There are 15 article(s) tagged Ursula Madden:

• March 2025

  • Memphis businesswomen say ‘Yes, and’ approach is key to success

    At the Women and Business seminar, three local women highlight the importance of seizing opportunity. “You say, ‘Yes, and;’ quit playing off your back foot, and get on your front foot.”

    By Sophia Surrett March 03, 2025

• February 2025

  • Panelists will share stories — and listen — at Women and Business Seminar

    MLGW’s Ursula Madden, Junior Achievement’s Leigh Mansberg and former longtime Overton Park Executive Director Tina Sullivan will lead a conversation on women in business at The Daily Memphian’s Feb. 27 seminar at Memphis Botanic Garden. 

    By Aisling Mäki February 25, 2025

• April 2024

  • City Council Scorecard: the first veto, health insurance extension and salaries

    The first Memphis City Council Scorecard of the body’s term of office finds the council cleaning up a few leftover matters and examines the vote that didn’t happen on a North Memphis biomass facility.

    By Bill Dries April 01, 2024

• March 2024

  • Memphis City Council approves $200K salary for Ursula Madden, MLGW’s newest VP

    The former TV journalist was supposed to start work at the utility in early March, but a month-long delay by the City Council left her in limbo. 

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    MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salaries

    By Keely Brewer March 19, 2024

  • Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary vote punted to next meeting

    The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary more than $180,000, but that number could soon change.

    By Keely Brewer March 05, 2024

  • Council postpones vote on Ursula Madden’s MLGW salary

    The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary over $180,000.

    By Keely Brewer March 04, 2024

• February 2024

  • Ursula Madden named MLGW VP

    Madden previously helped Memphis navigate “some of the most difficult times in our history,” said MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen. 

    By Keely Brewer February 07, 2024

  • Ursula Madden leaves City Hall for BlueOval City

    Madden has been with Mayor Jim Strickland since he took office in 2016. She leaves City Hall next week to work with Ford’s BlueOval City joint venture.

    By Bill Dries February 07, 2024

• December 2023

  • Strickland exits as a tough political foe and dominant force in local politics

    With an ability to cross racial lines, the outgoing Memphis mayor was a boss who knew how to delegate and trust experts but did not abdicate responsibility for making decisions. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Bill Dries December 31, 2023

• September 2022

  • Trezevant Manor ushers in fall with fashion show fundraiser

    The show helps support the Trezevant Manor Foundation, which funds capital improvements at the senior living facility. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 22, 2022

• April 2021

  • Military brings precision, discipline to Pipkin vaccinations

    Shelby County is one of five counties in the eight-state FEMA Region 4 to have received the federal infusion.

    By Jane Roberts April 07, 2021

• February 2021

  • Memphis Police Super Bowl commercial part of $17,000 ad buy

    The recruitment ad was part of a series of ads planned as the department seeks to increase its force size. 

    By Bill Dries, Yolanda Jones February 08, 2021

• November 2019

  • Memphis Data Hub offers datasets, analysis of city government tasks

    A new interactive city website offers a deeper dive into city government data.

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2019

• May 2019

  • City moves to heart of bicentennial observance

    A series of events will mark the founding of Memphis, which is technically 200 years ago Wednesday. 

    By Bill Dries May 22, 2019

• December 2018

  • City’s statement on MPD’s plan to record interrogations

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 21, 2018