NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans & Company, The First 72+ and Operation Restoration are partnering to host the August Job Fest at First Grace United Methodist Church (3401 Canal Street) on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The event, which takes place from…
NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans-based Remont Engineering & Design Group, LLC (RED Group) is number 3998 on Inc. magazine's Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. “We are honored to be included on the Inc.…
METAIRIE, La. – Flexicrew Technical Services, an IT staffing and talent acquisition firm based in Metairie, has been included in the 38th annual Inc. 5000, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The announcement was made in a press…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It's the latest in a year full of political and social…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - If the threat of a recession gives you pause when it comes to your personal finances, remember now is a time to prepare, not panic. Worries about the economy increased this week when a fairly reliable…
LONDON (AP) — Global stock markets looked set to end a turbulent week on a positive note although worries about the U.S. economy and the trade conflict between the U.S. and China still have the potential to derail Friday's recovery.…
NEW YORK (AP) - Deere & Co. cut its profit expectations for the second time this year as beleaguered farmers and an escalating trade war with China cut into sales. Widespread and heavy flooding severely delayed planting this year for…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Friday as investors look to end a turbulent week on a positive note. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% as of 11 a.m. Eastern time and the Dow…
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of J.C. Penney surged after the ailing department store cut its quarterly losses in half and announced that it would begin selling used clothing to staunch fading sales. Retailers have been searching for ways to…
NEW YORK (NerdWallet) - If you find yourself short on cash while on vacation, it might seem easiest to hit up the nearest ATM. But if that handy machine is not in your bank's network, you could get a double…
NEW ORLEANS - The longest-running trade show in New Orleans has returned to the city, connecting business owners and everyday bargain hunters to deals on fine jewelry, apparel, bath products and plenty of unique finds. Helen Brett’s New Orleans Gift…
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Economic Development has launched an online service to connect investors with Louisiana properties eligible for the federal Opportunity Zone program. Through the new Louisiana Opportunity Zones web portal, investors can explore potential projects in Opportunity…
NEW ORLEANS – Cox Business is encouraging entrepreneurs and small business owners in Louisiana to apply for Get Started Medical, a pitch contest that allows them to present their innovative business ideas, geared toward the medical industry, for a chance to…
NEW ORLEANS - Inc. Magazinetoday revealed that The Spears Group, a local marketing and public relations firm, is No. 1815 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique…
NEW ORLEANS – To meet the growing demand from patients across the country, Ochsner Medical Center- Kenner (OMC-Kenner) opened a new, dedicated infusion space to administer the recently FDA-approved Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) for the treatment of neuroendocrine…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July, a sign that concerns over weakening economic growth and a persistent trade war that have roiled financial markets have yet to dampen consumer confidence. Retail sales rose…
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks steadied themselves Thursday amid hopes that the heart of the economy — shoppers spending at stores and online — can stay strong and help avert a recession. Caution continued to dominate markets around the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses. The practice was, until recently, common in the tech industry.…
NEW ORLEANS – To increase their interaction with travelers around the world, Louisiana Travel has partnered with Clicktivated, an interactive video platform for tourism. By leveraging Clicktivated’s technology, adventurers can explore destinations through video and discover information about individual locations,…
BEVERLY HILLS, Ca. - Sonnenblick-Eichner Company, Beverly Hills-based real estate investment banking firm, has arranged $46 million of interim first mortgage financing for the Maison Dupuy, a five-story, 200-room, full-service, boutique hotel located in New Orleans' French Quarter. Proceeds from…
BATON ROUGE — Yesterday, Gov. John Bel Edwards joined other state leaders and veterans at the National WWII Museum to launch the Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative. The program will promote veteran-owned businesses through certification, in-business displays and an online database…
NEW YORK (Edmunds) - New- and used-car monthly payments reached a record high in the first half of 2019, according to Edmunds transaction data. The average new-car monthly payment in the first half of 2019 was $556, which marks a…
HOUSTON (AP) — The images of children crying after their parents were arrested in a massive immigration raid in Mississippi revived a longstanding complaint: Unauthorized workers are jailed or deported, while the managers and business owners who profit from their…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank Wednesday after the bond market threw up one of its last remaining warning flags on the economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly dropped below the two-year Treasury's yield Wednesday morning. It's rare…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is delaying tariffs on Chinese-made cellphones, laptop computers and other items and removing other Chinese imports from its target list altogether in a move that triggered a rally on Wall Street. The Office of…
NEW ORLEANS (NerdWallet) - Your smartphone is your confidante, your hand-held connection to the world — and one of your biggest vulnerabilities. Scammers can take advantage of day-to-day tasks that seem innocuous, like checking a bank balance or charging a…
BEIJING (AP) — Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a "warning shot" at Washington by letting its yuan currency weaken in response to…
NEW YORK (AP) — And back up goes the stock market. Stocks tore higher Tuesday, continuing their roller-coaster ways, after the latest turn in the U.S.-China trade war flipped investors back to buying mode. This time, it was the United…
METAIRIE, La. — During the seventh-inning stretch of a recent Baby Cakes game, Gulf Coast Bank and Trust, Home Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) presented $32,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to James Storehouse Louisiana…
JEFFERSON PARISH, La. - E-commerce is revolutionizing the retail industry, with a growing number of consumers choosing to spend their dollars online, and brick-and-mortar companies devising innovative ways to target consumers and ultimately boost sales – whether it be by…
