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Thursday, September 21, 2017
METAIRIE, LA – WWL-TV and partnering organizations will be collecting essential supplies for hurricane relief efforts for East Texas communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey.
The supply drive will take place this Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., in the Clearview Mall parking lot, 4436 Veterans Memorial Blvd., in Metairie.
Curbside drop off will be available.
The following ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Louisiana Businesses and Residents Affected by the Torrential Rain
Friday, August 25, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Louisiana businesses and residents affected by the torrential rainfall and flooding that occurred Aug. 4 - 6, 2017, U.S. Small Business Administration’s Administrator Linda McMahon announced today. SBA acted under its own authority to declare a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. John Bel Edwards on Aug. ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, General News Article
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The “Your Dental Home” Bus to Provide Oral Health Services in Jefferson ParishNEW ORLEANS, (August 17, 2017)—Jefferson Community Health Care Centers (JCHCC) announced
the opening of their new mobile dental bus with a ribbon cutting at JCHCC’s Marrero location on Thursday, August 17, 2017. The “Your Dental Home” bus is equipped with all of the comforts and up-to-date equipment of a traditional ...read more
Categories: Community, Press Release, Human Interest
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 rising ...read more
Categories: Human Interest, Press Release
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 accommodating 13 ...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.
According ...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
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.
“This ...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 is ...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 action ...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
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