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Katrina +5: A New Orleans Native Looks Back, And Hopes
  • Lifestyle

Katrina +5: A New Orleans Native Looks Back, And Hopes

Zara Green was working for the administration of New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin when Hurricane Katrina hit and subsequently, the levees protecting the city failed, causing one of the largest and most costly disasters in American history. A native New Orleanian, Green lost all of her possessions in the disaster, and did not know the location of her father and brother for nearly two weeks. (Both survived.) Here, in her own words, she shares her emotions about her home town, and her hopes for it's future.

  • Entrepreneurship

Rallying the Troops

When Jessica C. Isaacs began her international work with financial services company AIG 16 years ago, there weren’t a lot of firms with offices overseas. Today, AIG, like many global companies, is using local talent to run their remote sites. Isaacs, who is currently Senior Vice President of Field Operations and Global Reinsurance of Chartis International personal lines, has helped grow that business to more than 63 countries.

  • Entrepreneurship

Just Because You Build It…

They flock to your Website in droves, looking for the latest information on a certain topic and hoping to find what they're looking for. Either they get moving on to the next stop in cyberspace or they make contact about purchasing the product or utilizing the service you're offering. Unfortunately, with so many millions of small businesses' Websites to choose from, too many of those tire kickers are taking the first road, and fewer and fewer are being converted into customers.

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