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New Orleans Fair Grounds opens slots facility
Fritz Esker Contributing writer
November 14, 2008 4:35 PM
The New Orleans Fair Grounds today will open its new $35 million slot machine gaming facility to coincide with the start of its 137th racing season.
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Louisiana January-September exports already beat 2009 record
CityBusiness staff reports
November 14, 2008 3:21 PM
Thanks largely to soaring oil and grain prices, Louisiana's worldwide merchandise exports shot up nearly 60 percent in value for the first nine months of 2008, shattering the full-year record set last year, according to a report issued today by the World Trade Center of New Orleans.
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N.O. ranked among worst cities for commercial, multifamily investment
Ariella Cohen Staff Writer
November 14, 2008 4:07 PM
A respected annual real estate forecast has ranked New Orleans among the worst American cities for commercial and multifamily investment in 2009.
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CityBusiness blog: Nagin and 'profanity'; Louisiana gay community lacks workplace protection
CityBusiness staff reports
November 14, 2008 4:03 PM
I've almost been losing sleep over Nagin's use of the word. Does he know what profane means, or did he misuse the word? The former would truly disturb me. To read the full post and leave comments, click here.
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N.O.-area initial unemployment claims post 1st increase in 3 weeks
CityBusiness staff reports
November 14, 2008 3:05 PM
The New Orleans area saw an increase in initial unemployment claims for the week ending Nov. 3 to 662 from 589 after three straight weeks of declines.
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Covington-based pharmaceutical company holds formula to groundbreaking diabetes treatment
Richard A. Webster Staff Writer
November 14, 2008 3:33 PM
Intense pain or complete numbness - which is worse? asks Dr. Vivian Fonseca, chief of endocrinology at Tulane University's Health Sciences Center.
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N.O. public high school ranks 1st for performance
CityBusiness staff reports
November 14, 2008 3:30 PM
Benjamin Franklin High School, a public charter school in New Orleans, is No. 1 in the state for its school performance score, said Rose Peterson, director of the Eastbank Collaborative of Charter Schools.
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Stocks lower as investors refocus on economy
The Associated Press
November 14, 2008 4:10 PM
Wall Street retreated in a choppy session today as investors absorbed another wave of downbeat economic news and took little solace from hints that an additional interest rate cut might be possible. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 150 points.
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