GREATER NEW ORLEANS IN THE NEW NORMAL GNOINC.ORG/ANNUALMEETING 2014 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2014 INVESTORS 2014 RANKINGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Patricia LeBlanc Chairwoman of the Board LeBlanc Partners Bill Hoffman Chairman Elect Woodward Design+Build Michael Hecht President and CEO Greater New Orleans, Inc. Steve Hemperley Treasurer Capital One Bank, N.A. Mark Spansel Secretary Adams and Reese Greg Rusovich Immediate Past Chairman Transoceanic Development Dale Benoit Print All Mike DeBoer GE Capital Tommy Faucheux Dow Chemical Company Melissa Gibbs Gibbs Construction Tara Hernandez JCH Development Leslie Jacobs Strategic Comp Mike Illanne Chevron John Little International Matex Tank Terminals Carlo Mulvenna Pan American Life Insurance Group Marty Mayer Stirling Properties BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Aaron Aaron, PLC Danica Ansardi Ansardi Financial Michele Avery LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors Pat Bernard Superior Energy Susan Bonnett Northshore Community Foundation 365 Canal Street, Suite 2300 New Orleans, LA 70130 504.527.6900 | www.gnoinc.org | @GNOINC Sean Burkes Burkes Engineering Angela Callais Jefferson Parish Henry Coaxum Coaxum Enterprises Richard Cortizas Jones Walker Maura Donahue DonahueFavret Contractors Joel Dupre Southern Recycling David Fennelly Associated Terminals Henry Friloux Echo Venures Logan Gaskill Harrah’s Lee Giorgio Select Properties Philip Gunn Postlethwaite & Netterville Rick Haas Latter & Blum Karl Hoefer IBERIABANK John Hollowell Shell Scott Howard Regions Bank Wan Kim Smoothie King Leigh King Cox Communications Bill Langenstein Chaffe McCall WAYNE LEE Stone Pigman Rita Benson LeBlanc New Orleans Saints New Orleans Pelicans Gay LeBreton Chaffe & Associates Gary Lorio Whitney National Bank Mary Matalin Political Advisor Ti Martin Commander’s Palace Todd Murphy Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Warren Murrell Peoples Health Roger Ogden Ogden Development & Investments Mike Palamone Urban Systems George Pivach Venice Port Complex Stephen Reuther St. Bernard Chamber of Commerce Natalie Robottom St. John the Baptist Parish Ashton Ryan First NBC Bank Stan Salathe Salathe Oil Company Ryan Seal Washington Economic Development Foundation Jay Seale Seale & Ross Ronnie Slone The Slone Group Melonie Stewart Entergy Lizette Terral JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. Don Vinci Entergy Dan Wagner Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Guy Williams Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Matt Wisdom TurboSquid ADVISOR Stacey Neal Tangipahoa Economic Development PAST CHAIR EMERITUS Bill Hines Jones Walker Jim Hudson IBERIABANK Suzanne Mestayer ThirtyNorth Investments Bill Oliver William A. Oliver Enterprises Patrick Quinlan Ochsner Health System Henry Shane Favrot & Shane UNIVERSITY EX-OFFICIO F. King Alexander Louisiana State University John Crain Southeastern LA University Dale Doty River Parishes Community College Michael Fitts Tulane University Peter Fos University of New Orleans Norman Francis Xavier University Larry Hollier LSU Health Sciences Center Walter Kimbrough Dillard University Joan Davis Delgado Community College Earl Meador South Central LA Technical College, Fletcher Technical Community College Victor Ukpolo Southern University of New Orleans William Wainright Northshore Community Technical College Tommy Warner Nunez Community College Kevin Wildes Loyola University BOARD MEMBER FAVITOR David Darragh Reily Foods Jay Lapeyre Laitram PINNACLE INVESTORS blue moon fund Capital One Bank, N.A. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation Chevron City of New Orleans Entergy Louisiana Economic Development Louisiana Office of Community Development, Disaster Recovery Unit New Orleans Business Alliance U.S. Economic Development Administration Walton Family Foundation CAPSTONE INVESTORS Adams and Reese Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana BP America The Dow Chemical Company First NBC Bank Harrah’s New Orleans Casino IBERIABANK Jefferson Parish Jones Walker JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Peoples Health Regions Bank Southwest Airlines St. Tammany Parish Whitney Bank PILLAR INVESTORS Boh Bros. / Broadmoor Business Council of New Orleans Favrot & Shane Companies Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Goldring & Woldenberg Foundations HCA MidAmerica Division Laitram LCMC Health Lockheed Martin New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Saints Ochsner Health System Reily Foods Company Renaissance Publishing Group Shell Oil Company Southern Recycling Stirling Properties Superior Energy Services Surdna Foundation ANCHOR INVESTORS 4th Source Associated Terminals Barriere Construction Co. Bart’s Office Furniture Repairs Bond Public Relations & Brand Strategy Canal Barge Cox Communications Crescent Bank & Trust East Jefferson General Hospital GE Capital Gibbs Construction Huntington Ingalls Hyatt Regency New Orleans International Drug Detection International Matex Tank Terminals J.V. Burkes & Associates Jefferson Business Council Kelly Hart & Pitre Kingfish Development Latter & Blum LLOG Exploration Loyola University New Orleans Mapp Construction Northshore Business Council Ogden Development & Investments Pelican Energy Consultants Peter A. Mayer Advertising Phelps Dunbar Plaquemines Association of Business & Industry Plaquemines Parish Postlethwaite & Netterville Roy Anderson Corp. Sheraton New Orleans Hotel Smoothie King Southeastern Louisiana University St. Charles Parish St. James Parish St. John the Baptist Parish Stewart Enterprises Stone Pigman Walther Wittmann Terrebonne Parish Transoceanic Development Tulane University UNO Research & Technology Foundation Valero Waldemar S. Nelson & Co. Woodward Design+Build CORNERSTONE INVESTORS 365 Connect Acadian Ambulance Service Accutrans Advantage Capital Partners Advantous Consulting All South Consulting Engineers Antares Technology Solutions ArcelorMittal LaPlace Associated Office Systems Audubon Nature Institute Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz Bellwether Technology Corporation The Boeing Company Bollinger Shipyards Brian Gibbs Development Business First Bank C. F. Bean Carrollton Enterprise Services Chaffe & Associates Chaffe McCall Chenevert Architects City of Kenner Coca-Cola Bottling Company Coldwell Banker Commander’s Palace CommTech Industries Con-Tech International Cornerstone Government Affairs Corporate Realty Couvillion Group Crescent Crown Distributing Daigle Fisse & Kessenich Daul Insurance Agency DCL Mooring & Rigging Delgado Community College Deutsch Kerrigan & Stiles Diabetes Management and Supply Dickie Brennan Restaurant Group Didier Consultants Dixie Mill The Domain Companies DonahueFavret Contractors Duplantis Design Group Durr Heavy Construction Eagan Insurance Agency The Ehrhardt Group Echo Ventures Ernst & Young Eskew+Dumez+Ripple F. H. Myers Construction Corp. FatHappy Media Fishman Haygood FM Services Foundation for Louisiana Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli Gallo Mechanical GCR Gordon Arata GoToInterview Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation Guico Industries Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Gulf States Real Estate Services Harbor Towing & Fleeting Hertz Investment Group HGI Home Bank The Hornsby Group HRI Properties HUB International IBERIABANK Jacobs Technology JCH Development Jefferson Chamber of Commerce Jones Lang LaSalle Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Kean Miller The Kearney Companies KPMG Laborde Marine Lafourche Parish LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors Leblanc Partners LLC Limousine Livery Louisiana Bankers Association Louisiana Department of Education Louisiana Realtors Association Mahl & Associates Mary Freeman Wisdom Foundation Mathes Brierre Architects Medical Executive Partners Mele Printing Metairie Bank and Trust Company The Mosaic Company Mr. Mudbug My Recruiting N.O. Steamboat Company/Gray Line Tours Nalco - An Ecolab Company NANO NOLA Motorsports Park Northwestern Mutual Financial Network OMI Environmental Solutions Omni Royal Orleans Hotel Pan-American Life Insurance Group Pat O’Brien’s Bar Perlis The Personnel Consulting Group Phillips 66 Poché Construction Professional Service Industries Randstad Technologies Razorline RE/MAX Commercial Brokers RosaMary Foundation Select Properties Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects The Slone Group South Louisiana Bank St. Bernard Parish State of Louisiana Susco Solutions Synergy Bank Tangipahoa Parish Government TEKsystems ThirtyNorth Investments Triton Diving Turner Industries tw telecom Venice Port Coalition Venice Port Complex Waggonner & Ball Architects Washington Parish Wegmann Dazet & Company Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Winter Circle Productions WOW Café & Wingery & PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans Young Leadership Council ANNUAL REVIEW 2015 New Orleans named #1 America’s New Brainpower City Forbes Louisiana was ranked: #1 for Best Business Climate in the USA, #5 for Economic Growth Potential in the USA, #1 Fastest Growing Airport, #2 Export Leader, #2 Natural Gas Production, #5 Best Infrastructure, #8 Lowest Cost of Labor, #8 Lowest Industrial Electricity Rates, #10 Employment Leaders, #2 Natural Gas Production Leaders, #1 Workforce Training Leaders Business Facilities Louisiana gets an “A” for Small Business The Economist New Orleans Airport, MSY Ranked Fastest Growing in the USA Airline Weekly New Orleans is the most economical mid-sized city for businesses in the United States KPMG Louisiana ranked #2 in the USA for Business Climate Site Selection New Orleans is #2 in the South for large economic development wins over the past two decades (1994 – 2013) Southern Business and Development Louisiana was ranked: #6 Overall Top State for Business, #1 Incentive Programs, #2 Workforce Development Program, #3 Cooperative State Government, #3 Favorable Regulatory Environment, #3 Competitive Utility Rates, #4 Overall Business Environment, #4 Speed of Permitting, #5 Overall Cost of Doing Business Area Development New Orleans ranked #7 for Economic Environment Since the Great Recession Wallethub Louisiana ranked #9 State For Business Chief Executive Magazine New Orleans ranked 12th among U.S. cities for infrastructure jobs The Brookings Institute New Orleans was named #2 in the USA, #10 City in the World Travel + Leisure New Orleans Named #5 travel destination in the U.S. Tripadvisor New Orleans ranked #3 City in the World Rough Guides New Orleans ranked #7 Most Inspiring City in the World GOOD Magazine SEE OUR FULL LIST AT GNOINC.ORG/RANKINGS