- Seen the Worst, Found Their Best
Entrepreneurs who survived other disasters offer Katrina's victims the benefit of their hard-won experience.
- A Departure from Local Marketing
This may be off-topic but I think it's important. Hurricane Katrina has done substantial damage to many areas of our Gulf Coast, especially in New ......
- It's Time to Get Creative
Business owners can beat out rivals by taking a fresh approach. Here's how.
- Commentary: Bad basketball marks return to normalcy
Everyone is establishing their own standards for a return to normalcy following Hurricane Katrina. For many, it's a meal at a favorite restaurant or sending ......
- The POWER generation 2003: Ryan Rilette
Ryan Rilette Artistic Director, Southern Rep Theatre Age: 29 Family: wife, Christy Rilette Education: B.A., Loyola University; M.F.A., American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco "New Orleans ......
- Commentary: New fiscal year brings plans for improvement for CityBusiness
Last week was the end of March and the first of April. For our company, that represents the end of one fiscal year and the ......
- The Power generation profiles: Ewell Smith
When promotion is your business, it helps to believe in your product. "This is the best product in the world to promote," says Ewell Smith, ......
- NOPG announces two promotions
New Orleans Publishing Group announced two promotions last week during the CityBusiness Power Generation luncheon. Lisa Blossman, senior vice president of sales at CityBusiness, was ......
- Media Direct heads straight for end game
MEDIA DIRECT, ONE of the city's largest advertising placement firms, closed its doors, leaving 40 workers out of jobs. Owner Ray Reggie abruptly shut down ......
- Commentary: Bulldozing offers some closure but rebuilding questions linger
My contractor said to be there at 7:15 a.m. I showed up at 7 and the work had already begun. The front wall of my ......
- Commentary: Publisher's Notes: Predictions for new year point to Manning for Senate in '04
The news columns of our paper this week are filled with recaps of this year's most important stories. All of us, from time to time, ......
- Three new magazines target 'under-served' women in New Orleans
AN ODD COINCIDENCE or publishing mini-boom? At least three separate publishing companies are rolling out new local lifestyle magazines aimed at female readers. Southern Women, ......
- Moving on
THIS ISSUE OF New Orleans CityBusiness marks the last one overseen by publisher Carolyn "Missy" McLellan, who recently resigned after serving in that position since ......
- Specialized retailers turn to custom pubs to pitch their wares
THEY LOOK JUST like mass-market magazines, with sleek covers, glossy color photos and articles on everything from home decor to exotic travel adventures. But this ......
- Commentary: Thanksgiving can be hard for post-K holiday softies
OK, I like to project an image as the cigar-chomping, hard-ass editor who will to stare down Katrina for a story. Hey, it's a good ......