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Rich Collins

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
15
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Sep 23, 2026
Outlet visibility, for The Advocate
Top 500K sites
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Rich Collins

    Nuclear power startup founded by SpaceX alums is building its headquarters in Bywater (opens the original)

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    Nuclear power startup Applied Atomics, whose co-founders include a pair of former SpaceX engineers, announced Wednesday it is establishing its headquarters and training center in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood. The one-year-old company, which plans to build and operate small modular reactor power plants, will spend more than $8 million transforming an existing 18,500-square-foot industrial facility at 3333 Chartres St. into office space, a light fabrication shop and training center. The ventu

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Rich Collins

    Omni hotel project in New Orleans gets approvals from state bond commission (opens the original)

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    The Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday unanimously approved key financial terms of the Ernest N. Morial's Convention Center's planned headquarters hotel, effectively clearing the way for construction to begin on the $600 million project.  After only a few questions and one opposition speaker, the commission signed off on the convention center's plan to commit $200 million to Dallas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts toward the development, construction and operation of the new hotel. The bon

  3. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Rich Collins

    Australian battery tech firm acquires New Orleans company and bets on drones to boost demand (opens the original)

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    Australian battery materials startup Sicona announced Tuesday it has acquired its Louisiana-based counterpart Advano and will take over the company's offices, labs and factory in New Orleans. The deal means a surprising resurrection, albeit under a new name, for a once high-flying local company that raised $45 million from mostly out-of-town investors and secured 23 patents over an eight-year span before running out of money two years ago and nearly dissolving. Tuesday's announcement is being ce

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Rich Collins

    Greece reopens honorary consulate in New Orleans: ‘It was long overdue.' (opens the original)

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    Alexandra Papadopoulou is one of Greece’s highest-ranking diplomats, serving as her country's deputy foreign minister. But when she came to New Orleans in 1987 to lead, at age 28, the city's Greek consulate in her first diplomatic posting, she was feeling lost and a little unsure of herself. Soon after her arrival, Papadopoulou met a local Greek American businessman. Things changed quickly after that. "He came to my office on my second day here, and when he found out we were from the same ar

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Rich Collins

    Navy partners with New Orleans group to connect with defense contractors: 'It's a front door.' (opens the original)

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    The most visible U.S. Navy presence on the Gulf Coast is the Naval Air Station Pensacola, home to the iconic Blue Angels flight demonstration team and more than 20,000 military and civilian personnel. But spread across the region are more than a half-dozen other Navy installations or offices handling everything from training to research and software development for the nation's second largest military branch. Now, four of those Navy commands, stretching from New Orleans to Florida, have signed

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