There are 35 article(s) tagged Richard Smith:

• March 2019

  • Boyd’s employment by FedEx Logistics missing from state disclosure form

    Council member Berlin Boyd has worked for FedEx Logistics for seven months, taking in the time the FedEx division decided to relocate Downtown at Boyd's urging.

    By Bill Dries and Wayne Risher March 15, 2019

• January 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

  • Improving MWBE numbers a priority for some commissioners in 2019

    Shelby County Commission Chairman Van Turner said he wants to make more changes to the MWBE ordinance in 2019.

    By Omer Yusuf January 01, 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

• November 2018

  • Advisory board to hold chamber, EDGE accountable

    During the spring, controversy sparked a joint meeting of the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

    By Michelle Corbet November 09, 2018

  • Leaders propose joint venture for Chamber, EDGE

    Local government and business leaders have joined together to propose new changes to the economic development process, which includes a new joint venture to oversee how the Greater Memphis Chamber and the EDGE board recruit new jobs.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 08, 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

  • 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

  • Chamber chairman disagrees with Harris’ request for public input on Trenary’s successor

    Greater Memphis Chamber chairman Richard Smith says the organization welcomes input from local elected officials on the process of replacing its president and CEO, but the Chamber does not need to make it a public process.

    By Omer Yusuf October 12, 2018

  • What’s next for the Greater Memphis Chamber?

    Three days before Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was gunned down in Downtown Memphis, an impromptu meeting was called.

    By Michelle Corbet October 07, 2018