Plan promises a Tom Lee Park ‘as majestic as the Mississippi River’
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Bruce Hopkins
Bruce Hopkins is a member of the board and executive committee of Memphis River Parks Partnership. He retired last year as chairman of First Horizon Bank-West Tennessee Region.
On Memphis’ most visible 31 acres, the redesigned park “will be the stunning centerpiece of five miles of riverfront.”
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