News Archives
A collection of articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals on the state of local businesses in New Orleans and across the nation.
Taxing Online Retail Sales is Only Fair
May 5, 2008 | Marketplace
Filed under: Commerce
In One Town, Local Hardware Stores Outlast Home Depot
May 4, 2008 | International Herald Tribune
Filed under: Culture
"Rising from Ruins" Film Trailer
May 2, 2008 | Independent America
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Credit Problems Squeeze Retailers, Too
April 30, 2008 | National Public Radio
Filed under: Commerce
How Will Rebate Checks Get Spent?
April 29, 2008 | National Public Radio
Filed under: Commerce
Thinking Outside the Big Box
April 23, 2008 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Stay Local! News
New Orleans Restaurants, Still Limping, Lead City's Revival
April 15, 2008 | Bloomberg.com
Filed under: Commerce
Retailing Chains Caught in a Wave of Bankruptcies
April 15, 2008 | The New York Times
Filed under: Commerce
Tourism Officials Bank on Weak Dollar's Silver Lining
April 14, 2008 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Measuring Footprints
April 12, 2008 | Fast Company
Filed under: Environment
PJ's Coffee Sold to New Orleans Group
March 25, 2008 | Houston Chronicle
Filed under: Commerce
Nagin Family's Company Got Deal with Home Depot
March 24, 2008 | Times-Picayune (posted on www.nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
SBA Picks New Orleans for Small-Business Program
March 13, 2008 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under:
Lafitte Corridor Master Plan Complete
March 9, 2008 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Environment
N.O. Food Cooperative Moves Closer to Opening
March 9, 2008 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Capital One Targets Startups
March 9, 2008 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
MEDIA ALERT: 2nd Annual Sustainability Summit for Local Small Businesses
February 13, 2008 | Stay Local!
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Online Sales Tax Front: ABA Responds to Governors
January 18, 2008 | American Booksellers Website
Filed under: Commerce
Ghost Malls: Is Retail Real Estate About to Crash?
January 13, 2008 | Slate
Filed under: Commerce
Victory Real Estate Wins Demo Permit in Mid-City
January 2, 2008 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Is Urbanism the New American Dream?
December 11, 2007 | PR Newswire
Filed under: Culture
Cash That's Spent Here, Stays Here
December 7, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Give a Gift to Our Economy: Shop Locally Owned this Holiday Season
December 1, 2007 | Hometown Advantage
Filed under: Culture
Magazine Street Shines as Example
December 1, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Developer Wants to Tear Down Mid-City Hospital
November 28, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Signs of Recovery
November 26, 2007 | Times-Picayune (posted on www.nola.com)
Filed under:
Fizzled Frenzy
November 15, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Festivus Market Has Good (Social) Values
November 8, 2007 | Market Umbrella
Filed under: Commerce
The Go-Between
November 6, 2007 | offBeat Magazine
Filed under: Environment
Filing Deadline Nears for Second Business Recovery Grant Payments
October 19, 2007 | Louisiana Economic Development Dept. Website
Filed under: Commerce
Katrina Gives Retailers Rare Window
October 18, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Historic Funeral Home to Be Reborn as a Bookstore
October 4, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Market Makers
September 18, 2007 | Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Commerce
Rouses Buying 18 Local Stores
September 15, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Outdoor Freret Market Makes its Debut Today
September 10, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Bush Shares Gumbo with Brees, Nagin
August 31, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Culture
How to Eat (and Read) Close to Home
August 31, 2007 | The New York Times
Filed under: Culture
Jazzy Po-Boy on Making a Real New Orleans Po-Boy
August 14, 2007 | YouTube: Docno Productions
Filed under: Culture
Group Wants Insurance Lawsuit Deadline Pushed Back Again
August 12, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Classroom on Oak Street
August 9, 2007 | The Trumpet
Filed under: Culture
Vitality Puts Local Flavor into Health Food
July 31, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Plans for Rebuilding Big Easy Cause Unease
July 27, 2007 | USA Today
Filed under: Culture
Starbucks Withdraws Lease Bid
July 10, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under:
Big Boxes Bad Choice for New Orleans, Says Blakely
July 9, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Tiny Venice, Louisiana is Reeling 'em in Again
June 17, 2007 | The Los Angeles Times (reprinted in the Chicago Tribune)
Filed under: Culture
Taste Buds, Indeed
June 16, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Success Stories
The Future May Just Be Local...
June 11, 2007 | trendwatching.com
Filed under: Culture, Commerce, Environment
Private Effort to Restore Curbside Recycling
June 11, 2007 | Phoneix Recycling June Newsletter
Filed under: Environment
Grants Aim to Cure Exodus of Doctors
June 11, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Commerce
Take Your Coffee and Go
May 19, 2007 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Whose Vision for Mid-City?
May 18, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Culture
Stanley Versus Goliath
May 15, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
Filed under: Culture
Thinking Globally, Eating Locally in the USA
May 14, 2007 | USA Today
Filed under: Environment
Starbucks, Local Restaurateur, Vy for Jackson Square Site
May 10, 2007 | The Times-Picayune (posted on nola.com)
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New Orleans Poised to Reverse Retail Slump
May 7, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
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Locals Aren't the Only Ones Discovering La Divina Gelateria
April 30, 2007 | Press Release
Filed under: Culture
Unreported Influx of Residents to New Orleans
April 27, 2007 | Preservation in Print
Filed under: Culture
Heritage Tourists Spend More and Stay Longer
April 27, 2007 | Preservation in Print
Filed under: Culture
Check Distribution Begins for Business Recovery Grant Recipients
April 20, 2007 | Louisiana Recovery Authority
Filed under: Commerce
The ARTDOCS Rx Lottery Grant Program
April 17, 2007 | ARTDocs
Filed under: Culture
Open Studio Artists' Spring Tour
April 14, 2007 |
Filed under: Culture
Doerr Furniture Reopens After $1M Expansion Renovation
April 13, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Stanford Students Help Small New Orleans Firms Recover
April 9, 2007 | San Francisco Chronicle
Filed under: Commerce
Stay Local! Unveils First Neighborhood Guide & Map
March 20, 2007 | Stay Local!
Filed under: Stay Local! News
LRA Announces Plans to Push Additional $68 Million to Small Businesses
March 17, 2007 | Louisiana Recovery Authority
Filed under: Commerce
Protecting New Orleans' Tax Base: Which PILOTs Should Fly?
March 15, 2007 | Bureau of Governmental Research
Filed under: Commerce
Comprehensive New Study Examines Impact of Katrina and Rita on Louisiana Businesses
March 12, 2007 | Louisiana Recovery Authority
Filed under: Commerce
St. Bernard Businesses Rewarded with Local Loyalty
March 7, 2007 | The Times-Picayune
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Crepe Crusaders
February 14, 2007 | The Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Culture
Mandina's Reopens in Mid-City
February 9, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Culture
Developers Eye Part of Claiborne Avenue for Big Box Retail
February 7, 2007 | WWL TV
Filed under: Culture
LED Encourages Businesses to Weigh in on Regional Vision
February 7, 2007 | Louisiana Department of Economic Development
Filed under: Commerce
Mr. Chill's Making Katrina Comeback
February 5, 2007 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Culture
Louisiana Business Recovery Grant, Loan Program to Begin Taking Applications Tuesday
January 23, 2007 | Louisiana Recovery Authority
Filed under: Commerce
Back in the Neighborhood
January 18, 2007 | The Times-Picayune Lagniappe
Filed under: Culture
LSU Football Corporate Sponsorship Giveaway
January 18, 2007 | Louisiana Economic Development Department
Filed under: Commerce
Cheese Whiz
January 5, 2007 | Times-Picayune
Filed under: Culture
Small Businesses Teeter on Edge
December 27, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
Freret Street Business Revival: A True Cinderella Story
December 22, 2006 | Where Y'at
Filed under: Commerce
Bayou Road Shops Receive $400,000 to Reopen
December 19, 2006 | New Orleans CityBusiness
Filed under: Commerce
Aid Program Targets Small Businesses
December 16, 2006 | The Advocate
Filed under: Commerce
Your City is a Gift
December 6, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
Fielkow: Boost Small Businesses
December 2, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Local Heroes
Stay Local! this Holiday Season
November 27, 2006 | WTUL FM
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Big Chains Hesitate in Returning to N.O.
November 20, 2006 | New Orleans City Business
Filed under: Commerce
The City that Hair Forgot
November 9, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Culture
Twice Battered
October 26, 2006 | Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Commerce, Commerce
From Fish Sauce to Salsa
October 26, 2006 | Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Culture
Calling all Marigny and Bywater Artists!
October 26, 2006 |
Filed under: Culture
Governor Blanco Announces Enhanced Bridge Loan Program
October 12, 2006 | Office of the Governor Web Page
Filed under: Commerce
Grants to Foster Main Streets
October 12, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
Command Performance
October 2, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Culture
Not Just Local; Locally Owned
October 2, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Stay Local! News
Healthy Sales Help Buoy New Orleans
September 25, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
You Are Here
September 18, 2006 | Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Stay Local! News
World, Interrupted
September 17, 2006 | The Times-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
Camellia Grill to Spread Its Roots
September 10, 2006 | Gambit Weekly
Filed under: Commerce
Brocato's to Reopen Famed N.O. Gelato Shop
September 7, 2006 | New Orleans City Business
Filed under: Culture, Commerce
A Bank Survives Katrina. Now, the Hard Part.
September 4, 2006 | The New York Times
Filed under: Commerce
Your Cappuccino Moment
August 31, 2006 | The London Times
Filed under: Culture
New Orleans Shops Struggle to Survive
August 26, 2006 | New York Times
Filed under: Culture
Forbes List Blasts Louisiana Business Climate
August 20, 2006 | Time-Picayune
Filed under: Commerce
No Bar Code
August 20, 2006 | Mother Jones
Filed under: Environment