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Nominations open for In the Lead: Best Family-Owned Businesses .

Companies must be family-owned and based in greater New Orleans.

Criteria include growth, innovation, employee morale, and community engagement.

Deadline for nominations is Friday, October 10.

The In the Lead: Best Family-Owned Businesses special section recognizes businesses that are owned by families.

To be named one of the Best Family-Owned Businesses, a company must be entirely or substantially owned by a family and based in the greater New Orleans area. It can be a franchise or subsidiary of a national company, too, so long as the local operation is family-owned.

Other criteria:

Can demonstrate success in the market through growth in revenues or employees.

Recognized as a best workplace be

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