WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated…
NEW ORLEANS – IDScan.net, a developer of identity verification and information gathering technologies, has received certification of full SOC2 compliance. Developed by the American Institute of CPAs, SOC2 defines criteria for managing customer data. These criteria are broken down into…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University’s A. B. Freeman School of Business released the second edition of the Greater New Orleans Startup Report, an annual comprehensive overview of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The 2020 survey, which was expanded to more accurately…
NEW ORLEANS - As Hurricane Delta approached the southwest Louisiana coast, New Orleanians were thankful for another near miss and hoped for the best for their neighbors. Meanwhile, it was another Biz-y week of news: Phase 3 Restrictions to Stay…
NEW ORLEANS - Centerplate, the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s food and beverage provider, was awarded a certification from the Food Recovery Network, verifying the effectiveness of the facility’s efforts in food waste reduction. The Food Recovery Network…
NEW ORLEANS - Business accelerator The Idea Village is accepting applications for VILLAGEx, its flagship program for emerging, technology-enabled startups that are ready to scale. The nonprofit is seeking "relentless innovators, industry change-makers, and entrepreneurs who are ready to take…
NEW ORLEANS – D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, a renewable energy producer, and Entergy New Orleans announced the groundbreaking of two projects in Louisiana: the Iris Solar project in Washington Parish and St. James Solar project in St. James Parish.…
GEISMAR, La. — Gov. John Bel Edwards and Renewable Energy Group President and CEO Cynthia “CJ” Warner announced a minimum $825 million capital investment by REG to expand its renewable diesel refinery in Geismar, La. With the investment, REG will…
NEW ORLEANS – Entergy New Orleans, the electric and gas utility that serves Orleans Parish, said it has completed the largest commercial rooftop solar project in Louisiana. The 2.4 megawatt solar project is located at trucking and warehousing services company…
NEW ORLEANS – Axiell, an international software and services provider for the cultural services sector, has purchased CultureConnect, which began in 2013 as a startup in New Orleans before moving its headquarters to New York City. Axiell, which serves more…
LAFAYETTE, La. – Louisiana Economic Development has named Lafayette-based inkjet printing company LogoJET a 2020 Louisiana Growth Leader. Through LED, LogoJET will have access to strategic business resources that benefit both the organization and state of Louisiana. Among these are customized…
NEW ORLEANS - Bruce C. Gibb, a professor of chemistry at Tulane University School of Science and Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Special Creativity Extension Award. The two-year honor will be for Gibb's NSF-funded project titled “Cavitands and…
NEW ORLEANS – Association Success Corporation said it has added CIMATRI to its family of companies dedicated to serving the association sector around the globe. CIMATRI is a provider…
NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans BioInnovation Center has won a $1.5 million award through the United States Economic Development Administration’s Build to Scale Venture Challenge which seeks to support entrepreneurship and accelerate company growth in communities, regions, or a…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, announced that the New Orleans Bioinnovation Center is receiving $1.5 million from the Economic Development Administration to create jobs and produce research in the biotechnology industry. “Biotechnology can provide…
BATON ROUGE – RESOLVE, a new virtual event series from NexusLA aimed at creating action-oriented conversations about equity in entrepreneurship, will return with a three-day event series beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and continuing through Thursday, Sept. 24 with 10…
SLIDELL, La - When Carrita Tanner-Cloud, the CEO of a boutique advertising agency, went looking for a co-working space near her home in Slidell, she couldn’t find anything that fit the bill. So she created her own. [caption id="attachment_220141" align="alignleft"…
STENNIS SPACE CENTER - When Mandeville resident Ryan McKibben interviewed with a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne (now Aerojet Rocketdyne) representative at an Atlanta job fair 13 years ago, he had no experience in rocket engine work or testing, obvious areas…
COVINGTON, La. — OffenderWatch, a sex offender registry management provider for law enforcement, and the Caribbean Committee Against Sex Crimes, an initiative of nonprofit Zandoli USA, have announced a joint mission to deliver a network of sex offender registries across…
BATON ROUGE – Boeing and Southern University and A&M College have signed an 18-month NASA agreement to work together on NASA’s Space Launch System program. Boeing will provide tactical business and technical support to Southern University to improve its ability…
NEW ORLEANS – Ernst & Young LLP announced that co-founders Paul Ballard, Steven Ballard and Scott Ballard of Ballard Brands were named Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Gulf Coast Area Award finalists. Now in its 34th year, the Entrepreneur of…
NEW ORLEANS - Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common liver cancer with poor prognosis. With symptoms not discovered until later stages, it is considered the most fatal malignant liver cancer worldwide. But a research team in the Tulane University Department of…
NEW ORLEANS - IDEAinstitute, presented by Pan-American Life Insurance Group, is a 10-week, online course that provides early-stage founders with guidance and structure, and teaches the skills they need to build a scalable business. Get access to weekly modules, Zoom…
NEW ORLEANS - City officials, state leaders, the business community and individuals all worked this week to aid residents of southwest Louisiana who have been affected by Hurricane Laura. Among the efforts: New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan is…
NEW ORLEANS - Tulane University said it will team up with partners in Louisiana and Israel to lead one of the country’s three inaugural U.S.-Israel Energy Centers aimed at improving the safety, efficiency and sustainability of offshore natural gas production.…
NEW ORLEANS – Tech startup Gasology has announced the release of a marketplace built using patented technology that will allow consumers to purchase motor fuel online. The startup's suite of web-based and mobile apps enables motor fuel suppliers and buyers…
NEW ORLEANS - As pharmaceutical firms race to bring the first COVID-19 vaccines to market, scientists are already working on version 2.0. Two Tulane University researchers were awarded a $150,000 "Fast Grant" for a project to make next-generation COVID-19 vaccines…
NEW ORLEANS - A Biz New Orleans survey of local business leaders shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired - perhaps even required - many to become innovators. In 2020, formerly bustling restaurant dining rooms are now staging areas for…
NEW ORLEANS – As the area makes its preparations for Hurricane Laura, Waitr is offering free grocery delivery to anyone in the New Orleans area who is unable to get to their area grocer or just wants to stay at…
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who died in 2011, was a tough act to follow. But Tim Cook seems to be doing so well at it that his eventual successor may also have big shoes to fill.…
