BATON ROUGE - Research Park Corporation is rebranding with the trade name Nexus Louisiana, accompanied by a subsequent rebrand of the Louisiana Technology Park, which will now be identified as the Nexus Louisiana Tech Park. These new brand expressions have…
NEW ORLEANS - While HIV infection is now…
NEW ORLEANS – Small business owners in Orleans Parish can now use Energy Smart’s Small Business Online Store at www.energysmart.store to purchase energy efficiency products to help reduce their energy use and save money on their electric bill. The online…
NEW ORLEANS - At the third annual New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge. the New Orleans Business Alliance and partners announced the winners of five pitch competitions, including the Social Isolation Challenge, which includes significant project funding from lead sponsors Blue…
NEW ORLEANS – The UNO Research and Technology Foundation announces the appointment of four new members of its board of directors, as well as the slate of officers and board members for 2021. Joining the board are Ayame Dinkler, Kelisha…
BATON ROUGE - Nexus Louisiana, with the help of Red Stick Angels, has announced that the investment prize for the BREW 10 High-Stakes Pitch competition will be $50,000, pledged by a pool of local accredited investors. This investment sum is…
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Business Alliance will present its third annual New Orleans Health Innovators Challenge on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Friday, Nov. 20. In addition to its annual digital health competition that brings together some of the…
NEW ORLEANS — Biotech startup Chosen Diagnostics announced that the US Food & Drug Administration has designated its NECDetect product as a ‘Breakthrough Device.’ A spinout of LSU Health, Chosen Diagnostics works to develop diagnostic platforms for gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases…
NEW ORLEANS - A team of biomedical engineering students at Tulane University has won a prestigious award at the annual Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. TrachTech — whose members are Morgan Bohrer, Stephen…
BATON ROUGE — Several Louisiana groups have partnered to launch a program designed to hone the entrepreneurial skills of veterans who start a business in the state. Pathway to Assist Veteran Entrepreneurs, or PAVE, is a partnership of the Louisiana…
NEW ORLEANS - Benson Capital Partners announces its first investment from its recently launched fund, Benson Capital Fund I, in AxoSim, Inc., a New Orleans-based neurological drug discovery platform company. AxoSim’s proprietary technologies, NerveSim and BrainSim, are designed to empower scientists…
NEW ORLEANS - Amazon Air daily cargo service began this week at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. After launching its air fleet four years ago, the Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said in June that it was leasing 12 Boeing 767-300…
BATON ROUGE — NexusLA will be accepting applications from qualified startup companies for the BREW High-Stakes Pitch Competition taking place on Jan. 21, which, following a semi-final round on Jan. 7, will see four finalist companies pitch head-to-head in front…
NEW ORLEANS – IDScan.net, a provider of identity verification and information gathering solutions, and Rouses Market, a 65-store grocery chain, recently completed a pilot program of a new loss prevention solution called IDWare Profit. The companies say the solution reduced…
NEW ORLEANS - Loyola University New Orleans is launching two immersive digital skills bootcamps in partnership with HackerU, a digital skill and cybersecurity education provider. These accelerated, 10-month courses will equip learners of all professional backgrounds with the skills they…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California appeals court on Thursday upheld an order requiring Uber and Lyft to treat their California drivers as employees instead of independent contractors, less than two weeks before voters will be asked to exempt the…
NEW ORLEANS – Six entrepreneurs and medical startups will pitch their innovative medical solutions before a panel of judges for a chance to win a $20,000 cash prize as part of the first all-virtual Cox Business Get Started Medical event.…
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…
