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Uptown home offering a private oasis tops weekly sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals
Nonprofits pay major salaries to attract, keep leaders
A CityBusiness review of some 2,000 tax records for nonprofits in the New Orleans region shows a broad salary range for their executives. An ample number provide significant compensation to leaders, and this holds true even when excluding employers such as hospitals and private universities that skew the numbers higher.
Local barge industry looks at growth spurt
Star Fleet, headquartered in Chalmette, is one of several companies broadening its services amid increased business from the oil and gas industries and the expected dredging of the Mississippi River.
109-year-old avenue home sells for $1.8M
The most recent sale of the house marks the third time it has changed hands since being built in 1905.
Top Private Companies: Transportation
As natural gas drilling has slowed in the Tuscaloosa Marine, Haynesville and Eagle Ford shale plays, transportation businesses connected to that work has taken a hit. Meanwhile, those companies linked to oil exploration have enjoyed steady business.
Commission Accomplished: Notable NOLA area home sales
A look at the highest- and lowest-priced home sales in the New Orleans area and the agents who closed the deals.
Commission Accomplished: Notable NOLA home sales
The most and least expensive homes sold in the New Orleans area in the past week and inside details from the agents who closed the deal.
Top Private Companies: Trade/Transportation
New chemical and steel plants popping up in the River Parishes benefit transport companies in temporary and long-term ways. They can deliver components for new plants under construction and ship the products the facilities will make.
Canal Barge employee allegedly embezzles nearly $1.4M
Canal Barge Co. CEO Merritt Lane confirmed today that the company’s former accounting manager has been charged in connection with an embezzlement scheme that unfolded over six years.
Tourism sector fears repeat of Katrina effect from oil spill
Perception is king in the tourism industry but it may prove to be killer in New Orleans. By all accounts, the city should not suffer a significant economic hit from […]
Private Companies: Trade/Transportation
Editor’s note: The following report comes from the CityBusiness special issue on New Orleans-area private companies. Participating businesses provided revenue figures. Intermarine CEO Andre Grikitis attributes his company’s 23.5 percent […]
