Live Breaking News & Updates on Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis

Stay updated with breaking news from Economic development growth engine for memphis. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

EDGE, Greater Memphis Chamber receive Mac Conway Award from Site Selection


EDGE President and CEO Reid Dulberger said the organization worked diligently last year to ensure that we did not lose the momentum.
“To be among the top 25 economic development organizations in the nation for the second year in a row is an honor and highlights EDGE’s commitment to Memphis and Shelby County, he said in a statement. 
Chamber President and CEO Beverly Robertson said economic development is a team sport.
In a year that was filled with so many hard challenges, the Mac Conway award recognizes how this team fought hard for Memphis to be the chosen city for businesses to grow and expand, she said.  More importantly, we worked together to bring jobs to the citizens of Memphis and Shelby County, ultimately improving the quality of life for over 3,000 families. ....

Mac Conway , Beverly Robertson , Reid Dulberger , Overton Square , Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis , Greater Memphis Chamber , Economic Development , Economic Development Growth Engine , Shelby County , Mac Conway Award , Site Selection , மேக் கான்வே , பெவர்லி ராபர்ட்சன் , ஒவர்‌டந் சதுரம் , பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி வளர்ச்சி இயந்திரம் க்கு மெம்பிஸ் , அதிகமானது மெம்பிஸ் அறை , பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி , பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி வளர்ச்சி இயந்திரம் , ஷெல்பி கவுண்டி , மேக் கான்வே விருது , தளம் தேர்வு ,

$6.5 million worth of street updates coming near University of Memphis


About $469,000 worth of projects has already been completed. That includes some crosswalk improvements, installation of parking lot lighting and installation of rumble strips.
The district is centered around Highland, stretching as far north as Poplar Avenue and south just past Park Avenue. The district was approved by the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County in September 2016 to generate revenue for infrastructure improvements meant to draw more residents including U of M students and faculty and businesses to the area. 
In 2016, it was estimated the TIF would generate about $21 million over 20 years. The district gets 75% of the increased tax revenue generated by the TIF. The City of Memphis and Shelby County continue to get all of the pre-TIF base taxes. ....

Republic Of , United States , Saddam Hussein , Benito Mussolini , Jay Leno , Muhammad Ali , Cody Fletcher , University Neighborhoods Development Corporation , University Of Memphis , Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis , Vietnam War , Tonight Show , Highland Strip , How South Memphis , Memphis Light Gas , Malasri Engineering , Poplar Avenue , Economic Development Growth Engine , Shelby County , குடியரசு ஆஃப் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , சதாம் ஹுசைன் , ஜெய் லெனோ , முஹம்மது அலி , கோடி பிளெட்சர் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் மெம்பிஸ் ,

Steve Cohen pushes for tighter rules on coal ash clean-up


Correction: This story has been updated to clarify the separate timelines for the Tennessee Valley Authority to dispose of coal ash at the Allen Fossil Plant and remediation of the plant itself.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen took aim at the lingering coal ash in his district this week, targeting the pollution that is the byproduct of coal-fired power plants in Memphis and across the country. 
Cohen introduced the Ensuring the Safe Disposal of Coal Ash Act this week, a move that could help strengthen provisions of the Clean Future Act, a bill introduced this year that is aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions and includes measures intended to speed up coal ash clean-up and set further standards for it.  ....

United States , Shelby County , Jeff Lyash , Franklin Haney , Steve Cohen , Tennessee Valley Authority , Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis , Safe Disposal , Coal Ash Act , Clean Future Act , Allen Fossil Plant , Fossil Plant , Cash Rule , Economic Development Growth Engine , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , ஷெல்பி கவுண்டி , பிராங்க்ளின் ஹேநீ , ஸ்டீவ் கோஹன் , டென்னசி பள்ளத்தாக்கு அதிகாரம் , பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி வளர்ச்சி இயந்திரம் க்கு மெம்பிஸ் , பாதுகாப்பானது அகற்றல் , சுத்தமான எதிர்கால நாடகம் , ஆலன் தொல்பொருள் ஆலை , தொல்பொருள் ஆலை , சாம்பல் ஆட்சி , பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சி வளர்ச்சி இயந்திரம் ,

TIF district near University of Memphis could be expanded after parcel mix up


Almost five years after plans for a tax-increment financing district meant to revitalize the Highland strip near the University of Memphis was approved, TIF administrators noticed a problem: They weren t getting all the money they had projected. 
Cody Fletcher, executive director of the University Neighborhoods Development Corporation, a nonprofit that co-administers the TIF district, said as he and other officials were reviewing the income that flowed into TIF coffers in 2018, 2019 and 2020, they noticed a number of parcels originally intended to be in the district weren t.
We basically identified the fact that it wasn t performing exactly where it should be, he said. We came to realize the reason for that is there are 645 parcels in this TIF.  Somehow in the creation of the TIF, there were 68 parcels that were included in the map. but they were not included in the actual list of parcels. ....

United States , John Lawrence , Harry Houdini , Cody Fletcher , University Neighborhoods Development , Duringa Memphis City Council , University Of Memphis , University District , Economic Development Growth Engine For Memphis , Shelby County Commission , World War One , Olympic Games , Downtown Memphis Family Dollar , Memphis City Council , Highland Avenue , Poplar Avenue , Park Avenue , Economic Development Growth Engine , Shelby County , Riverside Drive , Highland Strip , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , ஜான் லாரன்ஸ் , ஹாரி ஹவுடினி , கோடி பிளெட்சர் , பல்கலைக்கழகம் சுற்றுப்புறங்கள் வளர்ச்சி ,