6 disabled MSCS students land internships at Memphis’ Amazon center
Tonyal Mathes, Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ exceptional-education adviser for Project Search programs, speaks Aug. 26 to the inaugural class of interns and their supporters before the start of a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the launch of Amazon’s first Project Search site in North America. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Project Search, which trains people with disabilities for jobs through internships with corporations across the U.S. and Europe, partnered with Amazon to place six Memphis students in internships with the shipping giant.
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Amazon Memphis Mayor Paul Young Project SEARCH Memphis Shelby County SchoolsNoah McLane
Noah McLane reports on business for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling blossomed.
Prior to writing for the business section, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently the statehouse reporter for The Daily Memphian.
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