Biz The Magazine - March 2021

Spring is typically a time for hope and new beginnings, and there’s never been a time, in my lifetime at least, that both of those things were more needed than now. It’s been a rough winter. There were a lot…

  Rich Stone, CCIM Senior Sales and Leasing Associate Latter & Blum Short term, look for softness in office demand, as office users are still trying to digest the long-term economic impact of COVID-19. On the bright side, our downtown…

Aging isn’t easy—the changes that occur for older adults and their families can present a number of challenges, but fortunately, where there are issues, there are also solutions. An abundance of resources exists locally for families navigating the new changes…

Here we are, 12 months since the declaration of a national pandemic emergency. On March 13, 2020, just like you we packed up our desk, any needed documents and computers, and moved to a work-at-home environment. For me, I originally…

Last December’s announcement that Latter & Blum had acquired longtime competitor Gardner Realtors made big news in 2020. The two companies had spent decades vying for local dominance ever since Gertrude Gardner — a former Latter & Blum employee —…

Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported and participated in entrepreneurial ventures at the street,…

Chris Price is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss and Chelsea football. Price also authors the Friday…

While Lauren Mora is far from the only person to translate a passion in the kitchen into a business during the pandemic, her company, Lively Sauces, is unique in that during its earliest days in business, it managed to secure…

A native New Orleanian, Poppy Tooker has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores weekly on her NPR-affiliated radio show, Louisiana Eats!…

“We’ve sold the most real estate of any project in the city…When these sales hit the public record, you’re going to see prices per square foot that have far exceeded what had been sold prior. It’s transformative.” — David Seerman,…

  Jean Paul Lagarde CIO Faubourg Private Wealth Since late last year, we’ve seen sectors more tied to the economic cycle (energy, industrials and financials) outperform. At the index level, (S&P 500) cyclicals are relatively underrepresented, posing a problem for…

In 2020, Stirling Properties, which manages the Pan-American Life Center, worked with Greenleaf Lawson Architects to renovate The Conference Center on 11 and the Café on 11. Greenleaf Lawson Architects’ modern design features a neutral, yet…

  The family burden impact is devastating without a plan, and the need to prepare for LTC has never been greater. Joe Celano, INTRX HealthCare If you told someone you just bought a new LTCi, they might think you’re talking…

Celebrating its second anniversary this month, Scale Workspace’s creative coworking community is designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs, designers and developers. The two-story, roughly 10,000-square-foot building, located just one block from the National World War II Museum, is home…

Jennifer Gibson Schecter was once a tourist in New Orleans herself and is now proud to call NOLA home. She also writes the Wednesday Tourism Blog on BizNewOrleans.com.   In a city…

Over the last couple of years, the annual federal budget deficit and total debt have been creeping into more of the conversations that I’ve been having with friends and colleagues, and I’m not surprised. With debt numbers now starting with…