What John Zeanah says his new job will be all about
“I think the main thing to take away in terms of success is a stronger commitment to focusing on rebuilding, improving and maintaining communities and infrastructure within the city core,” said John Zeanah (center), the new chief of development and infrastructure. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
John Zeanah’s new role with the City of Memphis boils down to an essential question: “How do we best pull the levers of city government in order to advance goals for housing, for community development, for economic development?”
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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