There are 38 article(s) tagged Beverly Robertson:

• January 2024

  • Gun-reform advocacy group to hold discussion in Memphis on Jan. 23

    The panel, which Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes will moderate, is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at Church of the Holy Communion, at 4656 Walnut Grove Rd.

    By Ian Round January 09, 2024

• December 2023

  • Trust Marketing founders pass keys to next generation

    Beverly and Howard Robertson, whose clients have included Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Midas, Holiday Inn, and a Tennessee governor, are stepping down. But the business will stay in family hands.

    By Aisling Mäki December 10, 2023

  • CBU expected to notify faculty of deep cuts this week

    Roughly 30 faculty positions are expected to be cut. The largest number are likely in the Rosa Deal School of Arts. 

    By Jane Roberts December 05, 2023

• October 2023

  • Behind ‘Community Conversations’ on crime and public safety

    Beverly and Howard Robertson talk on “Behind The Headlines” about what they heard about crime from focus groups across the city as part of The Daily Memphian’s “Community Conversations” series.

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    ‘Not willing to give up:’ What focus group participants said about crime

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2023

  • With millions of dollars to cut at CBU, everything is on the table

    A ‘retrenchment committee’ will look at the campus as a whole and make recommendations for cuts, including majors. 

    By Jane Roberts October 03, 2023

• March 2023

  • Meet eight female heroes of conviction, courage

    Women of Achievement has been recognizing female heroism in Memphis since 1985.

    By Jane Roberts March 25, 2023

• September 2022

  • Memphis medical device sector boasts nearly $4.1 billion impact

    A new report shows the Greater Memphis area’s medical device industry, which has a nearly $4.1 billion yearly impact on the local economy, added nearly 2,000 jobs and grew its economic output by $1.4 billion since 2015. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 20, 2022

• July 2022

  • Outgoing Memphis Chamber CEO looks back on her tenure

    Outgoing Greater Memphis Chamber Beverly Robertson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the chamber’s role in the “fourth industrial revolution” represented by the Ford plant in Haywood County and what that means for “legacy” businesses not yet in that revolution. 

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2022

  • Memphis Chamber honors workplace conditions, hiring, diversity and inclusion

    Five companies received inaugural Gold Standard Certification, a program created via the chamber’s Protest to Progress initiative.

    By Neil Strebig July 12, 2022

• June 2022

  • Robertson to step down as head of Greater Memphis Chamber

    Ted Townsend will replace Robertson, the Chamber’s first Black president and CEO.

    By Neil Strebig June 24, 2022

• May 2022

  • Memphis business leader and philanthropist Larry Papasan dies

    Papasan served as president of MLGW and Smith & Nephew’s Ortho Division and served on the boards of numerous local organizations. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 02, 2022

• April 2022

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

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

    By Beverly C. Robertson April 17, 2022

• December 2021

  • Bluff City Biz: Global networks, research and innovation with Beverly Robertson

    Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, often touts what she calls Memphis’ four R’s: road, rail, river and runway. Now, she says it’s time to add a fifth: research. 

    By Rob Moore December 20, 2021

• October 2021

  • $21-an-hour threshold for EDGE incentives faces long odds in council

    City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021

• August 2021

  • Pro-consolidation voices see business boom, but others not so sure

    While proponents of merging the City of Memphis and Shelby County governments cannot promise that consolidation would mean a spike in economic development, they believe it is the straightest line to major growth. Opponents aren’t so sure and worry about negative fallout. 

    By Don Wade August 16, 2021

• July 2021

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

    ‘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.’

    By Beverly C. Robertson July 25, 2021

• February 2021

  • Chamber: Tax incentives remain crucial but other factors could lessen them

    On “Behind The Headlines,” Greater Memphis Chamber President Beverly Robertson and Economic Development Chief Ted Townsend talked about a new round of PILOT reform discussions, “resiliency” and the local economy’s comeback from the COVID pandemic.

    By Bill Dries February 27, 2021

  • Opinion: Our kids are under house arrest

    Dan Conaway: “Our kids, Memphis kids, our tomorrow, have to get back in classrooms. Today. Period. Every day they don’t is another day falling further behind.”

    By Dan Conaway February 05, 2021

• July 2020

  • Opinion: The NBA can help in trying times – here are some ways

    One suggestion: The NBA could help to repair the breach between communities of color and their police departments by hosting a national forum that features NBA players and diverse leaders of national law enforcement.

    By Andy Dolich July 21, 2020

• June 2020

  • Joymaker conference offers strategies for home office happiness

    Lori Spicer Robertson found a way to keep her family engaged in isolation. With her Joymaker conference, she hopes to help others share strategies for work-life balance during the pandemic.

    By Jared Boyd June 01, 2020

• April 2020

  • Road to Recovery: How does Memphis compare with Nashville in rebound from COVID-19?

    As Tennessee begins easing coronavirus restrictions today, Memphis leaders continue to grapple with reopening plans. Has Memphis kept pace with peer cities in the region? And how do its coronavirus response and recovery plans fare with its great rival to the East — Nashville – which already has published a plan to reopen gradually over the coming months?

    By Marc Perrusquia April 27, 2020

  • No surprise: Republicans, Democrats differ on economic reopening

    Tennessee’s Republican leaders are gung ho about Gov. Bill Lee’s plans to reboot the economy in May, but Democrats say they're worried about a COVID-19 surge that could set back the state's efforts and hurt the economy even more.

    By Sam Stockard April 20, 2020

  • When and how will Memphis reopen? Answers are not pretty or clear cut

    Social distancing may last another eight weeks or more. And, even then, don't expect Memphis to reopen overnight.

    By Marc Perrusquia April 14, 2020

• January 2020

  • Wheel tax increase squeaks through committee

    Members of the committee spent hours hearing from MATA supporters Wednesday and will vote Monday on a $20 wheel tax increase for the transit authority.

    By Linda A. Moore January 08, 2020

• November 2019

  • Chamber CEO advocates for incentives, public transit funding

    Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Beverly Robertson spoke at the Frayser Exchange Club as part of the organization's initiative to better engage with neighborhoods. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 01, 2019