Under the leadership of Michael Hecht, president & CEO of GNO, Inc., the organization is succeeding in positioning New Orleans as an entrepreneurial hub for creative companies.
A home-grown story emanating from New Orleans has drawn featured coverage from CNN, The Economist, Entrepreneur magazine, The New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal-all in the past six months.
It’s the remarkable transformation of post-Katrina New Orleans from standing floodwaters to a burgeoning entrepreneurial hub for creative and digital media companies.
Continuing upon the momentum that inspired Entrepreneur magazine to praise New Orleans as a “blueprint for economic recovery” in 2009, Greater New Orleans, Inc. has worked with local partners to secure three more business expansions to the region. Los Angeles-based Graphite, Manhattan-based Orphmedia, and Baton Rouge-based RallyPoint will all be establishing offices in New Orleans in 2010. The arrival of the three firms highlights the rapidly emerging creative and digital media presence in New Orleans.
The New Orleans Region is uniquely positioned to attract creative professionals. With our combination of rich culture, inexpensive business conditions, and best-in-class incentives, Greater New Orleans is evolving into a creative professional hub that will soon be competing-and beating-places like Austin, Seattle, and Montreal. The result will not only be more, better jobs, but also an infusion of fresh talent and energy for the region.
A grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation provided seed money for GNO, Inc. to conduct an economic development study of the 10-parish area after the storm. Click here to learn more about their achievements in 2009.
