There are 38 article(s) tagged Beverly Robertson:

• October 2019

  • UpSkill901 career fair provides access to employers, resources

    The career fair is part of a Greater Memphis Chamber effort to “upskill” 10,000 people for jobs in the Memphis market. 

    By Elle Perry October 31, 2019

  • Governor appoints three Memphians to Tennessee Complete Count Committee for Census 2020

    House Minority Leader Karen Camper, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce CEO Beverly Robertson and Rufus Smith, executive chairman of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network, will sit on a 38-member state that will work on the 2020 census.

    By Sam Stockard October 18, 2019

• August 2019

  • Greater Memphis Chamber takes its message to Orange Mound

    Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, brought the organization’s first stop in its new “Taking it to the Streets” initiative to Orange Mound.

    By Elle Perry August 14, 2019

• June 2019

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

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

    By Beverly C. Robertson June 10, 2019

• April 2019

  • ‘Interim’ dropped from Robertson’s top title at Chamber

    Memphis business organization drops "interim" tag from president and CEO Beverly Robertson's title. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 11, 2019

• March 2019

  • Video: ‘Women and Business 2019’ seminar highlights

    Three Memphis leaders who are excelling in vastly different fields share their perspectives on life and career in the video highlights from the Women and Business 2019 seminar.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 04, 2019

  • Women and Business panelists give career, life advice

    Beverly Robertson, Gina Sweat and Melissa McFerrin give career advice to a mostly female audience at The Daily Memphian's Women and Business Seminar.

    By Elle Perry March 01, 2019

• February 2019

  • Three successful women headline Daily Memphian seminar

    The Daily Memphian Women and Business Seminar features Beverly Roberston, Gina Sweat and Melissa McFerrin.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 22, 2019

  • Robertson: Workforce development and economic development go hand in hand

    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.

    By Beverly C. Robertson February 19, 2019

• January 2019

  • Robertson outlines chamber-EDGE joint venture to debut in February

    The Greater Memphis Chamber and the Economic Development Growth Engine organization are expected to roll out their new economic development strategy next month.

    By Bill Dries January 25, 2019

  • SVP resignation continues Chamber’s search for talent

    Last year, the chamber’s senior leadership team made a near 180. With another senior vice president leaving for AutoZone, the turnover streak continues. 

    By Michelle Corbet January 09, 2019

• December 2018

  • Greater Memphis Chamber takes ‘opportunity for all’ approach in 2019

    After the Bluff City’s political and business dignitaries filled the Grand Ballroom at The Peabody, the music died down and the mood became slightly somber, as attendees knew the Greater Memphis Chamber’s president and CEO would not be there.

    By Michelle Corbet December 07, 2018

• October 2018

  • Beverly Robertson tapped as interim leader of Greater Memphis Chamber

    For at least a year, the Greater Memphis Chamber will be led by an African-American woman whose deep roots in the city are matched by a stellar track record in business and nonprofit worlds.

    By Wayne Risher October 24, 2018