Biz Minute - June 2018

Tiki Tolteca to celebrate National Mai Tai Day serving up BOGO Mai Tais in the French Quarter in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Why you may soon see Mandeville-based Geaux Creole’s seasoning products on the shelves at Walmart in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Metairie-based Take 5 Oil Change quick lube chain announces it is franchising for the first time in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The free RTA GoMobile app allows riders to track their bus or streetcar, buy tickets, scan their pass to board and get service alerts in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The Lucky Lagniappe savings account program helps Louisiana credit union members win thousands of dollars for saving money in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

New Orleans East mixed-income complex 2 Oaks Apartments is leasing its first 200 of its planned 400 one- to four-bedroom units in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Gardner Realtors uses historic tax credits to renovate and restore its original office location on Maple Street in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

PC Magazine reveals the fastest mobile networks in New Orleans in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The Louisiana Sportsman Deer, Duck and Fishing Show returns to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

TripAdvisor ranks Destination Kitchen’s New Orleans Food Walking Tour of the French Quarter No. 1 in the nation in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The 2018 NOLA Caribbean Festival to showcase Caribbean cuisine, music, dance and culture in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The Greater New Orleans Hotel & Lodging Association partners with the Louisiana Restaurant Association’s Greater New Orleans Chapter to expand its Feed the Need NOLA program in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Hostelling International USA awards nine New Orleans residents competitive travel scholarships in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The National WWII Museum hosts the 2018 Robotics Challenge presented by Chevron, and the Boeing Company pledges $1.5 million to support the museum’s STEM Innovation Center in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Café Reconcile introduces the ‘Brennan and Bourdain Poboy’ in honor of Ella Brennan and Anthony Bourdain in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Peter Mayer Advertising’s New Orleans Snoball Finder mobile app is launched as a tribute to the agency’s late founder in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards addresses more than 300 attendees at the St. Bernard Parish ‘State of the Parish’ luncheon in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

Meril’s Tricentennial international dinner series to benefit the 2018 NOLA Foundation in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The 2018 FestiGals Women’s Weekend Experience announces its keynote speaker, crowns its Grand Diva and unveils its FestiTalks line-up in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

‘Waitress’ brings local talent and local flavor to the Saenger Theatre to close out the EJGH Broadway in New Orleans 2017-2018 season in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.

The Covington Business Association will host its second annual beach-themed Kokomo Stroll in downtown Covington Saturday in this Biz New Orleans Daily Biz Minute.