(Metairie, La) – Recognizing the need for attracting future residents to Kenner, the Jefferson Chamber Board of Directors voted to support Kenner’s proposed capital improvement and redevelopment plan. At the Board’s March meeting, Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni presented “Kenner 2030: Strategic Plan for a Prosperous Future,” which proposes $29 million in landscaping, beautification ... Read More
Archives for March 2013
Billy Bosch of ICONIC Wins Cordina Challenge
(Source: Jefferson Economic Development Commission) (Avondale, La) -- The Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO) and Cordina New Orleans Cocktails, in partnership with the Jefferson Chamber and Idea Village, are pleased to announce the winner of the first-ever Cordina Challenge. Billy Bosch with Be Well Nutrition was awarded the top prize for his winning ... Read More
At Our Last Board Meeting – City of Kenner, Times-Picayune
We were very fortunate to have Ricky Mathews, President and Publisher of the Times-Picayune/Nola Media Group, and Kenner Mayor Mike Yenni at our Board Meeting in March. Big thanks to St. Martin's school for hosting our 68-member board! If you haven't seen their facilities, you should arrange to take a tour. A lot of controversy still surrounds the Times-Picayune's decision ... Read More
Experts to Lead Health Care Discussions
(Metairie, La) – On Thursday, March 21 at Ochsner Medical Center’s Brent House Hotel, experts from the health care, law, tax and insurance industries will lead a discussion on how businesses will be affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The experts are: Michael Bertaut, Healthcare Economist, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana. Charles ... Read More
Simply Amazing – Jefferson Parish hospital performs first in utero surgery in Gulf South
(Source: Ochsner.org) Since the first successful in utero (in the womb) spina bifida repair surgery in 1997, only a small handful of hospitals in the country have been able to offer this extremely specialized type of surgery. Most patients have to travel to programs in California, Tennessee or Pennsylvania for the procedure, where they may have to remain for up to eight ... Read More