August 2018

Issue Articles

“The Purge” Hits New Orleans

Kimberley Singletary is the managing editor of Biz New Orleans magazine. A 20-year Southern California veteran, she has been surrounded by the film industry...

Houses of Hope

Boys Hope Girls Hope of New Orleans has helped more than 250 academically minded youth rise above the challenges of poverty to find success. There’s...

All Buttered Up

Created in 2014 as a retail offshoot of the local wholesale company Supreme Specialty Foods, Beyond the Equator has tapped into a growing market...

Welcome Home

A portrait of Gertrude Gardner hangs in the newly restored, circa-1871 offices of Gardner Realtors. The building began as newspaper offices in Carrollton. Entering Gardner...

Black Gold Green

Marques Colston Wide Receiver, 2006–2015  |  Minority Owner of the Philadelphia Soul  |  Partner, Main Squeeze Juice Co. Making it to the National Football League (NFL)...

Biotech’s Rising Star

In March, AxoSim took home New Orleans Entrepreneur Week’s grand prize, and with it $100,000. While an obviously large payday, it was only the...
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Executive Coaching: What is it and could it be for you?

Executive coaching has gained popularity over the last 10-plus years, and even the greatest CEOs — think Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt and Bill Gates...

Blending Old and New

As New Orleans celebrates its tricentennial, the city is both honoring its architectural past and embracing the future with contemporary designs that coexist with...

Hurricane Season is Here

According to the National Hurricane Initiative, an estimated 40 percent of small businesses that close due to hurricane damage do not reopen. In order...

Saving Your Skin

More than 5 million skin cancer cases are diagnosed annually in the United States, and in the past decade, the number of new melanoma...

What Festivals Can Teach Us

Julia Carcamo is president and chief brand strategist at J Carcamo & Associates, specializing in brand and marketing strategy. She is also the co-founder...

Work It

Melanie Warner Spencer is editor of New Orleans Bride and New Orleans Homes & Lifestyles and managing editor of Louisiana Life and Acadiana Profile....
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From the Giant Screw Pump to Poker

Keith Twitchell spent 16 years running his own business before becoming president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans. He has observed, supported...

Editor’s Note: More Wins!

Biz New Orleans is still such a new publication — we’ll celebrate our fourth year of publication in October — but in that short...

The Saints Are Coming!

Chris Price is an award-winning journalist and public relations principal. When he’s not writing, he’s avid about music, the outdoors, and Saints, Ole Miss...

Our 23-Hour Staycation

Jennifer Gibson Schecter was once a tourist in New Orleans herself and is now proud to call NOLA home. She also writes the Wednesday...

New Orleans Groceries : 21st Century Style

A native New Orleanian, Poppy Tooker has spent her life devoted to the cultural essence that food brings to Louisiana, a topic she explores...

Event: Biz New Orleans New & Notables presented by Fidelity Bank

Cathy Alfonso and Rosario Juarez   Wednesday, July 11 | Felicity Church   Thirteen local professionals were honored for their recent achievements at Biz New Orleans magazine’s second-annual...
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Event: The 8th annual FestiGals Women’s Weekend

 Cari Roy, Pam Fortner and Leslie T. Snadowsky   June 21-24 | Jung Hotel and Residences   This year’s Tricentennial Women’s Day featured NASA engineer, physicist, author and...

Event: Women’s Business Alliance: Ask An Expert

Regina Correa, Sheila Craft, Myra Corrello, Tina Meilleur, Dee Clubb, Shea Marshall, Jennifer Hayes   Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Springhill & Towneplace Suites   The New Orleans...

Event: New Orleans Chamber 2nd Quarter Luncheon

Walt Leger III   Wednesday, June 13, 2018 | Hyatt Regency New Orleans Empire Ballroom   Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Pro Tempore, Walt Leger III, gave a...

Recent Openings

The Standard at South Market Currently the top-selling condominium project in New Orleans, The Standard at South Market opened in June for move-ins and is...

Industry News

Nonprofit Emeril Lagasse Foundation grants over $360,000 to 6 Nonprofits Dedicated to creating opportunities to inspire, mentor and enable youth to reach their fullest potential through...

August Calendar

4 New Orleans Regional SCORE Second Annual Small Business Award Ceremony 6 to 9 p.m. Best Western Hotel & Suites 2600 Severn Ave., Metairie HCCL.biz 7 New Orleans Chamber of Commerce...
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Publisher's Note: Custom Built

I am sure you have seen the award-winning titles that Renaissance Publishing produces in addition to Biz New Orleans — New Orleans Magazine, New...

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