A New Industry in New Orleans

I posted this earlier today on my ActiveRain blog and thought it was worth re posting here.

One of the things I have loved about my city is the number of educational opportunities available here. Here is a list of some of the institutions in New Orleans. I apologize in advance if I've left any out.

4 year colleges and universities

1. Tulane


2. University of New Orleans


3. Loyola


4. Dillard


5. Xavier


6. Southern University


7. Our Lady of Holy Cross College

Medical Schools

1. Louisiana State University School of Medicine


2. Tulane University School of Medicine

Law Schools

1. Tulane University Law School


2. Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

Now while this depth and breadth of educational institutions is nearly unmatched by any city in America of similar size and population ( I added that last part so I don't get mail from all you people in big cities like Boston and San Francisco). What is sorely lacking here is job opportunities for all the graduates of these fine schools. Well that is about to change.

Now I'm not promising that all the future graduates or even a small percentage (>5%) would be able to stay here, or would even want to, but in the past unless you were doing something in medicine, the hotel & restaurant industry, or to lesser degree in sales your options were limited.

Today Greater New Orleans, Inc., a public-private partnership formed to spearhead economic development, launched a new Digital Media consortium to help jump-start that industry in the area. Here are 2 videos from the CEO of GNO,Inc. explaining what it is and how to get involved.