Economic Development
BGR Highlights Essential Elements for Economic Development Incentive Programs
April 11, 2024
On April 4, 2024, BGR provided research-based guidance to New Orleans City Council leaders as they review economic development...
Spanish Plaza would get new music space, revamped restaurant under City Hall tax-funded plan
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com
August 16, 2023
Spanish Plaza, the public space at the foot of Canal Street that New Orleans officials have long worried was...
A new riverfront hotel for New Orleans? Convention Center again touts the idea
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
October 10, 2022
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s management is making a renewed push for a riverfront hotel, arguing that a...Next steps for $1B riverfront neighborhood
By Tommy Santora
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
September 21, 2022
After more than a year of negotiations, the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority Board has a...Convention Center hotel discussions to resume
By Tommy Santora
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
September 12, 2022
A headquarter hotel for the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, planned prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and...Riverfront district needs agreement between developer, Convention Center
By Andrew Valenti
Source: New Orleans CityBusiness
February 18, 2022
A preliminary agreement between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the master developer selected to transform 39 acres...Cincinnati’s consolation prize: $200M economic impact from Bengals Super Bowl run
By Dan Monk
Source: WCPO Cincinnati
February 14, 2022
CINCINNATI — It would be difficult to prove the Cincinnati Bengals’ Super Bowl run had a positive impact on...New Orleans Convention Center to revive riverfront hotel project; here’s what it could look like
By Anthony McAuley
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
August 17, 2021
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s plans for a riverfront hotel crumbled in October when its financial backers pulled...
St. Tammany Leaders Discuss Hot Topics at BGR Breakfast
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
March 25, 2021
NEW ORLEANS – On March 23, the Bureau of Governmental Research kicked off its 2021 Breakfast Briefing Series with...St. Tammany Leaders Discuss Important Issues Affecting the Parish at BGR Breakfast Briefing
March 24, 2021
Yesterday, the Bureau of Governmental Research kicked off its 2021 Breakfast Briefing Series with “The Vision for St. Tammany...