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Mission:
To lead in building a 21st century globally competitive New Orleans economy based on the biosciences by actively supporting and facilitating public and private research partnerships, encouraging entrepreneurship and recruiting outside investment and biopharmaceutical companies within a sustainably built environment.
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Create an Industry Hub with common vision and act in a coordinated manner
Economic Development
Community Building
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Civic Leadership
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Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency: Green Living, Green Building, Green Manufacturing Renewable Energy Water Management
Industry
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I.P. Infrastructure Computational Modeling Mapping the Human Genome Advanced Mathematics Translational Medicine
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Specialty Healthcare
Specialty research hospital and corridor: treating the nation.
Specialty and Research Hospitals within a Masterplanned Medical District: Treating the U.S. and Latin America
1500 acre campus Specialized facilities
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EDAW AECOM
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Marsh Grasses & Algae: Utilize the swampland beyond New Orleans East, otherwise unoccupied, to create biofuels that are potentially more efficient than biofuel created from many other types of vegetation. 4/23/12
Water Management
Salicornica: Saltwater-loving salicornia is a viable and ecologically friendly source of biofuel, according to a study by the Masdar Institute. This provides another option for utilizing the swampland beyond New 4/23/12 East. Orleans
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Place: Medical Centers as Economic Engines Economic impact of major medical centers
CITY MEDICAL COMPLEX JOBS SUPPORTED
(DIRECT AND INDIRECT)
UAB Medical 54,000 jobs Center Texas Medical Center Cleveland Clinic Illinois Medical District Memphis Medical Center 145,000 jobs 70,000 jobs 50,000 jobs 50,000 jobs
Place
Tulane Avenue Mixed Use Galvez Street R&D Core Neighborhood Residential Historic High School Reuse
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Academic Expansion Mixed Use Retail/Residential Residential Infill New Public School & Pool Light Industrial/ Manufacturing Open Space Connectivity
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Place
Mixed Use Office/Academic Expansion Residential Ground Floor Commercial Math & Science HS Claiborne Avenue Boulevard
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Expanded Delgado Campus Shared population services Charity Hospital Reuse Gravier Street Pedestrian Spine and green
space
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Building the local ecosystem support structure Training locals to fill jobs created Strengthening interactions between the universities and the economic development offices of city and state government Making available suitable space and facilities in locations that promote scientific and
People Building the Widow of on the UMC went to 80% of the construction work Opportunity Louisiana Contractors Workforce Development
Participated in Job Fair moving 76 employed professions into higher paying jobs which
Residential 2,000+ Units Retail 150,000 sf Medical Office/R&D/Manuf. 1.6 million sf Long Term Stay Hotel 150 Rooms Iberville HUD Project 625 Million+
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VA Hospital 2 Million sf University Medical Center 3.3 Million sf LSU Facilities 750,000 sf Tulane Health Sciences 1.8 Million sf Xavier 1 Million sf Delgado 225,000 sf Ochsner - Benson Tower
Summary
Economic Impacts
34,000 direct and indirect jobs created 3600 annual construction jobs $3.3 Billion in Economic Activity $2 Billion in increased Personal Earnings $1.9 Billion in State Sales
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