There are 407 article(s) tagged Jim Strickland:

• November 2018

  • Strickland backs regionalism in new economic development push

    An emerging plan for a better local economic development strategy will include a healthy dose of regionalism, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says, and adhere closely to recommendations from ad hoc groups calling for better research, closer management of companies looking at Memphis and setting and sticking to goals for pursuing specific industries.

    By Bill Dries November 02, 2018

• October 2018

  • Strickland says city economic development reform plan circulating

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s administration has a proposal for changing the city’s approach to economic development that is making the rounds with other organizations involved in attracting businesses.

    By Bill Dries October 24, 2018

  • Herenton says ‘gloves are off’ in his 2019 candidacy

    After nearly six months of silence since former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton announced he would run for mayor again in 2019, his aspirations came to life Wednesday as early voting began in the Nov. 6 general election.

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2018

  • Convention center rebid one piece in Downtown changes

    Construction contractors get a detailed look Friday, Oct. 5, at changes to the $175 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2018

• September 2018

  • Second convention hotel set for Civic Center Plaza

    The city’s second convention center hotel will be constructed on Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall and next to the Downtown Memphis Commission offices, Jonathan Tisch, the chairman and CEO of Loews Hotel & Co., said Friday.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2018

  • Strickland pledges to get to bottom of officer-involved shooting

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland addressed the city Friday morning, saying there have been 40 incidents in which the Memphis Police Department investigated and disciplined officers for violating policies surrounding the use of body and vehicle cameras, vowing to get “to the bottom of this” shooting of 25-year-old Martavious Banks.

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2018

  • Logistics industry relieved as Lamar construction approaches

    It’s hard to say who’s happier to see light at the end of the tunnel for the Lamar corridor’s infamous gridlock. Is it owners and operators of trucks that clog the commercial artery and feeder streets, burning fuel, polluting air, wasting drivers’ time and slowing the movement of goods?

    By Wayne Risher September 17, 2018