ROCKFORD, Mich. — Wolverine, the boot and clothing brand, has launched a new boot design in partnership with unCommon Construction, a New Orleans-based nonprofit that works with high school apprentices to build houses. Sales of the footwear will benefit high…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – From Realtor.com: New data from the Realtor.com Monthly Rental Report shows national rents grew five times faster in 2021 than in 2020, on average. In December, rents notched the sixth straight month of double-digit yearly increases…
NEW ORLEANS – David Favret of Latter & Blum was sworn in as the 107th president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Association of Realtors on Friday, Jan. 7 at The Higgins Hotel in New Orleans. Favret, a member of NOMAR…
NEW ORLEANS — Stephen Kirsch has joined Woodward Design+Build as director of human resources and talent development. He has more than 22 years of human resources experience with strengths in management, training, recruitment and retention. He is “dedicated to developing…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Amtrak is taking steps to prepare train stations for eventual passenger service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast if the route is eventually approved. Passenger rail service on the Gulf Coast route is in a holding pattern…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are the week’s top business stories: North Carolina-based retirement and investment advisory firm Captrust Financial Advisors announced its recent acquisition of Crescent Capital Consulting, headquartered in New Orleans. Crescent provides investment management services to institutions as…
NEW ORLEANS — Joel Ross recently joined Woodward Design+Build as director of strategic partnerships. He is responsible for developing new clients for Woodward’s construction services team, helping to create strategic lines of service, and building partnerships with architectural and engineering…
NEW ORLEANS – From Urban Properties Real Estate: Urban Properties — a New Orleans-based commercial development, property management, and brokerage firm — is overseeing the historic renovation of a Mid-City warehouse at 4201 Tulane Avenue, on the corner of Tulane…
NEW ORLEANS — Restaurateur and hotelier Robert Thompson has started a new chapter of his career after moving to New Orleans with his family in 2021 and purchasing two of the city’s historic hotels. Based in Denver until recently, Thompson…
METAIRIE — Ryan Gootee General Contractors has recently hired former summer interns Jake Hammant and Jake Rando as full time project engineers. Gootee is a licensed commercial general contractor specializing in new construction, renovation and historical restoration with experience in…
NEW ORLEANS — Corporate Realty has been selected to provide property management and leasing services for The Beach at UNO, a research and technology park located at 2021 Lakeshore Drive in New Orleans, adjacent to the UNO campus. Containing more…
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana has launched a new $146 million program designed to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Fund will provide up to $25,000…
NEW ORLEANS — McEnery Residential has announced the formal opening of a new office location in Old Gretna in partnership with Tiffany Riddle and Courtney Kattengell of TCK Property Marketplace. The TCK team is…
NEW ORLEANS – Local commercial real estate firm Urban Properties Real Estate announced that it has closed its first round of funding commitments and officially launched the Urban Venture Fund LP with plans to invest more than $30 million in…
NEW ORLEANS – HRI Communities announced that it has begun an extensive renovation of the School Days Apartment complex in New Iberia. The nearly $14 million project includes renovation of the 65 existing one-bedroom units, all of which are designated…
NEW ORLEANS – Entrepreneur Robert Thompson’s hospitality firm Angevin & Co. has partnered with Cleveland-based real estate investment company GBX Group to purchase the Whitney Hotel from hotelier Joe Jaeger for $16.9 million. Thompson, creator of the Punch Bowl Social…
NEW ORLEANS — Here are some of the week’s top business stories: Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced plans to develop a new Treasure Chest Casino facility in Kenner. The gaming company plans to replace the existing riverboat casino with a…
METAIRIE – Ochsner Health has announced the opening of Ochsner Health Center - Old Metairie at 800 Metairie Road in the Oakridge Shopping Center. The outpatient health center, which opened Dec. 6, 2021, offers women’s health, primary and pediatric care…
NEW ORLEANS — Quality Senior Living Partners, a LongueVue Capital portfolio company, announced the sale of two senior living communities – The Blake at Colonial Club (in Harahan, La.) and The Blake at Charlottesville (Virginia) — to a publicly traded…
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – From Realtor.com: New housing data suggests the winter market is heating up, as looming mortgage rate hikes motivate more buyers to search for a home despite limited options. U.S. listing price growth renewed its momentum in…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans-based commercial construction firm Impetus (formerly known as Palmisano) announced Nick Moldaner has been promoted to chief operating officer, Brad Shannon has been elevated to market leader for New Orleans…
NEW ORLEANS – In December, Allstate Sugar Bowl presented a check for $125,000 to New Orleans Area Habitat for Humanity, the local nonprofit organization that provides affordable home ownership opportunities to working families. “Unfortunately, we live in an area with…
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home prices surged again in October as the housing market continues to boom in the wake of last year's coronavirus recession. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index, out Tuesday, climbed 18.4% in October…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans-based Eustis Mortgage Corporation announced it has acquired Signature Mortgage Corporation of Canton, Ohio. In business since 1956, the Eustis Family of Companies includes Finance Home America, Verity Mortgage, Legacy Mortgage and Prosperity Mortgage Advisors. Founded…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans has completed projects to capture and slowly release storm water at 150 homes in one neighborhood. The work could help more than 441,000 gallons (1.7 million liters) of water reach the soil rather than pooling in…
SHREVEPORT – Southern Classic Chicken, a north Louisiana-based fried chicken franchise, continues to grow its presence across the southern United States. The brand announced a development deal that will bring multiple locations to the New Orleans region. The locations will…
NEW ORLEANS — Keller Williams Realty New Orleans announced it has entered into an agreement with industry veteran Jeremy Reneauto provide its brokerage platform to support Reneau’s real estate business. “Jeremy is a business man with an impressive brand and…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana's new deal with the New Orleans Saints gives state legislative leaders a victory, with lower-than-expected payments to help cover Superdome renovations, the ending of a stadium manager debt that irked lawmakers and cuts to office lease…
NEW ORLEANS — Benson Capital, owned by Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, announced on Dec. 16 that it has acquired Corporate Realty Inc., a commercial real estate company based in New Orleans that serves the Gulf South. Benson’s investment…
PLAIN DEALING, La. — From Louisiana Economic Development: Teal Jones Group owners Tom and Dick Jones announced that the company is evaluating Bossier Parish for a planned $110.5 million southern yellow pine lumber plant. The new sawmill would support 125…
