Robertson to step down as head of Greater Memphis Chamber
Ted Townsend will replace Robertson, the Chamber’s first Black president and CEO.
Topic: Greater Memphis Chamber
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June 2022
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STEM teachers get back to business this summer with positions at local companies
The Greater Memphis Chamber’s new externship program places STEM teachers with local businesses and is part of an effort to build “one of the most robust and inclusive talent pipelines in the nation.”
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May 2022
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Inked: Texas firm submits plans for $16.9M warehouse, Shapiro Architects move to the Edge District
This week’s Inked shares news on a proposed spec warehouse development on Clarke Road, a new HQ for Shapiro & Co. Architects and updates on Memphis’ job market recovery
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Memphis business leader and philanthropist Larry Papasan dies
Papasan served as president of MLGW and Smith & Nephew’s Ortho Division and served on the boards of numerous local organizations.
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April 2022
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Guest column: Affordable health care key to helping small business prosper
“... it’s of vital importance that we, as a community, take care of our small businesses.”
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Greater Memphis Chamber relocating to Tower at Peabody Place
The Greater Memphis Chamber will be moving its Downtown office from the Falls Building to the Tower at Peabody Place.
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January 2022
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Bluff City Biz: Downtown investment, Mid-South innovation with Greater Memphis Chamber CMO
“There’s demand, and we couldn’t have a stronger signal for investors that this is the place to invest,” said Apryl Childs-Potter, chief marketing officer with the Greater Memphis Chamber.
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December 2021
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Guest column: It’s been a ‘hell’ of a year, now let’s get to work
Beverly Robertson: “As Memphis increasingly becomes a city of choice for innovators in advanced industries, we need to be ready to scale our regional workforce development.”
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Bluff City Biz: Global networks, research and innovation with Beverly Robertson
Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, often touts what she calls Memphis’ four R’s: road, rail, river and runway. Now, she says it’s time to add a fifth: research.
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Memphis area coalition is a finalist in nationwide innovation challenge
A coalition led by the University of Memphis was selected as a finalist in the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge and awarded a $500,000 planning grant.
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Bluff City Biz: Riverfront development and lessons we can learn from Uptown with Paul Young
“Expanding docks to accommodate more businesses to bring more visitors to Memphis could only be a great thing,” said President and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission, Paul Young.
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Oh, snap: This week’s best photos
From a sweet Santa to a hot-tempered Grizz player, we’ve got some cool pics this week. Cast a ballot for your favorite.
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Greater Memphis Chamber’s annual luncheon reflective of a changed world
Chamber officials and members share experiences of the pandemic, plan for the future.
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Greater Memphis Chamber names Peabody exec next chairman
Doug Browne has worked for The Peabody for 19 years, but he started his career in hospitality as a dishwasher.
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Industry leaders give insights in 2021 Daily Memphian CRE seminar
Industry leaders covered everything industrial, office and retail, and two of the region’s top economic development experts talked Ford and its unprecedented planned development.
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October 2021
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$21-an-hour threshold for EDGE incentives faces long odds in council
City Council members took a test vote of sorts in committee sessions on a proposal to make pay of $21 an hour the minimum for getting tax breaks from EDGE. The new Ford plant in Haywood County came up in the discussion.
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Townsend moves full-time to Greater Memphis Chamber
Townsend, who has split his time between the Greater Memphis Chamber and the University of Memphis over the past year, is now working exclusively for the Chamber.
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September 2021
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Memphis Chamber launches Center for Economic Competitiveness
The center’s new report found that Memphis is No.1 when compared to its peers in the area for diverse tech talent.
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Opinion: For workers’ comp change is inevitable, but not uncertainty
One study found that the median business with more than $10,000 in monthly expenses could only survive for two weeks with the cash they had on hand.
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August 2021
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Pro-consolidation voices see business boom, but others not so sure
While proponents of merging the City of Memphis and Shelby County governments cannot promise that consolidation would mean a spike in economic development, they believe it is the straightest line to major growth. Opponents aren’t so sure and worry about negative fallout.
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Third bridge across river would likely be a replacement
Greater Memphis Chamber chief public policy officer Bobby White said planning construction could take a decade or more, most likely across the administrations of several presidents, governors and mayors.
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July 2021
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Upgrades will change look, feel of Memphis International
‘The whole idea was to make it modern so when someone gets off the plane, they say Memphis is going places and Memphis is cool,’ said Scott Brockman, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority.
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Labor shortage creates a ‘great time to be an employee’
Employers are giving hiring bonuses, creating retention incentives, making work schedules more flexible, raising pay, providing transportation to workers and providing other incentives to fill positions during this tight labor market.
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June 2021
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Where have all the workers gone?
As the economy has started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have been having a hard time finding enough workers to meet the demand. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, the labor shortage might not be ending any time soon.
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May 2021
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New bridge movement energized by Hernando DeSoto closure
The closure of the Hernando DeSoto Bridge has re-energized supporters of a plan to add a new bridge across the Mississippi River in the Memphis area for cars and trucks.
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