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Business to Business Forum on Healthcare Solutions Offers Employers Access to Leading Experts in Unc
Friday, August 18, 2017
Blue Cross, Greater New Orleans, Inc., and New Orleans Chamber host free conference on Sept. 7, 2017 NEW ORLEANS – Last year, when Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana hosted the first Business to Business Forum on Healthcare Solutions (B2B health forum), the employers and HR professionals who attended had many questions about the current and future landscape of healthcare. Today, the ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Human Interest
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
LAPLACE – Today, Ochsner Health System opened its new Ochsner Medical Complex – River Parishes, completing a relocation of services from the former River Parishes Hospital campus to a newly-constructed, state-of-the-art facility near Tiffany Drive and Airline Highway in LaPlace. The new 20,000 square foot medical complex housing a 24-hour, 7-days a week emergency department ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Human Interest
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
The University of New Orleans Master’s in Teaching (MAT) has been ranked among the top 30 programs of its kind in the country. Top Master’s in Education, publisher of an online guide for prospective graduate students seeking to teach at the elementary school level, places the UNO program between Stanford University and the University of Chicago among its nationwide rankings for 2017. ...read more
Categories: Education, Press Release
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
New Orleans, August 1, 2017: Due to a 9% projected industry growth to 2024, the UNO College of Business launches its first non-credit certificate in Human Capital Management on Tuesday, August 22nd at 6:00PM. This is the first course of a 4 part program and will be taught face-to-face at the Lakefront Campus in Kirschman Hall. This certificate easily transfers from the classroom to the workplace. ...read more
Categories: Education, Community, Press Release
Friday, July 14, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – Greater New Orleans, Inc. released its State of the Sector report on the health sciences industry in the Greater New Orleans region. This analysis focuses on current and future workforce/job opportunities over the next 10 years in the Greater New Orleans region. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana generously provided funding for this report, reps said. “With nearly ...read more
Categories: General News Article, Press Release, Human Interest
Thursday, July 13, 2017
This summer, Young Audiences of Louisiana ( YALA) will hold an institute and residency program, cultivating the next generation of highly-qualified teaching artists to support arts-integrated education in local elementary schools. After successfully completing an intensive two-day seminar conducted by arts integration and child development experts, each teaching artist will be placed in a ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Education, Human Interest
Friday, July 07, 2017
(Marrero, LA – July 7, 2017) — West Jefferson Medical Center (WJMC) has been designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer. ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
Thursday, July 06, 2017
New Orleans– Investing time, talent and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) serves has led to nationwide recognition of the company by The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light. The Civic 50 sets the standard for corporate civic engagement and annually determines the most community-minded companies in the country. Points of Light ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
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Friday, June 23, 2017
AVONDALE, LA – As the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) releases its 2016 Annual Report, 2016 JEDCO Chairman Mark Madderra outlines the organization’s accomplishments in the following statement: It was an honor to serve as the Chairman of the JEDCO Board of Commissioners in 2016. This organization certainly kept me busy last year with the implementation of ...read more
Categories: Papers/Research, Economic, Press Release
Friday, June 23, 2017
The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans today elected Robert R. Barkerding Chairman. Barkerding represents Jefferson Parish and joined the Board in February of 2013 when he was appointed by former Gov. Bobby Jindal. He succeeds Michael W. Kearney, whose term as Chairman expired this month. Kearney will continue to serve as a commissioner. In addition, the Board elected Laney T. ...read more
Categories: Press Release
Thursday, June 08, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 7, 2017 MEDIA CONTACT: Caitlin Berni | 985.502.7688 | cberni@gnoinc.org GNO, Inc. Testifies Before U.S. House on NFIP Reauthorization Berni Testifies in Support of Policies to Reform and Modernize NFIP NEW ORLEANS – Today, GNO, Inc. Vice President of Policy and Communications testified on behalf of the Coalition for Sustainable Flood Insurance (CSFI) before the ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Political
Friday, June 02, 2017
West Jefferson Hospital Foundation is pleased to welcome Susan D. Trantham as its new executive director. Trantham comes to West Jefferson from a position as the Director of Development for the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy/West Virginia University Foundation, Inc. Prior to this, she was the Director of Development for the West Virginia University Eye Institute and West Virginia ...read more
Categories: Press Release
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL EMS RECEIVES AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION’S MISSION: LIFELINE EMS RECO
Thursday, June 01, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 30, 2017 METAIRIE, La. – East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks. Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Thursday, June 01, 2017
New Orleans Advocate article written by Joel Erickson and photo by Sophia Germer. http://bit.ly/2rJrK28 ------ Jay Romig hasn't fallen far from the tree. Eight years after his father, long-time Saints announcer Jerry Romig, was handed the Joe Gemelli "Fleur-De-Lis" Award, the Saints Hall of Fame's annual honor recognizing contribution to the franchise, it's Romig's turn ...read more
Categories: Chamber, Fun Facts
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Distinction places Jefferson in top 150 chambers nationwide (Metairie, La) – The United States Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Jefferson Chamber with 4-Star Accreditation for its sound policies, effective organizational procedures, and positive impact on the community. “Accreditation validates a chamber as having programs that benefit their local economy and for positively ...read more
Categories: Chamber
