The University of Memphis Office of Economic Development and Government Relations is stimulating economic development in the University District. As chief economic development and government relations officer for the UofM,…
Read MoreThe Chamber’s Economic Development team hosted the second Blue Carpet Tour of 2019 last week. The Chamber team welcomed four consultants to Memphis for a two-day sales pitch on why…
Read MoreFueling our mission of economic development for all in the Greater Memphis community, the Chamber recognizes the importance of supporting a vibrant local arts community. The artists of Memphis connect…
Read MoreMid-South Delta Region Designated as Regional Innovation Cluster Focused on AgTech and Value-Chain Businesses AgLaunch Initiative (AgLaunch) has been named one of seven new Small Business Administration’s Regional Innovation Clusters, a…
Read MoreWith more than $19 billion in projects are planned investment or underway across Memphis, Memphis is a city with momentum. In Downtown Memphis alone, more than $5 billion in new…
Read MoreThe newly formed Memphis & Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance held its first public meeting on March 28, signaling the start of a new collaborative approach to growing jobs and…
Read MoreThe Memphis & Shelby County Economic Alliance is working together to roll out a new cluster-based strategy for economic development to help capitalize on our region’s strengths in specific industries….
Read MoreThe Chamber’s Economic Development team hosted the first of three newly revamped Blue Carpet Tours for 2019 last week as the Chamber team welcomed consultants from across the country to…
Read MoreOn the heels of a Bloomberg report that put Memphis at the top of metro job growth in January 2019, newly revised jobs data reveals stronger growth for the Greater…
Read MoreIn the next few months, Memphis will be viewed as ‘ground zero’ when it comes to transforming our workforce. Giving our citizens the tools that they need to be successful…
Read MoreThe Chamber spends a few days each year showing off Memphis business assets to site selectors and consultants visiting from all over the country during the Blue Carpet Tour. These…
Read MoreIn 2018, we set out to address some sobering facts about our city’s lack of population and job growth.
Read MoreThe conversation around economic development is not new. People have been working on this in Memphis for decades – but the national conversation got a lot louder when Amazon sent…
Read MoreAs Memphis undergoes several economic development studies and the conversation grows around how to make our city a desirable place to do business, there are many industry terms and acronyms…
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