NEW ORLEANS — There’s a new event on the city’s concert and festival calendar. The Louisiana Office of Tourism announced that it will present the inaugural Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Caesars Superdome in New…
NEW ORLEANS — Global software company 360insights announced this week that it is relocating its U.S. headquarters from Delaware to New Orleans. The company expects to create at least 50 direct new jobs over the next two years with an…
NEW ORLEANS — This week, New Orleans hotels and restaurants greeted Essence Fest attendees with open arms. The annual music and culture event, now in its 29th year, provides a big boost for the tourism industry during the city’s hot,…
NEW ORLEANS — At a June 22 press conference, Ochsner Health and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a partnership to create the Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center at seven Ochsner campuses in Louisiana. As a result…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s biggest business stories: La. Lawmakers Pass Budget, Adjourn 2023 Legislative Session Survey: Satisfaction with NOPD Falls to Lowest Level in 14 Years Drew Brees Signs Lease for Clearview Restaurant Luzianne Introduces New Tea…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Smoothie King has co-authored a steamy new romance novel with ChatGPT to coincide with the return of its X-Treme Watermelon smoothie and a new X-Treme Watermelon Lemonade smoothie. Entitled A Summer Fling to the X-Treme,…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Jefferson Parish is abuzz with the news of Andrea’s Restaurant changing hands yet again—this time joining the likes of Broussard’s, New Orleans Social House and The Bombay Club under the Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts portfolio.…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: La. Lawmakers Debate How to Spend Better-Than-Expected Revenue Land-Based Treasure Chest Casino Hits Construction Milestone NOLA Coalition Releases Update of Action Platform Shell Catalysts & Technologies Plans $121M Expansion in…
NEW ORLEANS — On May 11, Ochsner Health announced plans to lay off 770 employees — or 2% of its workforce — in Louisiana and Mississippi. The health system, which is the state’s largest private employer, operates 42 hospitals and more…
NEW ORLEANS — Believe it or not, there was time for business between the two busy Jazz Fest weekends. Preliminary numbers show that, on May 3, the 10th annual GiveNOLA Day fundraising event collected nearly $8 million in donations for…
NEW ORLEANS — Hotel occupancy numbers for the first weekend of Jazz Fest 2023 are better than last year but not quite to pre-pandemic levels. Whatever the final breakdown turns out to be, regional tourism boosters are no doubt delighted…
NEW ORLEANS — This week, one of the region's biggest CPA and consulting firms joined forces with a New York-based competitor, and the area's biggest furnishings, fixtures and equipment contractor purchased the Louisiana division of a rival. Plus, Gayle Benson…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: Host Moves Headquarters from Norfolk, Va. to Avondale Office Market Report: Rising Rental Rates, More Flexible Leases Among Trends NANO Completes Historic Renovation of High School Auditorium NOEW Attracted More…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week's top business stories: Companies Bid $264M in Gulf Oil Sale Mandated by Climate Law Entergy Partners to Analyze Offshore Wind Market Average Long-Term Mortgage Rate at Lowest Level in Six Weeks Urban South…
NEW ORLEANS — Supporters of Loyola University New Orleans gathered on Friday afternoon (May 24) to celebrate Dr. Xavier A. Cole, whose appointment as the school’s 18th president was announced the day before. Cole, who will transition from his post…
NEW ORLEANS — No doubt, there will be books and documentaries galore about last week’s Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures, which rank as the second and third worst in U.S. history. Right now, everyone just wants to know…
NEW ORLEANS — During an impromptu meeting with reporters after his appearance at a March 7 Jefferson Chamber of Commerce event, business lobbyist Stephen Waguespack hinted at something he confirmed later in the week by entering the race for Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS — Port of South Louisiana officials and supporters were all smiles at a March 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony for a stylish new 30,000-square-foot headquarters overlooking the Mississippi river and the dozens of commercial vessels that sail by each day. The…
NEW ORLEANS — Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: The Biden administration said Wednesday it is considering the first-ever lease sale for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico. (From the Associated Press)…
NEW ORLEANS — In a sign of the times, the 2023 Jefferson Chamber Annual Meeting began and ended with discussions related to the state’s ongoing insurance crisis. The breakfast event took place Feb. 16 at the Alario Center in Westwego.…
