The dawn of the ‘Digital Delta’ dream
The initiative to establish the Memphis area as the “Digital Delta” has gained momentum recently. (Photo illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian)
The late FedEx founder and CEO, Frederick W. Smith, whose legacy lives on in Memphis and extends beyond the city’s borders, played a pivotal role in establishing the Digital Delta.
The less than five-year-old initiative to establish the Memphis area as the “Digital Delta” has gained momentum recently with several advanced manufacturing and high-tech companies launching local operations.
Greater Memphis Chamber officials point to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI supercomputer and its continued expansion; the $50 million expansion of South Korea-based manufacturer Hyosung Hico’s Riverport Road plant; and Google’s plans to build a $10 billion data center development in West Memphis.
“We’ve been successful in branding and marketing that and getting national and international recognition, which has now created an echo chamber,” said Ted Townsend, Chamber president and CEO. “People are calling it back to us now.”
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers commercial real estate, economic development, residential real estate, restaurant real estate, and hospitality and tourism.
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