‘Hospitality on steroids:’ Tournament, Elvis Week are tourism gold for Memphis
Fans move from hole to hole during second-round action of the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Friday, Aug. 12. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“Two signature events that bring lots of people to town who spend millions and millions of dollars in our community,” said Kevin Kane of Memphis Tourism.
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Elvis Week FedEx St. Jude Championship tourismJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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