Downtown incentive projects hit ‘all-time high’ in 2019
Site clearing for the $1.3 billion Union Row project, which straddles the south side of Union Avenue (seen here Aug. 10.), has already begun. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Downtown Memphis Commission-affiliated agencies provided incentives to 52 projects, from mega-projects to mom-and-pop retailers, during 2019. That was the most activity ever for the 42-year-old Downtown revitalization agency.
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Downtown Memphis Commission Downtown development Union Row Pinch redevelopmentWayne Risher
Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
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