Together, we’re driving the Greater Memphis region forward, making it a leader in business agility and success. Join the Greater Memphis Chamber in honoring the collaboration, innovation, and transformation that are making Memphis Greater every day.
by Amy Daniels
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 23, 2021 – Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative solutions dedicated to revolutionizing the approach to spine surgery, announced today an agreement to lease a 75,000 square foot facility in Memphis, Tennessee, which will house ATEC’s primary distribution operations.
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by Amy Daniels
The Q1 2021 Return to Work survey gathers insight around when employers intend to reopen their workplaces (if at all), what safety procedures they will adopt to reopen safely, and how they will incorporate flexibility towards continued remote work.
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by Amy Daniels
BREA, Calif., March 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire – Mullen Technologies Inc. (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, which previously announced a definitive agreement to merge with Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) in a stock-for-stock reverse merger in which Mullen’s stockholders will receive a majority of the outstanding stock in the post-merger company, announces its intent to execute a long-term lease on an 820,000-square-foot facility in Memphis, Tennessee. With the help of local and state incentives from the city of Memphis and the state of Tennessee, respectively, Mullen plans to create up to 800 jobs and deliver 100,000 vehicles over a five-year period, commencing in Q4 of 2023.
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by Amy Daniels
MEMPHIS, February 18, 2021 – Mayor Jim Strickland and the City of Memphis joins forces with Operation HOPE in support of its 1 Million Black Business and Entrepreneur Initiative (1MBB) aimed at launching 1 Million Black Owned Businesses nationwide by 2030. Mayor Strickland announced his commitment to the initiative at the Virtual HOPE Global Forum in November, and is now taking it one step further by committing to engaging through outreach 500 Black small businesses and entrepreneurs to the 1MBB program over the remaining three years of his term. Operation HOPE will be hosting a virtual event on Friday, February 19th at 1pm CST to celebrate the commitment, and educate the community on how they can get involved. Speakers include John Hope Bryant, Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, Mayor Jim Strickland, Beverly Robertson, CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, Joann Massey, City of Memphis’ Director of Business Diversity & Compliance, Lance Triggs, President of HOPE Program Operations, and more.
by Amy Daniels
First Priority, Getting Women Who Have Been Out of the Workforce to Return
February 9, 2021 – Greater Memphis Chamber President & CEO, Beverly Robertson, announced today that the Chamber has formed a new partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)-Memphis Chapter. While the partnership will focus on bringing new hiring and training practices to the Memphis market, the first joint venture will pursue opportunities for women who have been out of the workforce for various reasons and now ready to return. The Chamber and SHRM-Memphis will connect qualified candidates with potential employers and training programs if needed. Robertson announced this new partnership today at the National Association of Women Business Owner’s – Memphis Chapter’s monthly luncheon.
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by Amy Daniels
Southwest Tennessee Community College rolled out its Faculty Externship Program last summer and is set for a second round. The innovative initiative aimed at closing the gap between real-world application and classroom instruction placed Southwest faculty in area business environments where they engaged in knowledge sharing. “It’s a mutually beneficial partnership that enables our faculty to provide expert assistance to a company, while gaining knowledge and experience on the latest technology and protocols in the workplace,” Associate Dean of Professional Development Dr. Jennifer Townes said. “The faculty pass on that knowledge and experience to our students who will enter the workforce.”
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by Amy Daniels
This has been a challenging year for our country. Amidst the already unprecedented pandemic and stress of an election year, racial injustice and unrest culminating in protests and riots over the summer shined a spotlight on longtime disparities in our society.
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by Amy Daniels
by Amy Daniels
We live in a busy world with messages flying at us constantly and from multiple channels – social media, emails, billboards, streaming platforms, direct mail and signage hanging in store windows and on office walls. The list goes on. Those channels are constantly evolving, too. From technology like smart watches to newer social platforms like TikTok, the ways in which we are communicated with are multiplying. Add a global pandemic to that, where you are seeing the same information hurled your direction multiple times a day, and you could end up with a recipe for confusion or at least a passive audience.
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by Amy Daniels
As you know, COVID-19 has greatly impacted businesses all over and particularly small businesses such as restaurants have suffered the most. To help mitigate some of the effects, we encourage you to safely patronize the following local restaurants that have invested not only in the Chamber, but in the Greater Memphis Region:
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by Amy Daniels
The unprecedented economic disruption posed by the novel coronavirus has created opportunities for new technologies to change the game in most industries. The food supply chain is no exception. It remains ripe for new technologies to mitigate COVID-19-related disruptions and to improve the production, flow and consumer-friendliness of long-standing challenges.
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by Amy Daniels
It may sound like an oxymoron if I were to say, “Planned communication must also be unplanned.” But as PR professionals, this is pretty much a given. Yes, our job is to be laser-focused on strategic planning and preparing for the most optimal communication-related results – as far in advance as possible. At the same time, we’re also in charge of keeping our fingers on the pulse of what’s going on around us, including cultural movements, emerging trends, unanticipated nuances and well, I have to add… pandemics. So, how do you create communication plans that are strategic yet adaptable? Below are a few things to keep in mind as you plan.
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