NEW ORLEANS - The May edition of the 21st Century Business Forum will offer critical strategic insights from entrepreneur and author Josh Linkner, author of Disciplined Dreaming and The Road to Reinvention Linkner is the founder and CEO of five…
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane University Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has received a nearly $1 million grant to fund research infrastructure that will encourage more collaborations across Tulane and the region in material sciences. The five-year, $996,981 grant…
WASHINGTON – Two pieces of bipartisan legislation, the Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act and the Ensuring Innovation Act, introduced by U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) passed the U.S. House of Representatives and now head to President Biden’s desk to be…
BATON ROUGE – A Louisiana House committee has advanced a bill to create a “regulatory sandbox” for companies that use blockchain technology. Blockchain is a type of database for storing digital information, such as cryptocurrency transactions. With his House Bill 482,…
NEW ORLEANS – The Sheraton New Orleans Hotel has transformed several traditional guest rooms into private office spaces with impressive views of downtown New Orleans and the Mississippi River. The idea for the pivot came from the hotel's guests, whose…
NEW ORLEANS - Artificial intelligence experts from Tulane University and the University of Maryland have received a Google Scholar Research Award to develop better ways of promoting diversity and fairness in a variety of pipeline and selection problems, including hiring,…
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane School of Professional Advancement will host "Women in Tech: The Path Forward" from noon to 1:30 p.m. CT on Friday, May 7. This is an interactive, virtual event featuring a panel of female leaders and entrepreneurs…
NEW ORLEANS - The Urban League of Louisiana's "Start Up! Louisiana" series starts Tuesday, April 13 and continues through May 11. "Start Up! Louisiana" is a nine-session, online entrepreneurial training program that teaches new entrepreneurs how to build a solid…
BATON ROUGE – Genevieve Silverman, president and CEO of Nexus Louisiana, announced the appointment of Na’Tisha Natt as director of marketing and communications. “We are delighted to have Na’Tisha join the team,” Silverman said. “She is a proven executive with…
NEW ORLEANS – Chase bank has announced the conversion of its Gentilly Woods branch (4525 Chef Menteur Highway) into a community center designed to "help Black and Latinx consumers open bank accounts, get home loans and start businesses." It is…
NEW ORLEANS - The Idea Village has extended the application deadline for the Spring 2021 IDEAinstitute, a 10-week online course led by Professor Felipe Massa. Participants will graduate with a plan to build a business following the Lean Startup Methodology and…
NEW ORLEANS - A Tulane University initiative to use shuttle buses powered by electricity has been awarded $737,500 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The project is one of 55 selected research and…
NEW ORLEANS – Vintage Green Review - a zero waste education, lifestyle and consulting business - has opened its first brick-and-mortar store at 3530 Magazine Street. After gauging community interest over a multi-week pop-up at the same address, the store’s…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tesla is asking an appeals court to set aside a federal agency’s order that a Twitter post discouraging union organizing be deleted from CEO Elon Musk’s account. The National Labor Relations Board found that a May…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Startup Fund has released its 2021 annual report, which highlights the fund’s impact on local businesses and the regional economy during 2020. The report shows that in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, President Joe Biden proposed an aggressive series of infrastructure investments he says would require $2.3 trillion in spending over eight years and create millions of jobs. According to a White House fact sheet, Louisiana projects…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans Entrepreneur Week culminated on Friday, March 26 with the event’s 12th annual IDEApitch, the high-stakes pitch competition that celebrates the region’s emerging ventures. At the finale of the week-long festival of innovation, three startup finalists…
NEW ORLEANS — A "parklet" has been installed on a block of French Market Place so the City and community stakeholders can experience what it's like to re-use a section of the parking lane to create outdoor seating. "Under Mayor…
NEW ORLEANS - "Performance marketing platform" GeistM announced that Lisa LaCour will join its leadership team as head of communications. LaCour will leverage her experience in digital and entertainment media and marketing to spearhead internal and external communications for GeistM…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The application process for Walmart’s eighth annual "Open Call" initiative is now open, and the retailer invites Louisiana entrepreneurs dreaming of landing their products on Walmart shelves and online to apply for the opportunity to meet with…
BATON ROUGE – Nexus Louisiana and Louisiana State University have announced Ignition, a new initiative to help aspiring entrepreneurs evaluate their business idea’s viability through customer discovery and development. During this eight-week entrepreneurial accelerator program, business mentors and industry experts…
NEW ORLEANS - The three biggest stories of the week involve big plans for the New Orleans riverfront, a new distribution center for Amazon in Slidell and a potential new name for the Superdome. Plans to develop 39 acres immediately…
SLIDELL, La. - Amazon Logistics said it will build a new 140,000-square-foot delivery station at 1914 Town Center Parkway in Slidell. Expected to open in 2022, the facility will be the first of its kind in St. Tammany Parish and…
NEW ORLEANS – Hertz Investment Group announced it has opened Connect Hub Coworking at 400 Poydras Tower. The space is designed for solo workers and small- to medium-sized businesses. “Connect Hub Coworking at 400 Poydras Tower is here to serve…
NEW ORLEANS - Stimulus payments began arriving in many New Orleanians’ checking accounts this week as a result of the recently passed American Rescue Plan Act. The $1.9 trillion law is intended to provide far-reaching relief from the economic and…
NEW ORLEANS – Blue Krewe and the City of New Orleans have announced that Drop Mobility has been selected as the vendor to provide e-assist bikes and software for the relaunch of the city's "Blue Bikes" bike share program. Blue…
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Cal. - On Thursday, March 18, Google released its Economic Impact Report, sharing that 17,500 businesses, publishers and nonprofits in Louisiana used Google products to increase their online presence and connect with the people and communities they serve…
NEW ORLEANS – The Idea Village has announced the return of its live, high-stakes pitch competition, IDEApitch, and the three emerging startups selected as finalists to compete for a $50,000 investment prize. The three competitors are: Something Borrowed Blooms -…
NEW ORLEANS - Propeller, a nonprofit business accelerator, is seeking green and blue infrastructure ideas for its PitchNOLA: Water 2021 event. In this virtual pitch event, early and growth-stage entrepreneurs will showcase their impact for the chance to win more…
ATLANTA – Cox has unveiled a new feature that empowers people with disabilities to control their TV with their eyes. The accessible web remote for Contour gives those who have lost fine motor skills – whether from degenerative conditions or…
