There are 16 article(s) tagged Chandell Ryan:

• March 2026

  • Blighted building owned by Tom Intrator being demolished

    A three-story building on South Front Street is being demolished two years after the owner was sued for blight.

    By Andy Ashby March 19, 2026

  • Spring sprung early — and with it, so does heightened Downtown security

    Downtown Memphis Commission CEO Chandell Ryan talked on “Behind The Headlines” about an early spring on Beale Street and the city’s plan for enhancing safety.

    By Bill Dries March 14, 2026

• January 2026

  • Memphis lands $74M in state money for Beale Street

    DMC CEO Chandell Ryan said the city sought the state money with Beale Street in mind — in part to send a signal to the private sector that Beale Street, and the area around it, is worthy of further investment. 

    By Samuel Hardiman January 15, 2026

  • Daily Memphian seminar to focus on developing Downtown and Midtown

    Speakers will discuss the latest developments in the Cleveland Street Corridor, Downtown and the Edge District at The Daily Memphian’s Developing Memphis Seminar on Thursday, Oct. 23, at Memphis Botanic Garden.

    By Dima Amro January 12, 2026

• December 2025

  • What to expect on Beale Street this New Year’s Eve

    Memphis police are promising a noticeably heavier presence on and around Beale Street as 2025 becomes 2026. Here’s what else to expect Downtown.

    By Bill Dries December 31, 2025

• October 2025

  • The future is bright for Downtown and Midtown, developers say

    “The incentive tools work — $2 million of incentives brings about almost $9 million of investment — that is real change for our community.”

    By Dima Amro October 28, 2025

  • Despite ‘doom loop,’ Downtown Memphis makes progress

    Downtown Memphis is progressing with more projects, population and initiatives despite the “doom loop,” said Brookings Institution fellow Tracy Hadden Loh. 

    By Dima Amro October 23, 2025

• August 2025

  • How to keep interest in Downtown Memphis ahead of big projects

    The head of the Downtown Memphis Commission talks on “Behind The Headlines” about what’s beyond Downtown’s waiting period for several new and renovated institutions to come online.

    By Bill Dries August 18, 2025

• March 2024

  • Beale Street returns to safety plan with approach of spring, bigger crowds

    The DMC will also continue its policy of what amounts to a cover charge that goes to pay the cost of the private security.

    By Bill Dries March 16, 2024

• February 2024

  • DMC’s new leader has head for detail, eye for creativity

    “My philosophy was always to be a resource. I always wanted to be the person that you go to solve the thing. And that’s how I positioned myself throughout my career,” said Chandell Ryan. 

    By Jane Roberts February 21, 2024

• December 2023

  • DMC names new CEO

    “It builds upon the experience that I’ve had,” Chandell Ryan said. “I am passionate about Memphis and passionate about Downtown Memphis.”

    By Sophia Surrett December 27, 2023

• February 2023

  • Memphis City Council delays decision on Memphis in May damage-deposit impasse

    The city’s chief operating officer says the festival wants a limited-liabilty provision for damages to the park that the city has never granted for past festivals in Tom Lee Park. Everything else has been agreed to.

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    By Bill Dries February 07, 2023

• November 2022

  • Doug McGowen confirmed as head of MLGW

    The council also confirmed Chandell Ryan as the city’s new chief operating officer — the first woman to hold the No. 2 post in city government.

    By Bill Dries November 01, 2022

• October 2022

  • Council chairman wants national search for next MLGW president

    The appointment of Doug McGowen to head the utility and the appointment of Chandell Ryan to succeed McGowen as city chief operating officers are not on next week’s committee agenda for the council to consider.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2022

• February 2022

  • Test of new city solid waste strategy starts Monday

    Interim city solid waste director Chandell Ryan said the citywide system has now caught up and is ready to move ahead with a new trial system in the area that includes Berclair, Chickasaw Gardens and Binghampton. 

    By Bill Dries February 03, 2022

• September 2021

  • City government’s low vaccination rate spotlights larger solid waste issues

    A low vaccination rate is just one of the problems the city faces as it wrestles with chronic problems surrounding solid waste disposal. 

    By Bill Dries September 21, 2021