The U.S. Department of Energy's Building Envelope Campaign seeks to recognize buildings with high-performing building envelopes. The deadline for submittal for Year 1 of the Campaign is Friday, April 2, 2021. Eligible buildings may be either new construction or retrofit, commercial or multifamily residential, and must have been completed since January 2019.

Beloved Community is a non-profit focused on implementing regional, sustainable solutions for racial and economic equity. We are currently accepting applications for several full-time roles: Data Analyst, Program Coordinator, Program Coordinator (Business Development), and Director (Business Development). Learn more about these positions here.

If you are a local food serving business who regularly has food surplus or excess, please consider donating to Food Rescue US - New Orleans in order to give back to your community! We redistribute food surplus to hunger relief and grassroots groups in New Orleans by utilizing software that connects volunteers to donors and receiving agencies. Please email kelly@foodrescue.us

LifeCity will complete the first month of its 4-day work week trial on April 1, 2021. LifeCity’s offices have been closed each Friday during March and will remain so during the month of April to provide our team increased space to grow personally and professionally. The LifeCity team is excited to engage this opportunity to serve our community and our clients while living our values of place-based connectivity, continuous learning, and celebrating every day. Stay tuned for the results!

As our Edible Planter Box Competition comes to a close, we need your help deciding whose design is the best! We have 20 fabulous submissions to choose from, which can all be viewed here. Our teams worked extremely hard to create these planter boxes, and you can show them your support by giving them your votes.

LifeCity is hiring a multimedia marketing manager! Click here for details about the position and to learn how to apply.

LifeCity will begin a 2-month trial of the 4-day work week on March 1, 2021.

On March 25th, from 12-1 pm, Lifecity will participate in an exciting free workshop for manufacturers in our state: Manufacturing Resilience in times of Covid - how to maximize your business and improve efficiencies in a pandemic.

In an act of corporate leadership, numerous companies have withdrawn support for politicians who opposed certification of the 2020 electoral votes.

What metrics do we use to measure economic success, and what do these choices reveal about our social priorities?