Economic development, access to capital on agenda for meeting in Washington
Three New Orleans City Council members, Mayor Mitch Landrieu's economic development advisor and several local executives are in Washington today to participate in a White House forum on jobs and the economy.
New Orleans City Council members and Mayor Mitch Landrieuâs economic development advisor are in Washington today to participate in a White House forum on jobs and the economy.
Council members Susan Guidry, Cynthia Hedge-Morrell and Jon Johnson, along with Aimee Quirk, join local executives from firms including South Coast Solar, Royal Engineering, Cox Communications and Entergy New Orleans for the event. It is sponsored by the White House Business Council and Business Forward, a national group with an aim to bring more business leaders into the policymaking process.
Leaders from the New Orleans business community will provide feedback to the Obama administration on ways the parties can work together to support economic competitiveness, job creation and innovation, according to Business Forward.
The delegation will get a chance to ask questions and brief administration officials on access to capital, workforce development, health care and immigration overhauls, the future of clean energy policy, infrastructure improvement, housing and neighborhood stabilization programs, environmental efforts and regulatory concerns.
Other local companies sending representatives are Theodent, The Transportation Revolution, RF Development and HGI.