Mayor Young tells small business owners they are ‘lifeblood’ of city
“We have to ensure that it’s vibrant and attractive to young people,” Mayor Paul Young said a the Memphis Chamber’s Small Business Council event on Thursday, May 2, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Paul Young Young discussed his vision of Memphis as the next ‘in’ city — a thriving metropolis ripe with amenities and opportunities.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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