There are 13 article(s) tagged Mitch Graves:

• April 2023

  • ‘Be Like Mike’: MLGW honored fallen lineman Michael Stewart

    “Mr. Stewart was admired for his warmth and compassion,” Graves said. “So much that community members created T-shirts urging people to ‘Be Like Mike.’” 

    By Keely Brewer April 19, 2023

• October 2022

  • MLGW extends public comment period for power supply decision

    MLGW is accepting comments at PowerSupply@mlgw.org and at board meetings until the board votes. 

    By Keely Brewer October 02, 2022

• September 2022

  • MLGW chair Mitch Graves to serve as interim CEO

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will eventually nominate a replacement that Memphis City Council confirms.

    By Keely Brewer September 28, 2022

  • MLGW: 23 bids, 5,000 pages of documents and a one-hour presentation

    Only three bidders — NextEra Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Franklin L. Haney Company — submitted full-requirement proposals to MLGW during its RFP process for a new energy provider. 

    By Keely Brewer September 27, 2022

  • City leaders to take ‘deeper dive’ into MLGW recommendation

    The recommendation Thursday, Sept. 1, from MLGW CEO and President J.T. Young will likely not be the last word on the issue.

    By Bill Dries September 04, 2022

• June 2022

  • MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals

    For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2022

• March 2022

  • Strickland says city through ‘first quarter’ of MLGW-TVA decision

    The three returning and two new MLGW board members breezed through City Council approval Tuesday, as a move to hire an energy consultant was put on hold.

    Related story:

    City Council approves bond refinance to save $11M

    By Bill Dries, Marc Perrusquia March 22, 2022

• June 2021

  • Court documents detail kickbacks, fraud in Methodist, West Cancer case

    West says it provided no services for the $16 million contract and provides records that show how much its physicians’ salary pool increased during the “partnership.”

    By Jane Roberts June 17, 2021

  • Saint Francis, West announce plan to build oncology urgent care center

    The facility, thought to be the first of its kind in the region, is designed to keep immunocompromised cancer patients separate from other emergency room traffic. 

    By Jane Roberts June 15, 2021

• March 2021

  • MLGW board approves contract that gets TVA process back on track

    The $520,000 consulting contract is a close but not exact match of the one the City Council rejected last October. The rejection stalled the process of considering an exit from TVA by six months. The new contract goes to the council for approval next week with price estimates due by the end of this year.

    By Bill Dries March 31, 2021

  • MLGW board to vote next week on next step in TVA process

    MLGW President and CEO J.T. Young on “Behind The Headlines” says the new contract with a consultant involves Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as a mediator between the utility board and the council. 

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2021

  • MLGW board votes to continue look at leaving TVA

    But members stop short of reviving the consultant’s contract for the next step in the review process and sending it back to the City Council. The council’s rejection of the contract last year stalled the process.

    By Bill Dries March 17, 2021

• August 2020

  • MLGW board moves to speed up review of TVA exit options

    As expected, the utility is moving to a request-for-proposal process that would seek specific proposals from electric power suppliers that could replace the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    By Bill Dries August 19, 2020