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Major Victory for Charity Hospital
On November 18, 2009, the Louisiana Commission on Streamlining Government spearheaded by State Treasurer John Kennedy, by a vote of 7-3, passed a motion seeking an independent study of the proposed $1.2 billion LSU medical complex and alternatives for delivering the cost efficient health care in New Orleans. Read more.
Nov 19 2009
Lafitte Greenway Business Feature: Meet the Robinson
You know him as the talented musician behind Twang-O-Rama and Woodenhead. But there’s more to Jimmy Robinson’s entrepreneurial talents than meets the ear. Find out why Jimmy’s excited about the prospect of the Lafitte Greenway.
Nov 17 2009
Thinking Outside the Box: UC Releases Economic Impact Report
This 2009 collaboration between The Urban Conservancy and Civic Economics shows that compared to leading chain competitors, local New Orleans retailers generate twice the annual sales, recirculate revenues within the local economy at twice the rate, and on a per square foot basis, have four times the economic impact while consuming a fraction of the land. Read the study here.
Sep 24 2009
90 Seconds on New Orleans’ Local Economy
Entrepreneurs tell you why Stay Local! matters. Stay Local! is a project of The Urban Conservancy. Produced by DocNO Productions.
Aug 10 2009
News
Know Our Strengths, Then Play to Them
To attract new capital to New Orleans, we tend to market the city’s assets - its distinctive character, its beautiful architecture, its music. Meanwhile, the underlying deficiencies that keep investors away - crime, poverty, low literacy - continue unabated. Last… Read more >
Nov 4 2009
Who Pays for “Tax-Free” Online Retail?
When Maple Street Children’s Bookshop announced its closing after nearly thirty years in business, owner Cindy Dike pointed to three forces that conspired against her continued success: the flagging economy; the opening of Borders Books on St. Charles Avenue; and… Read more >
Oct 1 2009 | 1 Reply
News Roundup
- Is Mayor Daley Looking to Lease Water System?
Nov 4 2009 | CBS2 Chicago # - Commentary: New Orleans Poised on Springboard of Hope
Nov 2 2009 | New Orleans CityBusiness # - America’s Favorite Cities: How New Orleans Rates
Nov 1 2009 | Travel and Leisure # - Time’s Top 10 Urban Biking Trips Includes New Orleans
Oct 1 2009 | Time Magazine # - Rickshaw Company Could Face Uphill Battle in New Orleans
Sep 30 2009 | New Orleans CityBusiness #
Projects
Greenway Businesses
What does a healthy business environment have to do with a healthy environment? Everything, if you ask Mike Massey, native New Orleanian and local business owner of Massey's Professional Outfitters.
Heritage Tourism in New Orleans
A link to our Neighborhood Guide & Map series celebrating New Orleans' neighborhoods as cultural and commercial destinations. Also, preliminary findings from the research and analysis of the Mid-City neighborhood conducted by the faculty and students of the Urban Planning + Design program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Stay Local!
A project of The Urban Conservancy, Stay Local! is a city-wide initiative for creating a strong economy based on locally owned and operated business. Stay Local! encourages consumers to shop locally while helping independent businesses compete more effectively.
Lafitte Greenway
A broad coalition of organizations, foundations, and individuals has made great progress over the past year to transform an abandoned rail corridor running from Treme to Lakeview into a public amenity that New Orleanians can use to bike, walk, run, garden, and play along.
