4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (313+ words) NEW ORLEANS / LOS ANGELES — Corridor Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing across the U.S. Southeast, has announced an investment from the Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation, signaling growing investor confidence in the firm’s strategy and the Southeast’s emergence…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) There’s a new shiny object in the boardroom, and it seems like everyone is reaching for it. Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived with incredible promise. As someone who has spent 30 years leading marketing and communications strategies across multiple organizations, I’m…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (113+ words) Biz New Orleans Walmart Q2 Earnings Reveal Consumer Divide NEW ORLEANS – Walmart’s latest earnings report offered a fresh glimpse of a divide increasingly shaping the U.S. economy: consumer spending remains resilient overall, but much of that strength is being driven…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (272+ words) NEW ORLEANS – Chaffe & Associates, Inc. (Chaffe), a Gulf South-based investment banking firm, has announced the continued expansion of its professional team with the addition of three new analysts across its Business Valuation and Investment Banking groups. The new hires reflect…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (266+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. – Fidelity Bank’s POWER business development program for women business owners has partnered with Studio Cowork in downtown Baton Rouge to provide discounted coworking memberships and educational programming in the Capital Region. The partnership will include workshops, networking…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (303+ words) NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Idea Village, a key partner in Louisiana’s statewide effort to help entrepreneurs launch and scale high-growth companies, has been named one of TIME’s America’s Best Incubators & Accelerators 2026, underscoring the growing strength of the state’s innovation ecosystem....