There are a lot of people these days claiming how well New Orleans is doing and that in business terms we’re now competitive with almost any city in the country. If you’d like proof that this is fact, and not just feel-good boosterism, this edition of Out to Lunch might convince you. GE is the…

If you do your own laundry, you probably think you’ve got a small mountain of it if you have four or five loads to throw in the washing machine. There’s a family firm in Kenner called Pellerin Milnor who have been making washing machines for nearly 80 years, but you wouldn’t buy one for your…

Back in the twentieth century when you wanted to fly somewhere you had two choices – you could call the airline and buy a ticket, or you could call a travel agent, who for some magical reason could get you the same ticket for less money. Then along came the online travel site revolution. Now, instead…

A normally functioning human body is something most of us take for granted, until we have personal experience that challenges us. It might be the birth of a child, an accident, or just staying alive long enough to have bits of ourselves wear out. Two of our senses that are susceptible to impairment are hearing…

Most people who start a new business build on what has come before them. Every now and again there are revolutionary game changers, like  Apple’s iPhone, but coming up with a totally new  product is not the rule, it’s the exception. And that’s what makes Al Andrews exceptional.  When Al founded TASC in 2009, with…