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Opinion: Why the Shelby County Clerk’s Office deserves our attention

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 20:34:51 -0600

“At its best, the Clerk’s Office is where the government meets everyday life, where efficiency, fairness and accountability translate directly into better public service.”

Guest column: Affordable health care key to helping small business prosper

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 04:00:02 -0500

“... it’s of vital importance that we, as a community, take care of our small businesses.”

Guest column: It's been a 'hell' of a year, now let's get to work

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 12:04:40 -0600

Beverly Robertson: “As Memphis increasingly becomes a city of choice for innovators in advanced industries, we need to be ready to scale our regional workforce development.”

Opinion: Our nation, not just Tenn. and Ark., needs a new bridge

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 17:45:14 -0500

‘Memphis doesn’t just move the world through its music — although Memphis is mentioned in songs more than any other city in the world. Memphis is indispensable when it comes to transportation, logistics and distribution, moving products around the world as an integral cog in the global supply chain.’

Employers need to tap an under-used resource: the re-entry population

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:56:47 -0500

Companies previously opposed to hiring ex-offenders are awakening to the value of creating taxpayers rather than funding perpetrators.

Robertson: Workforce development and economic development go hand in hand

editor@dailymemphian.com (Beverly C. Robertson ) — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:00:08 -0600

When reporting on economic development, the media often emphasizes tax breaks while downplaying the net new taxes generated. This leads many people to simply misunderstand how incentives work and can have serious repercussions for a community, as can be seen in New York with Amazon.