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MyCityRides hires like-minded Nickson contractors to build headquarters

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: March 31, 2021 7:10 AM CT | Published: March 31, 2021 4:00 AM CT
<strong>MyCityRides executive director Andy Nix (center), with Nickson General Contractors&rsquo; Octavius Nickson (left) and Chris Hendrix.</strong> (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

MyCityRides executive director Andy Nix (center), with Nickson General Contractors’ Octavius Nickson (left) and Chris Hendrix. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)

MyCityRides has raised about 85% of the $3 million it will spend to establish a new, larger headquarters at 3155 Summer Ave. The nonprofit still must raise about $400,000.

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Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey

Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.