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Changing Course But Swimming Back from Katrina

While disasters often spawn opportunity in their wake, Katrina’s devastation was so profound that it reshaped the psyche of New Orleans residents, including its entrepreneurs.… Read More →

Take a Virtual Tour of the Prospect 2 Biennial in New Orleans

Leaner and meaner, New Orleans’s Prospect biennial returned this weekend, bringing an eccentric mixture of local and international art to 13 venues throughout the Crescent… Read More →

New Orleans BioInnovation Center

New Orleans BioInnovation Center (NOBIC) is located on Canal Street in New Orleans, US. It was opened in June 2011 and officially inaugurated in September… Read More →

Blade Dynamics to build wind turbine blades in La.

A new partner in Blade Dynamics Ltd. says the company will build advanced wind turbine blades in New Orleans, creating at least 600 jobs over… Read More →

Gameloft New Orleans Studio Manager Talks About the Gaming Boom in the Big Easy

Post-Katrina, New Orleans has turned to technology and videogame companies to help rebuild the Big Easy into a 21st Century development center. With the best… Read More →

FotoKem Expands NextLAB to Louisiana

Reflecting the continued growth of production in the Bayou State, Burbank-based post-production company FotoKem opened a satellite office in New Orleans to support local productions… Read More →

NOLA as the Comeback Kid of the Decade

The comeback of New Orleans is undeniable…Civic engagement has skyrocketed, as native and new residents have become committed to effecting positive change…The fields of advanced… Read More →

The Best Big Cities For Jobs - No. 2: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.

…signs of revival from New Orleans-Metarie, La., which moved up a stunning 46 places to capture the No. 2 slot among our large metros…now the… Read More →

Why New Orleans Is the Coolest Start-up City in America

Idea Village, a New Orleans-based not-for-profit that helps support local entrepreneurs, is helping rebuild its city’s economic devastation by organizing a series of workshops and… Read More →

America’s Biggest Brain Magnets - No. 1: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, La.

Rather than following a clear path to the world of the “hip and cool,” college graduates appear influenced by a more nuanced and complex series… Read More →

Industry Categories
  • Arts-Based Businesses

    The art-based sector includes both for-profit and nonprofit businesses involved in the creation or distribution… More →

  • Digital Media

    The digital media sector in New Orleans -- including software development, video game development, modeling,… More →

  • Biosciences

    New Orleans has long been a strong health services provider and hub of research. With… More →

  • Sustainable Industries

    The term "sustainable industries" describes products and services that help companies manage -- and profit… More →

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