In 2017, a study by American Express found that between 2007 and 2016, the number of women-owned businesses in Memphis grew by more than 122 percent, making Memphis the top market in the U.S. for growth of women-owned businesses. Additionally, more than half of the population in City of Memphis is female.
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On January 27, Amazon announced a $200 million investment in a new fulfillment center located in the Frayser/Raleigh community. The new robotics facility will create over 1000 new full-time jobs with industry leading pay. Each position will come with full-time comprehensive benefits as well as 20 weeks of maternity/paternity leave.
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In partnership with the University of Memphis and Memphis Tourism, the MEM2NASH annual trip to the Tennessee Capitol is an excellent opportunity to meet with key leaders in state government. Also dubbed the “Memphis Invasion,” it is a chance for the Memphis community to showcase area businesses, tourist attractions, and community priorities to members of the Governor’s Cabinet and the leadership of the Tennessee Legislature.
The Greater Memphis Chamber is excited to announce that SoundCheck, a Young Professionals Council of Greater Memphis Chamber, has official changed its name to the Greater Memphis Chamber’s Young Professionals Council (YPC).
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Mid-South Quality Productivity Center (MSQPC) is extremely proud that the City of Germantown has been recently awarded the National Baldrige Award for 2019. MSQPC introduced the City of Germantown to the Baldrige Criteria in 2010 and they utilized the award criteria to ultimately be awarded the National Prize.
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Memphis, Tenn. (Dec. 18, 2019) – Following the sale of the Emerge Memphis building earlier this year, Emerge and Epicenter today announced an investment of $1.3 million in a fund to help local tech startups launch and scale.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Hyosung Heavy Industries (HICO) officials announced today that the company will locate its first U.S. production operations in Memphis.
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The Greater Memphis Chamber’s Small Business Council is hosting its annual meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 from 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. This year’s guest speaker will be Thomas M. Sullivan, Vice President of Small Business Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Day One of the inaugural UpSkill 901 Workforce Summit brought together participants from across the Memphis workforce ecosystem in a day-long kickoff event featuring speakers and panelists with expertise in various sectors of the workforce and talent development industry.
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The Outlook 2019 Memphis Economic Study results were recently released by Paragon Bank at its second annual Outlook Memphis Economic Summit. Paragon Bank worked with Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Memphis to conduct this consumer confidence survey of nearly 800 of your Memphis neighbors. The findings include an in-depth analysis of what consumers think about their finances now and in the future.
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