New Orleans Startups Take Flight

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Wed, 12/05/2012 - 5:14pm

When Kenneth Purcell emerged from his New Orleans home after Hurricane Isaac churned through the city in August, he couldn't believe what he saw. Nearly all of his neighbors had poured out into the streets to help each other clean up.

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