Louisiana’s Digital Interactive Media Incentives have really picked up the pace in the last two years. New projects & companies like Electronic Arts’ $30 Million facility, Gameloft’s New Orleans studio, Globalstar’s move to the north shore, the success of programs like LaunchPad Ignition, and the growth of companies like Calliope Digital, Touch Studios, PollBob, and [...]
The Idea Village, one of the organizations leading the entrepreneurial movement in New Orleans and also the group that throws NOEW (which you can read about here, here and here), is hiring a full-time Technology Manager. The job entails developing and managing all Idea VIllage technology platforms and undertaking the tole of “online strategy guru.” [...]
Monroe, La.-based CenturyLink announced today that it will acquire all outstanding shares of Savvis common stock in a cash and stock merger valued at $40 per share, or a total of approximately $2.5 billion. CenturyLink is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States and the largest tech company in Louisiana, providing a range [...]
As the Louisiana startup ecosystem grows, so does entrepreneurship and startups throughout the rest of the country. Silicon Valley Bank released Startup Outlook 2011 on April 22, a survey of startup company perceptions, in conjunction with the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s Annual CEO Business Climate survey of its member companies. According to the Startup Outlook [...]
Gameloft, one of the biggest video game developers in the world, is considering opening up a major studio in New Orleans. Their decision hinges on the ability to find talented developers! They are looking to hires lots and lots of developers, programmers, and designers in New Orleans and created this website specifically for that purpose. [...]
Drop the Chalk is a New Orleans based software startup that helps great teachers get even better. Their technology is transforming the way K-12 students learn by providing teachers and administrators with innovative tools for the 21st century. They recently won the Domain Company Prize at the 2011 Tulane Business Plan Competition. Josh Raley caught [...]
These links were curated by our friends over at Silicon Praire News. They also happen to be hosting Big Omaha on May 11, 2011 – “the nation’s most ambitious conference on innovation and entrepreneurship.” We hear its an unbelievable event, and even New Orleans’-0wn Robbie Vitrano will be speaking. Every day I comb through my [...]
Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: GSAT), the mobile satellite voice and data company that moved to Covington from Silicon Valley, announced that it has completed an equity investment of unspecified value in TrafficCast International, Inc., a leading provider of travel time forecasting and traffic information based on advanced digital traffic data. TrafficCast has previouisly raised a $3.5 Million [...]
Crichton Brown and Lester Alexander, two former partners at New Orleans-based Advantage Capital Partners, have left the firm and joined Houston-based MSB Fairway Capital Partners. Brown and Alexander opened Fairway’s New Orleans office and are now managing directors at the firm. Fairway Capital is a banking firm [...]
NewOrleans.com has launched a renovated website with a more targeted focus on those looking for travel information about New Orleans. The new website allows travelers to plan and book trips with expert insider information about New Orleans. First launched in 1995, NewOrleans.com has primarily been a hospitality portal. When someone plans a trip, NewOrleans.com, [...]
