There are 10 article(s) tagged MMDC:

• February 2025

  • Aldi to open Union Avenue store this spring

    Grab your quarter; Memphis’ 14th Aldi will open in the Medical District, part of the neighborhood’s recent burst of growth. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 27, 2025

  • Medical District Park’s reinvention includes new permanent sculpture

    Once at the center of a controversy over a statue honoring a Confederate Civil War general, the recently renamed Medical District Park is reinventing itself with a new public art installation that honors the community’s caregivers. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 21, 2025

• June 2024

  • Memphis Medical District model gains national attention

    In recent years, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, and the area has seen community engagement in a corridor that was overlooked for decades. And Memphians aren’t the only ones to notice.

    By Aisling Mäki June 17, 2024

• January 2024

  • Memphis Medical District marks banner year of growth

    In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives. 

    By Aisling Mäki January 02, 2024

• December 2023

  • Hire Local develops health care jobs in Memphis Medical District

    Launched in 2018 by Memphis Medical District Collaborative, Hire Local connects residents with training programs to help them qualify for living-wage jobs close to home while filling the health care worker shortage. 

    By Aisling Mäki December 18, 2023

• July 2023

  • Teens get paid while learning about health care careers

    The summer program, which launched in 2022, pays teens $15 an hour as they learn.

    By Jada Ojii July 07, 2023

• September 2022

  • Medical District Collaborative adds color to the neighborhood

    Through the project, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative is on a mission to “add some vibrancy” to the area.

    By Judaea Driscoll September 16, 2022

• December 2021

  • North Memphis residents to receive job training opportunities

    Memphis Medical District Collaborative partners with Whole Child Strategies to bring information about training and hiring opportunities to residents. 

    By Julia Baker December 08, 2021

• September 2019

  • MMDC partners with MATA to launch Groove Shuttle

    The Memphis Medical District Collaborative and MATA have partnered on a pilot commuter shuttle between Mud Island and the Medical District. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim September 03, 2019

• March 2019

  • EDGE approves ICED loans for Trap Fusion, Warehouse Studios

    On Wednesday, EDGE approved forgivable loans for a Whitehaven restaurant and a studio warehouse for artists near Vance Avenue.

    By Elle Perry March 07, 2019