Opinion: An argument against the MLGW rate hike
Susan Adler Thorp
Susan Adler Thorp is the former political columnist for The Commercial Appeal. She is the owner of Susan Adler Thorp Communications, which advises clients on communication strategies and effective media coverage.
“The council chairman failed to take advantage of an opportunity to positively affect the lives of thousands of Memphians. Rather than receive help, they were served up hollow words.”
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MLGW rate hike passes final hurdle at City Council
“I believe, and my team believes, this is the necessary remedy for decades of disinvestment and failed decisions under previous presidents and previous councils,” said MLGW CEO Doug McGowen.
Is Memphis ready to weather the winter?
“I cannot guarantee that nothing will happen,” Doug McGowen, president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water said. “But I can guarantee that we’re much better prepared than we were last winter.”
MLGW rethinks moving HQ to Cordova
“I heard loud and clear from City Council and from other people that moving the headquarters from Downtown was not the right signal at this time,” MLGW’s president and CEO told The Daily Memphian.
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