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Jan 7, 2025 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
This week, editor Kim Singletary shares the year’s top executives from around the city, and who grabbed the top spot of CEO of the Year and why.
This week, editor Kim Singletary shares the year's top executives from around the city, and who grabbed the top spot of CEO of the Year and why.
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Dec 31, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
I’m so excited to join with the staff of Biz New Orleans in congratulating our 2024 CEO of the Year Jay Cicero. New Orleans loves nothing more than a reason to celebrate — if we don’t have one, we’ll make one up.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
In the second part of our conversation with Amanda and Isaac Toups, the couple share the latest happenings with their nonprofit, Toups Family Meal, including how they, and a growing legion of volunteers, made Halloween and Thanksgiving a little brighter this year. They also share their plans for the upcoming holidays, how you can get involved, and their plans for a major expansion.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
Renowned on the culinary scene, chef Isaac Toups is a four-time finalist for James Beard “Best Chef: South” and co-owner of the award-winning restaurant Toups Meatery with his wife, Amanda Toups. Since the pandemic, however, the duo has also co-founded a nonprofit called Toups Family Meal that is dedicated to remedying food insecurity in New Orleans. To date, TFM has served over 175,000 meals to Orleans Parish residents.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary |Misty Milioto |Veronika Lee Claghorn
Ending 2024, we have a lot to be happy about. While in 2022, the Biz top story of the year was New Orleans’ recognition as the “murder capital of the country,” this year, the murder rate dropped from 265 in 2022 to less than 100 as of mid-October, while non-fatal shootings dropped by 46%. Instead of leading the country for violent crime, in 2024 New Orleans was 4th in the nation for fastest decline in violent crime.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”An English writer named Margaret Drabble is credited with that pithy, yet powerful phrase, and it’s one that I love. December is a popular time to look back at the year, while making plans for the new one ahead. So many of us, me included, promise ourselves we’ll start doing the things we know we should be doing but haven’t, like exercise more or make better financial decisions.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
In the second part of Biz’s conversation with New Orleans Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Sandra Lindquist looks at the future of the organization, which includes a can’t miss event on Dec. 12, where the organization will hand out its first-ever award to a local business leader. Sandra Lombana Lindquist has 20+ years experience in economic and community development in the New Orleans region.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
As the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce celebrates two decades serving area businesses, President and CEO Sandra Lindquist shares how the chamber has evolved to fit the needs of its 1,300 members and growing — including its move into legislative advocacy. She shares details on the chamber’s biggest wins and groundbreaking events.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
Anyone interested in the future of energy in Louisiana is invited to attend a free, three-day event at Tulane’s Uptown campus Nov. 13-15. This week, Biz talks with the executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute and Tulane Center of Energy Law who share what most excites them about the forum, and the state’s future. Pierre Conner is the executive director of the Tulane Energy Institute and professor of practice, management science.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
bizneworleans.com | Kim Singletary
In the second part of our conversation with Dr. Sonnier at Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, she shares the organization’s plans for the future, including the conversations they’ve been having, and are continuing to have, with area businesses. Click here to catch up on Part 1. Libbie Sonnier, Ph.D., has been a part of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children since 2019, now serving as CEO.
