News for Community
Thursday, July 18, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Ericksen Krentel, a local CPA firm, is enhancing its team. Details were shared in a press release.
Kay Miller CPA has been promoted to partner from senior manager in the firm’s Tax Services Section, where she specializes in helping small businesses. As a leader on the firm’s tax and hospitality segments, Miller is instrumental in mentoring and leading tax team members on ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Thursday, July 11, 2019
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is offering guests a whole new way to enjoy wine with dinner…personalized. Beginning July 1, guests are invited to sip through as many of the six distinguished wines as they’d like from the Duckhorn Portfolio as part of its new “Uncorked Wine Experience” for $28* per guest with dinner.
“Discovering wine is a promise we make to ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – On Monday, Delgado Community College welcomed a new chancellor, Larissa Littleton-Steib, Ph.D.
Littleton-Steib, who previously had been chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College, was selected for the Delgado position in April by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) Board of Supervisors. The board made its selection after a comprehensive and competitive ...read more
Categories: Education, Community, Press Release
Monday, July 01, 2019
METAIRIE, La. – The Alliance of Area Business Publishers, AABP, presented Biz New Orleans with two awards at its annual conference held last week in Washington, D.C.
Biz New Orleans received the First Place Gold Award for most improved publication, while the Second Place Silver Award was given to Biz New Orleans editor and columnist, Kimberley Singletary, for her entertainment column in the ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Fun Facts, Community
Friday, June 28, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, La. (June 28, 2019) – Effective early 2020, Bernhard, one of the largest privately-owned engineering, mechanical and electrical contractors in America, announced today that it will combine its local New Orleans offices and establish its national corporate headquarters in New Orleans. The firm will be based in The Galleria, which is owned and managed by The Feil Organization, located ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Monday, June 24, 2019
NEW ORLEANS. – Points of Light, the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service, has named Entergy Corporation a recipient of the Civic 50 award for a fourth consecutive year.
Entergy is one of only two utilities recognized by The Civic 50 as one of the top 50 most community-minded companies in the United States. The award serves as the national standard for superior corporate ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Friday, June 14, 2019
Metairie, Louisiana. June 4, 2019– Greater New Orleans Federal Credit Union was honored to receive the title of Top Credit Union in the New Orleans City Business 2019 Reader Ranking Awards Monday, June 4th, 2019. The Reader Rankings provide an opportunity for New Orleans City Business readers to vote on which businesses they consider to be best of the best in the New Orleans metro area.
GNO ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Friday, May 24, 2019
METAIRIE, La. – What was known as Tulane Lakeside Hospital for Women and Children is now officially called Tulane Lakeside Hospital. An email announcement made yesterday notes that the new name articulates the hospital's growing focus on adult services.
Tulane Lakeside recently added an adult intensive care unit and a computer-guided personalized surgery system to increase the accuracy of ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The Board of Directors of the World Trade Center of New Orleans has named Ed Webb as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer. For the past eleven years, Webb has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the World Trade Center of Louisville, Kentucky where he and his team were instrumental in expanding training, certification and educational programming and in generating new ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Jefferson Financial Federal Credit Union is proud to announce its 2019 Peter C. Bertucci Scholarship Program winners. Each student received $1,000 with their respective schools receiving $300 and sponsoring teachers each receiving $100. High school seniors who are members of JFFCU were eligible to apply. Winners include:
• Madeline Boudreau of Harvey
• Aimee Cuenca of Harvey
• Gabriel Davis ...read more
Categories: Community, Education
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
NEW ORLEANS — Ernst & Young LLP (EY) and Greater New Orleans, Inc. today, along with Governor John Bel Edwards and Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced the opening of a new executive support center within its expanded and remodeled downtown New Orleans office. Details were shared in a press release.
The new center, part of the firm’s growing National Executive Assistance Team (NEAT), will create 175 ...read more
Categories: Community, Economic, Press Release
Monday, May 06, 2019
NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) celebrates its third annual Maritime Month from May 1 through May 31, and National Maritime Day on May 22, to pay tribute to the region’s rich maritime history and to recognize the hardworking men and women who serve in the industry. Details were shared in a press release.
The theme of Port NOLA’s 2019 Maritime Month is “Your Working River” and ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
