submitted by NOENMCC
NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) has earned the highly coveted Regional Top Workplace 2024 Award by The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate. This year marks the ninth time the Convention Center has received this distinction.
Recognizing Greater New Orleans businesses that demonstrate dedication to a people-first culture, the Top Workplace Awards focus on the employee experience. Winners are determined by feedback captured on an employee engagement survey administered by third-party technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey measures several culture drivers that can be critical to an organization’s success, including alignment, execution and connection.
“With more than 1.1 million square feet of exhibit space to fill and maintain, plus more than 650,000 guests to serve and over 120 events a year, we rely on top-tier leadership and staff to keep our Convention Center running smoothly and plan for its future development,” said Michael J. Sawaya, Convention Center President and CEO. “The best investment we make is in our people, which is why we have committed more than $12 million in education and training programs.”
NOENMCC is committed to creating a culture and workplace that is fundamentally inclusive, an organization where everyone can find a sense of belonging and thrive professionally. As part of this commitment, NOENMCC has introduced iCollab, an employee-only think tank designed to foster innovation and collaboration. iCollab provides staff with the time and space to explore future-leaning ideas, encouraging a culture of risk-taking and creativity that contributes to a positive and robust work environment.
The longevity of the Convention Center staff attests to its “Top Workplace” status: Convention Center staff boasts 413 employees with a combined 3,700 combined years of experience – an average of nine years each.
Convention Center employees enjoy a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, critical illness, whole life, term life, and a retirement plan as well as employer paid (FREE) parking, paid time off, paid holidays, group term life and AD&D, long term disability and long-term care insurances.
For more information about job opportunities at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, or to apply online, please visit http://www.mccno.com/careers/.
The Times-Picayune | The Advocate published the complete list of Top Workplaces on June 21, 2024. For more information about the Top Workplaces lists and Energage, please visit www.topworkplaces.com and www.energage.com.
New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Leadership Accepts the facility’s ninth Top Workplaces Award from The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate during an awards ceremony on June 20, 2024.
(Left To Right) Tim Tumminello, Sr. Director of People Services and Innovation; Alita Caparotta, Chief Administrative Officer; Michael J. Sawaya, President and CEO; Adam Straight, Chief Operating Officer; Tim Hemphill, Chief Commercial Officer
About the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC)
New Orleans is Built to Host! With 1.1 million square feet of prime exhibit space on one level, all under one roof, NOENMCC is the sixth largest Convention Center in the United States and provides the largest single exhibit space in the country. NOENMCC is a 2023 IAVM Venue Excellence recipient and is consistently named a regional top workplace by The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Our recent LEED Gold certification makes NOENMCC the largest LEED-certified project in Louisiana and the largest convention center project in the U.S. certified under LEED v4.1 Operations and Maintenance, as well as the first convention center in the world to be awarded initial certification under LEED Gold v4.1 O+M. A leading contributor to the city’s robust tourism economy, NOENMCC event activity has produced $90.1 billion in economic impact since its 1985 opening.
