"New Orleans Talent Hub Thrives Despite Amazon Job Cuts During March Madness"

Seattle-based mobile game developer Big Fish Games is establishing a talent hub in New Orleans, creating 40 new jobs. Houston furniture store magnate Mattress Mack's $1 million March Madness bet made in Louisiana last year stayed alive after the Houston Cougars advanced to the Sweet 16. Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, hitting profitable areas including its cloud computing unit AWS and advertising business.