Guest Column: Memphis is well placed for the next wave of growth
Hyosung Hico’s South Memphis facility produces a variety of power transformers. (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian file)
Chris Grayson
Chris Grayson is president of the Memphis chapter of the Applied Artificial Intelligence, a market analyst in AR optics OEMs, and a veteran of the Silicon Valley and New York advertising industry.
“Rebuilding the electrical grid will be a central American industrial challenge. Memphis has a rare opportunity to be more than a pass-through point in that effort — it can become a place where the grid is built.”
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