NEW ORLEANS - Here, from staff and wire reports, are the week’s top business stories: Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ bill rejections,…
NEW ORLEANS - The Aug. 4-8 National Black Nurses Association Institute and Conference will recognize 2021 award winners, two of whom hail from New Orleans East Hospital. Nurse Darnell Caldwell will be named “Staff Nurse of the Year,” and C.J.…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development has awarded a $256,000 grant to BioAesthetics Corp., a Tulane University spin-out company, to develop a new graft for treating pelvic organ prolapse…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - A national network of veterinarians providing end-of-life care for pets in the home has added a new provider in the New Orleans area. Lap of Love is a growing network of veterinarians who provide family-centered…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — Dillard University will cover eligible students’ pandemic debt incurred from March 2020. The University was afforded this opportunity through the Higher Education Emergency Relief (HEERF) supplemental grant. The grant’s total amount exceeds $485,000. Students who…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Arts District New Orleans (ADNO), the organization that founded the popular White Linen Night, is pleased to announce that the event is back this year, and will take place on Aug. 7, in conjunction with…
NEW YORK (AP) — Spending at restaurants, shops and entertainment venues has come back in force as vaccines become more common and it fueled a revenue surge at American Express during the second quarter. That momentum picked up as the…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — New Orleans' iconic Superdome may soon bear the Caesars Entertainment name and logo, under a 20-year naming rights deal with the Saints that is nearing completion and won required legislative backing Thursday. Terms of the contract…
NEW ORLEANS – Zip NOLA, a swamp zipline experience, is now open at 301 Peavine Road in LaPlace. Featuring five ziplines constructed 60 feet above the Maurepas Swamp, Zip NOLA offers thrill-seeking visitors and nature lovers the chance to traverse…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) — The Port of New Orleans discharged 300 steel coils on June 10, 2021 to barge at Coastal Cargo breakbulk and heavy-lift terminal at the Louisiana Ave. Complex that were transported to barge from the SK…
NEW ORLEANS — The law firm of Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver has opened an office in Cleveland, its first in the state of Ohio. The new location comes in response to client…
NEW ORLEANS – Bernhard announced the promotion of Lyndsey Mitchell as the company’s vice president of human resources. Mitchell previously served as Bernhard’s director of human resource integration systems, where she led the company’s implementation of a new HCM system.…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Count Nick Saban among those unable to predict the impact of the many recent changes in college athletics, including the ability for players to make money off their brand. “I almost feel that anything that I…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With the daily average of new COVID-19 cases surging to numbers not seen in months, New Orleans officials issued an advisory Wednesday “strongly recommending” people resume wearing masks indoors, hoping to avoid the kind of virus-related…
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a significant blow to GOP efforts to assert independence from the…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana health officials reported 5,388 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and said it's the third-highest daily count since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020. Hospitalizations for the disease rose to 844 statewide, up more than…
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana economic development officials announced that Idaho-based 1,4GROUP, maker of agricultural chemicals, is considering Ascension Parish as a potential site for a $35 million processing facility. The proposed plant would manufacture an insect repellent and a preservative…
NEW ORLEANS – IberiaBank, a division of First Horizon Bank, announced in a press release that it has named Hunter Hill chief digital transformation officer for the entire organization - a 12-state footprint -…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced it is taking its show on the road. For the first time, NOWFE will travel to Denver in partnership with BECNEL Group, where NOWFE will host several events…
NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana Children’s Museum has joined Museums for All, a signature access program of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Association of Children’s Museums, to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums…
NEW ORLEANS – Preservation Hall will host a 60th Anniversary benefit gala concert at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 at the Orpheum Theater. All proceeds from the event will fund the Preservation Hall Foundation’s mission to “Protect, Preserve and Perpetuate…
NEW YORK (AP) — The world's richest man wanted to say thanks to the people who made his brief trip into space Tuesday possible. But for some, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' expression of gratitude went over like a lead rocket.…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A nine-fold increase in newly reported COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks and a jump in the percentage of positive tests for the disease has New Orleans officials considering new mitigation measures, a city spokesperson…
NEW ORLEANS - This week, Dr. Calvin Mackie launched STEM Global Action, a campaign and network of affiliates he said will pursue the advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for…
NEW ORLEANS — Nolé is reopening as a 6,500-square-foot special events venue with culinary options provided by Mirepoix Event Catering. The Latin-inspired restaurant, owned and operated by Al Copeland Jr., debuted in 2019 at 2001 St. Charles Avenue in a…
NEW ORLEANS - Early in the pandemic, Neal Shulman dreamed up the idea for a wine-making kit that would be a fun diversion for people who were suddenly spending a lot more time at home than usual. Along with his…
AVONDALE, La. - JEDCO and the Jefferson Chamber will host a Prosper Jefferson seminar on how to effectively raise funds and secure grants. The event will start at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 28 at Conference Center in the Churchill Technology and…
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center hosted a Christmas in July volunteer event through Second Harvest Food Bank to support the Boys and Girls Club of Gretna. The July 15 event announced the return of…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - SBA has created Ascent and packed it with in-depth information to help grow your business. Come and explore the journeys with excursions that will help you apply growth practices to your business. Ascent is…
NEW ORLEANS (press release) - A comprehensive, citywide Back to Work Job Expo will take place on Wednesday, July 21 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center as Mayor LaToya Cantrell is leading an effort to employ New Orleans residents…
