‘Taking it to the streets:’ Memphis Chamber tours Orange Mound
The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding.
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The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding.
Ted Townsend will replace Robertson, the Chamber’s first Black president and CEO.
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“In many cases, this will be the first impression or experience our visitors will have when they’re coming to Memphis,” Townsend said, “and hopefully we’ll see many, many returns as a result of it.”
The Greater Memphis Chamber’s Ted Townsend talks about the megasite’s name change — “I have no problem with it.” — the U of M’s new president and Downtown development.
Memphis area industry recruiters share stories of how West Tennessee landed “the big one.”
City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.
Townsend, who has split his time between the Greater Memphis Chamber and the University of Memphis over the past year, is now working exclusively for the Chamber.
‘The whole idea was to make it modern so when someone gets off the plane, they say Memphis is going places and Memphis is cool,’ said Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
The Greater Memphis Chamber is hiring Amity Schuyler, a seasoned veteran of nonprofit and government work, to oversee its efforts to promote workforce development in the community.
Although Memphis has long battled perceptions (and reality) about its crime rate, community leaders say it’s not as much of a factor in economic recruitment efforts as one might expect.
California-based Mullen Technologies has been literally all over the map in deciding where it will make its first electric vehicle. Now, Memphis leaders feel they’ve made a safe bet on the start-up, and the payoff could be hundreds of manufacturing jobs.
On “Behind The Headlines,” Greater Memphis Chamber President Beverly Robertson and Economic Development Chief Ted Townsend talked about a new round of PILOT reform discussions, “resiliency” and the local economy’s comeback from the COVID pandemic.
The designation signifies UMRF can help with domestic market research, patent reviews, import/export law, plus offers access to capital investment.
On Memphis campuses, dozens of international students have deferred their arrival because they could not get visas, a factor of the pandemic and immigration politics.
At the U of M, Townsend built a reputation for working with public-private partnerships that have brought high-tech firms to its UMRF Research Park.
Two entrepreneurs from Smith & Nephew have built software that allows surgeons to remotely monitor patients. As the service, MiCare Path, gets on its feet, the creators will stick with what they know best: spines and knees.
Construction on Herff addition could begin in 18 months. The U of M wants to increase STEM major graduates as part of its push to be ranked a Carnegie-level R1 university.
The gains include new collaborations, technology devices for all SCS students and the speed at which the crisis has forced people to adapt.
Prospero Health quickly adapted to telemedicine and expanded its reach by 20 states.
About 80% of Susser’s practice is helping startups, including those owned by foreign nationals, get off the ground.
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