U of M marks launch of $90M upgrade of business school — with sledgehammers
Bill Hardgrave, president of the University of Memphis, fist-bumps Bobby Garrett at the groundbreaking event at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics Feb. 25, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The “sledgehammer party” launched the redevelopment of two buildings at the Fogelman College of Business and Economics.
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Bill Hardgrave Tara Jones Robert Garrett Fogelman College of Business & EconomicsSteve Bohnel
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