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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (November 13, 2018)–The National WWII Museumwill host the 11th International Conference on World War II in New Orleans from Thursday, November 29 to Saturday, December 1. Presented by The Pritzker Military Museum & Library and The Pritzker Military Foundation, this year’s three-day event will feature a preconference symposium exploring the legacies, leadership lessons and tactics of ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Fun Facts
Monday, November 12, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – The Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation (GNOSF) is celebrating 30 years of successfully attracting and managing major sporting events to Louisiana and the Greater New Orleans Area. Since its inception, the GNOSF has hosted hundreds of sporting events benefiting the citizens, businesses, youth and facilities of Louisiana, generating billions in economic impact and positive media ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Economic
Friday, November 02, 2018
AVONDALE, La) - Today, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO), along with state, regional and local leaders, celebrated the groundbreaking of a new $70 million processing facility by Fuji Vegetable Oil in Avondale. The project will create 39 direct jobs with an average annual salary of $77,000, plus benefits. Additionally, at the peak of construction, the project calls for ...read more
Categories: Economic, Press Release
Thursday, October 25, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (October 25, 2018) – The National WWII Museum and the New Orleans Public Library have partnered to create a Museum Pass Program that allows locals to visit America’s WWII Museum for free. New Orleans Parish residents now have the opportunity to check out a Museum Campus Pass from any of the 15 library locations that will allow admission to The National WWII Museum for two adults and up ...read more
Categories: Education, Community, Press Release
Thursday, October 25, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – A virtual reality platform allowing seniors to travel to their favorite destination; telemedicine technology empowering patients to connect with their caregivers without ever leaving their home; and a variety of voice-activated, hands-free devices that make life easier, without the worry and complexity of controls and switches, were a few of the futuristic devices showcased at the ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
NEW ORLEANS –On Thursday, Oct. 24, Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects announced the recent hire of James Van Horn, AIA, NCARB to their award winning Healthcare Design Studio.
Van Horn earned a Bachelor of Arts from Washington and Lee University, followed by a Master of Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology. He spent the last four years in the Denver office of global design firm ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Friday, October 05, 2018
NEW ORLEANS – Ochsner Health System was recently awarded a $1.6 million grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for its Opioid Treatment and Recovery through Safe Pain Management Program. The grant, which will be used over a four-year period, will help healthcare providers safely manage non-cancer related chronic pain in primary care settings across South Louisiana.
According to the ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Thursday, October 04, 2018
AVONDALE, La.— Today, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) and Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc.) joined Avondale Marine LLC, Governor John Bel Edwards and elected officials to celebrate a critical step forward in bringing the iconic Avondale Shipyard site back into commerce. Avondale Marine LLC, a newly-formed joint venture between Virginia-based T. Parker Host and ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Thursday, October 04, 2018
NEW ORLEANS - The American Heart Association recently announced the 2019 "New Orleans Go Red for Women" Chair and Executive Leadership Team – Caitlin Cain, a certified economic developer and CEO of the World Trade Center New Orleans.
Cain will serve as the 2019 New Orleans Go Red for Women Chairperson and also oversee the 2019 New Orleans Go Red for Women Luncheon, which takes place at the ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Fun Facts
Thursday, September 27, 2018
The deadline to apply for the Spring Cohort of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program at Delgado Community College is Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
Participants selected for this prestigious program receive a full scholarship funded through the Goldman Sachs Foundation.
The program runs 12 weeks - from Tuesday, January 22, 2019 through Thursday, April 25, 2019 at Delgado Community ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Pond, an industry leader in planning, architecture, engineering and construction services, is pleased to announce the promotion of Sam Briuglio to Senior Vice President of the Federal Program, including Federal Master Planning and Geospatial services for DoD and Non-DoD Federal clients.
In his role as Senior Vice President of the Federal Program, Briuglio will use his 19 years of experience to ...read more
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Friday, September 14, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — The JCVB is pleased to announce Angela Matherne as Director of Sales and Casey Ronquille as Partnership Program Manager.
Angela Matherne brings a wealth of experience to the JCVB with 25 years of hotel sales experience in the tourism and hospitality industry. Angela has previously held the position as Director of Sales at various hotel properties ranging from 250-800 rooms with ...read more
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — Lyft, the fastest growing rideshare company in the U.S., is happy to enter into an official partnership with the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP), a local non-profit dedicated to helping underserved youth in the Greater New Orleans community through mentoring, education, employment training & enrichment programs.
The partnership specifically services youth in YEP’s Work and Learn ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Thursday, September 13, 2018
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Entergy is giving $2 million to a Louisiana university's engineering program.
The donation to Southern University in Baton Rouge was announced Monday at an event attended by company leaders, university representatives and elected officials, including Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Entergy says the money will support engineering classroom and lab upgrades, bolster engineering ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Education
Thursday, September 13, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — The University of New Orleans is among the top 25 national universities whose students graduate with the lowest average amount of debt, according to U.S. News & World Report. UNO is the only Louisiana institution in the top 25 in the national university category.
“We continue to believe that a degree from the University of New Orleans is an incredible value,” said President John ...read more
Categories: Education, Economic, Press Release
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
NEW ORLEANS (September 7, 2018) – The National WWII Museum was once again named among the top museums in the nation and the world in the 2018 TripAdivsor Travelers’ Choice Awards, ranking No. 3 in the United States and No. 8 in the world. Other winners include The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum (No. 1 in the nation), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (No. 2 in the nation), Art Institute of Chicago ...read more
Categories: Community, Fun Facts, Economic, Press Release
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
NEW ORLEANS — The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) is pleased to announce JEDCO President and CEO Jerry Bologna's inclusion on a list of North America's Top 50 Economic Developers. Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants, recognized Jerry alongside his economic development peers in a press release ...read more
Categories: Economic, Press Release
