Economic Development
After Round 1 stalled, New Orleans convention center officials restart talks for Omni Hotel
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
May 27, 2018
Second time’s the charm. That’s what members of the New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority hope as they return to...
After talks stall, Morial Convention Center narrows focus for proposed upriver hotel project
By Richard Thompson
Source: The Advocate
December 24, 2017
After years of stalled negotiations, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center officials have returned to the drawing board as they seek...
Economic Trend Lines for a Changing Jefferson Parish
December 6, 2016
Jerry Bologna (JEDCO President & CEO) and Robert Edgecombe (GCR, Inc. Urban Planner and Consultant) spoke at a BGR...BGR Provides Framework for Report on Convention Center
By Lee Zurik and Tom Wright
Source: FOX 8
November 4, 2016
Released in 2015, BGR’s report The $1 Billion Question: Do the Tax Dedications in New Orleans Make Sense? serves as a...