There are 160 article(s) tagged Greater Memphis Chamber:

• 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

  • Philip Spinosa leaving Greater Memphis Chamber

    Philip Spinosa, senior vice president of the Chairman's Circle, becomes the fifth person to leave a leadership position at the Greater Memphis Chamber since last summer. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 10, 2019

• March 2019

  • ‘Significant’ music industry growth seen among promising job sectors

    The Memphis & Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance met publicly for the first time Thursday and agreed on priorities for job growth, ranging from transportation and logistics to the music industry.

    By Wayne Risher March 29, 2019

  • Strong 2018 showing adds 13,500 jobs in Memphis metro area

    The Memphis metropolitan area posted a strong showing in job creation in 2018, exceeding its 10-year average by a wider margin than other cities. But it's not a trend, yet.

    By Wayne Risher March 19, 2019

  • Greater Memphis Chamber names VP of new business intelligence team

    The Greater Memphis Chamber announced Tuesday Chad Matheson will join the organization as its first vice president of business intelligence.

    By Natalie Pilgrim March 12, 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

  • 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

  • Memphis economy gaining traction, but buy-in isn’t universal

    Is Memphis really on a roll, as some political and business leaders say? The Greater Memphis Chamber's inaugural State of the Economy program on Wednesday attempted to answer that question.

    By Wayne Risher February 15, 2019

• January 2019

  • Airport snares $3 million grant for aircraft repair facility

    Memphis International Airport won a $3 million grant from the state to help design and develop an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility.

    By Wayne Risher January 28, 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

  • Trenary recognized for ‘promoting racial harmony’

    Phil Trenary is honored by the Memphis City Council with the 2018 Humanitarian Award for his unifying spirit and promotion of racial harmony among all men.

    By Michelle Corbet January 23, 2019

  • Media sales veteran takes new Greater Memphis Chamber role

    A 20-year broadcast media sales manager has accepted a newly created position at the Greater Memphis Chamber. 

    By Michelle Corbet January 17, 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

• November 2018

  • Shelby sites placed in state industrial development program

    Seven Shelby County tracts with industrial development potential are being targeted as part of a state program to build the county’s portfolio of marketable property.

    By Sam Stockard November 15, 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

  • Downtown agency to posthumously honor Phil Trenary in rescheduled awards

    The Downtown Memphis Commission will posthumously honor Phil Trenary during an Oct. 26 awards program that was postponed after Trenary’s death.

    By Wayne Risher October 20, 2018

  • Chamber leaders talk public policy and private competition

    Public policy and competition in the business world can co-exist with business taking the lead in creating new jobs, says one of the new set of leaders of the Greater Memphis Chamber.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2018

  • Speculative industrial developer breaks ground, dry spell for Memphis

    An industrial developer on Wednesday broke ground, ending an 11-year drought during which no speculative, top-grade distribution centers were built in Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey October 18, 2018

  • Guest column: A different vision for economic development

    You have probably heard some public discourse around the use of code names for projects seeking incentive packages in our community.

    By Eric Miller October 17, 2018

  • In Phil Trenary’s memory let’s redouble our efforts to move our city forward

    This morning I rode my bike east on the Greenline and through Shelby Farms thinking about how perfect the fall morning is and what a great asset we have in our bike paths, parks and recreational areas.

    By D. Bryan Jordan October 17, 2018

  • Trenary’s message: ‘I say you can either complain about it or you can make it better.’

    “The job is basically getting 7,000 people to stop bickering and remember why they got into this business,” he said stoically before breaking into his trademark grin. “Should be pretty simple.” A recent acquisition and a second pending acquisition were about to triple the size of the “family” as Phil Trenary lovingly referred to his Pinnacle Airlines employees, and Phil understood his culture was falling behind. “We need to stop behaving like separate airlines and start acting like one.”

    By Eric Epperson October 17, 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