News for Community
Thursday, March 21, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Macy’s welcomes Macy’s Backstage to its location in Lakeside Shopping Center, on Saturday, April 13. Macy’s Backstage offers fashion-loving customers another way to shop at the store by providing a store-within-store shopping experience featuring significant savings on fabulous finds. Details were shared in a press release.
The new store will have approximately 14,300 square ...read more
Categories: Community, Economic, Press Release
Thursday, March 14, 2019
METAIRIE, LA — Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and Jefferson Community Foundation invite residents, workers, and visitors throughout Metairie and Greater New Orleans to participate in the new strategic planning initiative Design Metairie: Make Your Future Your Own (www.DesignMetairie.com). If you were to design Metairie, how would you do it? Share your ideas ...read more
Categories: Community, Economic, Press Release
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
(AVONDALE, La) - The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission announced the launch of the 2019 JEDCO Challenge powered by Greater Lakeside Corporation Wednesday. The economic development organization is currently accepting applications for the seventh annual startup pitch event for early stage ventures with ties to Jefferson Parish.
Launched in 2013, the JEDCO Challenge has become a ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
NEW ORLEANS, LA – March 1, 2019 – i.Invest is pleased to announce that the 2019 national youth business competition is now accepting applications. Young entrepreneurs between the ages of 13 – 19, with a demonstrable product or service, can showcase their innovative ideas in a real-world business competition designed for aspiring leaders. Starting today, youth from across the country can apply ...read more
Categories: Education, Community, Press Release
Monday, March 11, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Greater New Orleans, Inc. (GNO, Inc) will host the inaugural EVERLAB Summit at the NOPSI Hotel in New Orleans, June 4. EVERLAB (Environmental Ventures for Economic Return) is a one-day conference for professionals interested in long-term corporate resilience and private sector investment in environmental sustainability. Details were shared in a press release.
“The environment and ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Economic
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Metairie LA- This month East Jefferson General Hospital opened the doors to their new state-of-the-art Emergency Command Center. The center, equipped with multiple wall mounted television/computer monitors, work stations and telecommunications hubs plentiful enough to host the hospital’s incident command team. With heightened IT requirements for both communications and security, the new command ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – IBERIABANK, the 132-year-old subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corporation, is celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week by contributing to the grocery bills of area shoppers. Details were shared in a press release.
IBERIABANK teams will hit the streets between Tuesday, Feb. 19 and Friday, Feb. 22, performing random acts of kindness by paying for groceries at stores located throughout its ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
KENNER, La. - The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) celebrated the grand opening of a new performing arts facility on Sunday. Creative Dance & Music Studio utilized JEDCO's SBA 504 Loan Program to build a new state-of-the-art training center in Gretna. Details were shared in a press release.
Creative Dance & Music Studio (CDMS) has been serving the West Bank community ...read more
Categories: Economic, Community, Press Release
Friday, January 25, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – United Way of Southeast Louisiana announced today the launch of the United for Southeast Louisiana Fund to benefit federal workers, contractors and others impacted by the ongoing government shutdown.
UWSELA has received an increasing number of inquiries throughout the shutdown from members of the public, nonprofits and other companies, asking, “How can we help?” Those who would ...read more
Categories: Community
Thursday, January 24, 2019
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On Wednesday, Jan. 23, leading health and well-being company, Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM), announced in a press release the winners of its Go365® National Step Tournament – a health and wellness contest that focuses on improving the fitness of employees from companies across the country. The National Step Tournament is a step challenge in which employer groups with two or more ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
WHAT: BioScrip Infusion Services, Inc., formerly CarePoint Partners, is celebrating the opening of its new state of the art ambulatory infusion suite at 5401 Jefferson Highway, Suite B, with a ribbon cutting and press conference followed by tours. This new facility represents the innovation and excellence in patient care for which BioScrip has become known. Jefferson Parish ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
Thursday, January 17, 2019
NEW ORLEANS - Jennifer Beougher, a former financial executive at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. and Bloomin’ Brands Inc., has been named the first chief financial officer of Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group.
She starts immediately, according to a statement released by the New Orleans-based restaurant company.
Beougher (left) was most recently the vice president of financial planning and ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
LOUISIANA - With the ongoing government shutdown, Cox doesn't want their customers who are impacted to worry about losing their Cox services. A press release from Cox offered advice on how to take action.
"If you’re an impacted federal employee and are unable to make a payment by your due date, log in to My Account on Cox.com or reach out to our customer service representatives through text, ...read more
Categories: Press Release, Community
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Kenner, LA. – Mayor Ben Zahn and Fire Chief Ryan Bergeron are pleased to announce an agreement with the State Department of Transportation and Development paving the way for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art fire station for the Kenner Fire Department in the 300 block of Duke Drive. A combination of Federal Highway Administration and Louisiana DOTD funds will be used to construct this ...read more
Categories: Community
