There are 7 article(s) tagged Carolyn Hardy:

• July 2022

  • Council delays vote on backstop for One Beale debt

    At stake is the financing for the last of three hotels at the One Beale development that together would serve as a second convention center hotel.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2022

• December 2019

  • An inspiring mother knew what the Scouts know

    'I feel a restlessness from our youth in poverty. They want more and I believe as well as the Scouts that they deserve better. They see the haves and have-nots. They know this is not right.'

    By Carolyn Hardy December 09, 2019

• July 2019

  • The C-suite isn’t the only place to find leaders

    The irony is this: The very process of trying to prove your value is devaluing. Yearning for more responsibility, more respect for your skills and talents, or even additional compensation can lead to burnout.

    By Roquita Coleman-Williams July 19, 2019

• November 2018

  • Promoting diversity in the workplace: Carolyn Hardy

    Carolyn Hardy’s passion for diversity in the workplace began decades ago during her tenure at J.M. Smucker Co. Taking advantage of Smucker’s 100 percent tuition reimbursement, she received her master’s degree and also became a CPA, which opened the door to new opportunities at the company.

    By Christin Yates November 03, 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

  • City panel begins closer look at economic development fees

    The city committee trying to build a better way of pursuing economic development will meet later this month with the two organizations that play the major roles in the existing system – the Greater Memphis Chamber and the Economic Development Growth Engine.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2018

• September 2018

  • City working group looks for direction on EDGE

    The city’s working group on economic development is about to compare notes on the attributes of a “perfect” economic development organization.

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2018