
Tony McAuley
Business Reporter| The New Orleans Advocate at The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
Business Reporter at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Reporter @NOLANews The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate and https://t.co/tBGABjL74a
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2 weeks ago |
nola.com | Ben Myers |Tony McAuley
With the future of horse racing at the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in doubt, New Orleans City Council members and state lawmakers are taking steps to preserve the tradition and stop any attempt by the fairgrounds owner to redevelop the property or shut it down.
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2 weeks ago |
theadvocate.com | Tony McAuley |Tyler Bridges
The upcoming horse racing season in New Orleans is in peril after the owner of the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots said it plans to give up its racing and gaming licenses following a failed effort to get state legislators to agree to a subsidy to replace lost revenue from slots.
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4 weeks ago |
govtech.com | Tony McAuley
The venture fund, which is part of Tulane University's Innovation Institute, said it will directly invest $250,000 in the company, which was founded three years ago by Claire Smith, a former St. Bernard Parish middle school math teacher. Smith said she developed the app after she saw area schools losing teachers in the wake of the pandemic.
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1 month ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
As the summer heat sets in and the pace of tourism cools, the New Orleans hospitality industry is bracing for the seasonal slump that has long challenged hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions across the city. This year, industry leaders are renewing a familiar but urgent appeal: Locals and nearby residents are being asked to step up and help keep the city’s tourism economy ticking over.
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1 month ago |
nola.com | Tony McAuley
Tulane Ventures said Friday it will lead a $1 million investment round in New Orleans education software startup Hilight, which has developed an app to help schools evaluate teachers with the aim of better staff retention. The venture fund, which is part of Tulane University's Innovation Institute, said it will directly invest $250,000 in the company, which was founded three years ago by Claire Smith, a former St. Bernard Parish middle school math teacher.
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