There are 4 article(s) tagged Minority Business:

• April 2019

  • Downtown sees surge in minority owners after lowering development loan costs

    After increasing the amount and lowering the cost of its development loan program last year, more than 50% of approved applicants for the Downtown Memphis Commission’s development loan program have been minorities. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 29, 2019

• March 2019

  • City Hall's 2018 minority spend miscalculated, lower than 2017

    Mayor Jim Strickland's administration conceded a "clerical error" in its minority spending numbers Thursday, saying the city actually spent 17.7 percent of its money in 2018 with women- and minority-owned businesses rather than the 24 percent previously touted by Strickland.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2019

• January 2019

  • Shelby County sued over minority contractor program

    A Memphis mechanical contractors association has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages from Shelby County, claiming reverse discrimination.

    By Yolanda Jones and Omer Yusuf January 25, 2019

• December 2018

  • Business diversity gains touted by airport

    Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier.

    By Wayne Risher December 04, 2018