New leadership for group promoting Whitehaven businesses

By , Daily Memphian Published: February 18, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>The Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. &ldquo;reflects our charge to return Whitehaven to some of the economic power it had previously,&rdquo; said Andre Gibson, who is the new board president of the organization.&nbsp;Whitehaven is home to Southland Mall, the city&rsquo;s first mall. However, anchor stores Sears and Macy&rsquo;s have left.</strong> (Daily Memphian file)

The Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. “reflects our charge to return Whitehaven to some of the economic power it had previously,” said Andre Gibson, who is the new board president of the organization. Whitehaven is home to Southland Mall, the city’s first mall. However, anchor stores Sears and Macy’s have left. (Daily Memphian file)

As the new board president, Andre Gibson plans to help the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. bring more economic development to Whitehaven.

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Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. Andre Gibson Memphis 3.0 National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations
Linda A. Moore

Linda A. Moore

Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.


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