Awards & Rankings
Download a copy of GNO, Inc. STARs (PDF) –- a comprehensive list of significant awards for the state and regionBright.com names New Orleans No. 3 in U.S. for tech job growth
Michael Hecht, President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., said the employment website Bright.com has listed the Greater New Orleans area as No. 3 in the country for tech job growth.
February 17, 2013 | Read Story »
Louisiana among top 2 states for Public School policies
The two highest-ranking states, Florida and Louisiana, received B-minus ratings. The states that were given F’s included Alabama, California, Iowa and New Hampshire.
January 7, 2013 | Read Story »
New Orleans stays No. 1 in recovery; BR mid-pack
New Orleans continued to fare better than any other metro area in the U.S. in recovering from the recession during the third quarter of 2012, according to a report released Wednesday by the Brookings Institute.
December 28, 2012 | Read Story »
New Orleans rated best American city to visit by Travel + Leisure
For the second consecutive month, New Orleans has claimed an elite rating as a travel destination from a major tourism magazine. This time, in fact, it scored the highest honor, when Travel + Leisure declared it the best American city to visit.
November 14, 2012 | Read Story »
The Best Cities For Working Mothers, 2012
In budget-friendly southern cities like New Orleans, which landed, for the first time in four years, in the top 10 cities on our list, mothers can expect to spend much less—just $5,900 annually—for childcare.
October 10, 2012 | Read Story »
Greater New Orleans #1 Growing Metro Area for Employment
Recent economic reports point to a continued slow pace of national economic recovery during the summer of 2012. Yet even earlier in the second quarter of 2012, the nation’s major metropolitan economies exhibited tremendous variation in their recovery progress.
September 18, 2012 | Read Story »
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA Job Market Expected to be Among Strongest in Nation
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA employers expect to hire at a strong pace during Quarter 4 2011, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey. Among survey participants, the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA employment outlook is the fourth best in the nation.
September 13, 2012 | Read Story »
Loyola University of New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Dillard University rank in “The 2013 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges”
The 2013 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings is out, with stability at the very top of both the National Universities and National Liberal Arts Colleges lists.
September 12, 2012 | Read Story »
