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As of Aug. 7, 2019, Option Care and BioScrip have successfully merged to become one national team, solely dedicated to providing infusion care. Our clinical leadership, expertise and national scale empower us to deliver superior outcomes and set the standard for patient care.

Chalmette Refining is proud to sponsor the Terrific Kids/Teens program in every school in St. Bernard Parish. The program, administered by the Kiwanis Club of St. Bernard-Arabi, has been fully funded by Chalmette Refining for over 25 years.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell addressed a crowd of over 700 at the New Orleans Chamber’s First Quarter Luncheon on Valentine’s Day, claiming certainty of a bright future for the city.

Who doesn’t love to shop and dine along Metairie Road? Last week, Jefferson Parish launched its latest initiative to promote business and culture in Metairie: the Metairie Road District. This ongoing branding project seeks to create a cohesive cultural identity along Metairie Road.

Companies are seeing that long-term investments in social, environmental and governmental initiatives are more beneficial than initiatives without sustainable practices or missions.

Up to 40 percent of food grown, processed and transported in the United States is never eaten, yet 1 in 8 Americans – or 40 million people – suffers food insecurity. The average four-person family wastes $1,500 a year on food.

Taking a personal vacation or just trying to get ahead of how you will stay on top of your work while on a business trip or at a conference? Use these three tricks to stay productive while traveling:

Perhaps the single best technique for understanding the views and feelings of others regarding messaging is to use focus groups, which are, in essence, group exercises dedicated to teaching empathy. Focus groups, at least those that are conducted by skilled professionals, are effective in helping people acquire empathy because the conversation often snowballs to allow participants to see the perspectives of others.

Colorado State University (CSU) just updated the forecast for the 2018 hurricane season and downgraded the prediction to a slightly slower-than-average season.

Twenty-five keynote speakers, 20+ sessions and more than 600 business leaders in attendance made for a memorable three days at Inc.’s 2018 Grow Your Company Conference.

Since 1963, we’ve celebrated National Small Business Week. This year we celebrated on April 29-May 5. Fidelity Bank honored the occasion by planning a week of events tailored to small business clients.

Over the past ten years, the number of people living in downtown New Orleans has doubled, leading to higher demand for residential attractions.

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This April, Gambel will celebrate its ninth anniversary in the Big Easy, followed shortly by the 22nd annual Equal Pay Day.

Fidelity Bank recently launched P.O.W.E.R. (Potential of Women Entrepreneurs Realized), a program designed to spur revenue growth of its women-owned business clients.

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Fidelity Bank is excited to welcome Chris Ferris as its new CEO. Ferris has worked at Fidelity since 2014 as chief of retail and small business banking and chief operations officer, making him an ideal candidate to help Fidelity continue serving our Louisiana community.

In its third annual study, SmartAsset has ranked New Orleans as one of the top 10 cities with the lowest startup costs for business owners.

The 2017 Innovation That Matters study ranked New Orleans in a list of 25 cities for innovation and entrepreneurship.

Greater New Orleans, Inc. released the State of the Sector report on digital media-related industries and occupations in the Greater New Orleans region.

DXC Technology announced the company will establish a 2,000-job Digital Transformation Center in New Orleans, LA. The project will create more permanent direct jobs than any prior economic development announcement in the state. The arrival of DXC Technology to the city cements New Orleans’ position as one of the fastest-growing software and IT destinations in the United States.

This week’s trifecta announcement at Michoud Assembly Facility is validation of the strategy to redevelop Michoud as a diversified public-private facility in 2011. Boeing, Advanced Cutting Solutions and Sinter Metal Technology, representing both public and private sector firms, typify the companies that now call Michoud home.

According to recently released data by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport grew enplanements by 78% between 2006-2016, making MSY the second fastest-growing airport in America over the ten-year period. In 2016, New Orleans had 5,569,705 total enplanements, 15% higher than pre-Katrina levels (2004). This indicates that New Orleans has not only recovered its flights lost post-Katrina, but also gained an influx of new flights to the region.

New Orleans ranks No. 8 in the USA for happiest employees, according to careers website Glassdoor, and reported in Forbes.

Here’s a chilling statistic: Nearly 50% of men think that when just 1 in 10 senior leaders in their company is a woman, that’s sufficient. Even more chilling: 33% of women agree.

If you’re in the market for a used car, don’t be surprised if it’s hard to find the model or price you want.

Area Development Magazine ranked Louisiana No. 5 two years in a row in its annual Top States for Doing Business survey. Louisiana has ranked in the Top 10 for seven straight years.

In Orleans Parish, more than half (52%) of businesses consists of one to five full-time employees. Similarly, 60% of New Orleans Chamber members are that size. The full report comparing them shows business sizes in Orleans Parish and Chamber members are almost identical.

In a survey conducted by the New Orleans Chamber, 88 percent of businesses identified cost as their biggest healthcare concern. With increasing doubt about potential legislation that could reverse parts of the Affordable Care Act, business leaders worry about the future of their companies. To learn how to manage costs effectively, it’s important to stay ahead of the game.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission announced the approval of a Medical Assistant certification as an advanced statewide credential.