There are 11 article(s) tagged EDGE for Memphis & Shelby County:

• December 2021

  • Port Authority VP to become interim EDGE leader

    Until the new president can be nominated and confirmed, EDGE chose to appoint a vice president to handle certain day-to-day and administrative functions.

    By Rob Moore December 15, 2021

• August 2021

  • EDGE Board approves tax break for Memphis Record Pressing

    Vinyl record sales are at a 30-year high. Thanks to market conditions, Memphis Record Pressing LLC asked the EDGE Board for a Fast Track PILOT to expand. 

    By Rob Moore August 18, 2021

• July 2021

  • Neighbors’ concerns delay disbanding of Memphis Depot board

    All the property within the vast, old Memphis Army Distribution Depot has been sold to private owners, so the public board overseeing the site was to have been dissolved Wednesday. But neighbors’ concerns delayed the action. 

    By Tom Bailey July 28, 2021

  • Sylvamo chooses East Memphis for world headquarters

    Sylvamo, the spinoff from International Paper, will locate its global headquarters in East Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey July 23, 2021

• January 2021

  • Dental-supply firm sinks teeth into Memphis, buys building

    Crown World this week followed through with its plans for Memphis after receiving a tax incentive in December. The firm has bought the long-empty office building at 2990 Airways and will establish operations there.

    By Tom Bailey January 08, 2021

• November 2020

  • Memphis-made manufacturer cites reasons for leaving

    The founder and chief executive of Commercial Filter said Piperton in Fayette County will offer his company lower taxes and a more stable workforce. Plus, he lives in Piperton.

    By Tom Bailey November 25, 2020

• August 2020

  • Yeti cooler warehouse among 6 new projects totaling 587 jobs, $184M in investments

    DHL proposes to build a 975,000-square-foot warehouse and fill it with Yeti coolers and other Yeti products. And a California company proposes to move its headquarters to Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey August 15, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• December 2019

  • Tax incentives approved for transformer plant, chemical plant

    The EDGE Board on Wednesday approved $13.1 million worth of new tax incentives for two companies that plan to make $141 million in capital investments and add at least 159 jobs.

    By Tom Bailey December 18, 2019

  • Korean transformer company, AutoZone seek tax breaks

    The EDGE board will consider tax incentives for a company that will occupy the Memphis Mitsubishi plant and an additional $1.9 million for AutoZone.

    By Tom Bailey December 13, 2019

  • Pork Report cites Shelby, Memphis for ‘wasteful spending’

    Memphis and Shelby County grab the attention of the Beacon Center in its annual Pork Report focusing on government spending for private projects, much of it targeting funds and incentives handed out by EDGE.

    By Sam Stockard December 11, 2019