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Memphis Fast Forward
- City Council vote can make Memphis competitive again
Business Journal - March 20, 2009 - Chamber event focuses on Memphis’ future
Memphis Business Journal - December 6, 2007 - Memphis Fast Forward offers hope for future
Commercial Appeal - August 8, 2007 - Fast Forward plan pumps up Chamber’s budget, staff
Memphis Business Journal - Aug 3, 2007 - Ambitious Fast Forward plan seeks private funding: Top companies tapped to pony up $10 million
Memphis Business Journal - July 13, 2007 - City committee greenlights Memphis Fast Forward
Memphis Business Journal - May 24, 2007
MemphisED
- Ground broken on first section of Wolf River Greenway
Commercial Appeal - February 11, 2010 - Still No. 1
Daily News - February 5, 2010 - Memphis remains world’s largest cargo airport
Commercial Appeal - February 4, 2010 - Greater Memphis Gets Green … Finally
Memphis Flyer - February 4, 2010 - 2009 Cargo Numbers Up at Memphis Int’l
Daily News - January 29, 2010 - Show horse and workhorse Borgnine star in movie that shoots in Memphis
Go Memphis - January 28, 2010 - Memphis Bioworks Foundation receives $2.9 million award
Commercial Appeal - January 28, 2010 - FedEx to invest nearly $6M on hangar construction at Memphis airport
Business Journal - January 28, 2010 - ‘Wow factor’: VeinViewer technology by Luminetx attracts Christie Medical
Commercial Appeal - January 26, 2010 - Surface Dynamics receives tax freeze, will build $5 million facility
Commercial Appeal - January 26, 2010 - ‘Plug In’ expo helps Memphis performers navigate music business
Go Memphis - January 25, 2010 - Washington University, St. Jude team on $65M pediatric cancer genome project
Business Journal - January 25, 2010 - Three New Minority Tenants Bring CEED Incubator to Capacity for First Time
Business Journal - January 25, 2010 - Dam at Shelby Farms gets overhaul
Commercial Appeal - January 24, 2010 - Freight Central - Memphis chosen for logistics conference
Daily News - January 20, 2010 - Canadians tour city for pointers on developing distribution center
Commercial Appeal - January 15, 2010 - Innova Raises More Than $14 Million
Daily News - January 11, 2010 - Bioworks lands stimulus grant for ‘green job’ training
Business Journal - January 6, 2010 - Memphis airport unveils ‘green’ plans for Ground Transportation Center
Business Journal - January 6, 2010 - Memphis airport officials unveil plans for ground transportation center
Commercial Appeal - January 6, 2010 - FedEx Express to expand Express World Hub
Commercial Appeal - January 5, 2010 - Flintco Picked for $89.5M Airport Project
Daily News - December 18, 2009 - Local Musicians, Artists Soon Will Have Legal Outlet
Daily News - December 17, 2009 - Flintco a Shoo-in for Airport Contract
Daily News - December 17, 2009 - Chairman gets Greater Memphis Chamber moving in Fast Forward
Commercial Appeal - December 16, 2009 - Plough Blvd. Revamp Closer to Fruition
Daily News - December 15, 2009 - Leadership Academy: Mary Beard helping others
Commercial Appeal - December 2, 2009 - Ailing Delta can take lead in ag-based drive to ‘bioeconomy’
Commercial Appeal - November 29, 2010 - ArGentis grows with drug lines
Commercial Appeal - November 22, 2009 - Mid-South Minority Business Council awards honor institutional diversity
Commercial Appeal - November 21, 2009 - Bioeconomy Could Be Next Local Green Wave
Daily News - November 20, 2009 - TNInvestco program provides critical funding to plant entrepreneurial growth
Commercial Appeal - November 20, 2009 - Railroad, J.B. Hunt sign pact
Commercial Appeal - November 11, 2009 - Memphis Bioworks Foundation is awarded $30M in tax credits
Commercial Appeal - November 11, 2009 - City, Bioworks Receive $30 Million In Tax Credits
Daily News - November 11, 2009 - Memphis Bioworks Foundation, City of Memphis get $30 million in tax credits
Business Journal - November 10, 2009 - Owens Corning will expand plant
Commercial Appeal - November 9, 2009 - Innova Courts Insurance Cos. For $20 Million
Daily News - November 9, 2009 - What do you think A C Wharton’s priorities should be to help Memphis grow as a business community?
Business Journal - November 6, 2009 - Memphis Bioworks arm named as TNInvestco finalist
Business Journal - November 5, 2009 - City to start construction soon on Wolf River Greenway
Commercial Appeal - November 4, 2009 - FedEx Institute Plants Seeds for Patent Income, Commercial Ventures
Daily News - November 4, 2009 - Conference to Highlight Trade Importance
Daily News - November 2, 2009 - Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority to hold Information Workshop for the Airport’s Master Plan
Memphis International Airport - November 2, 2009 - Memphis IDB approves PILOT for Praxair’s gas line in Pidgeon Park
Business Journal - October 21, 2009 - Scleroderma drug in the works
Commercial Appeal - October 16, 2009 - Medical start-ups, venture capitalists meet at Memphis conference
Commercial Appeal - October 14, 2009 - BNSF Railway Preps for Intermodal Yard Opening
Daily News - October 14, 2009 - Airport Authority Preps for New Facility
Daily News - October 13, 2009 - End of road in sight for Shelby Farms Parkway
Commercial Appeal - October 11, 2009 - Memphis airport ranks 8th for on-time arrivals
Commercial Appeal - October 8, 2009 - Local Music Foundation Plans Memphis Music Week
Daily News - October 5, 2009 - Trucking Biz Not Threatened By Rail’s Popularity
Daily News - September 30th, 2009 - CN’s Harrison Yard Elevates Railroad, Memphis
Daily News - September 28, 2009 - I-69 should have positive ramifications on local truckers, distributors
Business Journal - September 25, 2009 - Memphis executives heading to China with Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen
Business Journal - September 25, 2009 - Rolling to the future at Canadian National rail yard
Commercial Appeal - Septmber 25, 2009 - Canadian National opens $100M Memphis yard
Business Journal - September 24, 2009 - Researchers Discover Each Other At Bioworks Lectures
Daily News - September 23, 2009 - Memphis International Airport runway project takes off
Commercial Appeal - September 20th - The Bluff City takes steps to aid the ongoing resurgence of its proud music scene
Business TN - September 18, 2009 - CN’s $100M Renovation Draws to a Close
Daily News - September 17, 2009 - Music festivals keep downtown Memphis hopping from trolley tracks to riverfront
Commercial Appeal - September 6, 2009 - BNSF railroad’s new intermodal yard will give big lift to cargo, local economy
Commercial Appeal - September 4, 2009 - Minority entrepreneurs told to make education their foundation
Commercial Appeal - August 29th, 2009 - Improved intermodal links called key to port future
Commercial Appeal - August 28th, 2009 - Seed the Plough
Memphis Flyer - August 27th, 2009 - Local Agbio Sector Could Create 50,000 Jobs
Daily News - August 27th, 2009 - Mid-South has ‘bioeconomy’ potential
Commercial Appeal - August 27th, 2009 - Study reveals potential for burgeoning regional bio-economy
Business Journal - August 25th, 2009 - Airport Cargo Activity Up
Daily News - August 21, 2009 - St. Jude Plans Major Gene Sequencing Initiative
Daily News - August 20, 2009 - St. Jude Expands Campus Despite Economy
Daily News - August 20, 2009 - Aerotropolis timeout
Commercial Appeal - August 20, 2009 - Funds sought for Aerotropolis
Commercial Appeal - August 19, 2009 - Study to Analyze Lamar Freight Corridor
Daily News - August 19, 2009 - CCC Loan Program Attracts More Applicants
Daily News - August 18, 2009 - MemphisED enters third year with 60% less money than forecast, optimism on key goals
Business Journal - August 14, 2009 - Orthopedics sales wannabes endure rigorous training for high-demand jobs
Commercial Appeal - August 13, 2009 - Emerge applies for $500K in stimulus funds
Business Journal - August 12, 2009 - Business incubator to seek federal stimulus money for expansion
Commercial Appeal - August 12, 2009 - Bevy of amateur sporting events boosts Memphis’ reputation as sports venue
Business Journal - August 7, 2009 - Research park to add specialty laboratory equipped with vivarium for test animals
Business Journal - August 7, 2009 - Commission To Foster Ties Between Memphis, Berlin
Memphis Daily News - August 3, 2009 - Stopping Brain Drain
Memphis Flyer - July 30, 2009 - Cell therapy research runs on samples taken by Key Biologics
Commercial Appeal - July 29, 2009 - Innova to Invest in Student Business Projects
Memphis Daily News - July 29, 2009 - Developer Files $8M Permit For Barboro Flats
Memphis Daily News - July 29, 2009 - We’ll Never Lose the Blues
Wall Street Jurnal - July 28, 2009 - Brookings Institute looks at creative ways county, city use stimulus funding
Commercial Appeal - July 28, 2009 - Party christens latest additions to buffalo herd at Shelby Farms
Commercial Appeal - July 26, 2009 - Entrepreneurship MBA to launch at U of M
Commercial Appeal - July 25, 2009 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe expansion expected to lift industrial real estate market
Business Journal - July 10, 2009 - Venture capitalists seek piece of $84 million for small business investment companies
Business Journal - July 10, 2009 - Committee Whittles Priority List For Road Projects
Daily News - July 8, 2009 - UT Health Sciences hope for collaboration
Commercial Appeal - July 8, 2009 - Residents have a last chance tonight to say what they want the CSX greenway park to look like.
Commercial Appeal - July 7, 2009 - City to Seek Neighborhood Improvement Funding
Daily News - July 7, 2009 - Input invited on CSX greenway connecting Binghamton, East Memphis and Shelby Farms
Commercial Appeal - July 5, 2009 - Norris leads effort to amend law raising tax credits for Shelby businesses
Business Journal - July 3, 2009 - College to buy Downtown icon
Business Journal - July 3, 2009 - Aim of Chamber’s Invest in Memphis initiative is to increase city’s trade with foreign firms
Business Journal - July 3, 2009 - Research Center Next On UTHSC Building Agenda
Daily News - July 3, 2009 - Tennessee Builds Biotech Base With Less Fanfare
Daily News - July 1, 2009 - Critical coaching: Filmmakers offer help to aspiring local screenwriters
Commercial Appeal - June 30, 2009 - University of Tennessee Health Science Center plans to build $50 million research center
Business Journal - June 26, 2009 - CCC’s Ramped Up Incentives Target ‘Fragile’ Market
Daily News - June 24, 2009 - The business of Memphis music: Balancing past, present, future
Commercial Appeal - June 21, 2009 - Hear That Sound: The business of Memphis music
Commercial Appel - June 14, 2009 - Aerotropolis Discussion Planned for Chamber Luncheon
Daily News - June 11, 2009 - Powerboat racing comes to the Memphis riverfront
Riverfront Development Newsletter - June 11, 2009 - Memphis International Airport gets $22.5M grant for new parking garage
Commercial Appeal - June 10, 2009 - Memphis Chamber’s new site beckons online ‘window’ shoppers
Commercial Appeal - June 2, 2009 - Attracting, retaining talent key piece of economic development strategy
Business Journal - June 1, 2009 - Greater Memphis Chamber launches new Web site
Business Journal - June 1, 2009 - On a breezy Memorial Day morning, Shelby Farms Park was teeming as usual with kite fliers and bike riders, buff Rollerbladers and lakeside contemplators
Commercial Appeal - May 31, 2009 - Program to spruce up airport
Commercial Appeal - May 30, 2009 - Ten Outstanding Logistics Parks in the South
Southern Business & Development - May 14, 2009 - Ten Great Filmmaking Locations in the South
Southern Business & Development - May 14, 2009 - Memphis builds its rep as a moviemaking hotbed
TN Business News - May/June 2009 - Entrepreneurism will pave recovery’s path
Commercial Appeal - May 13, 2009 - Multi Modal Conference focuses on faster, cheaper, greener flow of goods
Commercial Appeal - May 12, 2009 - Bioworks helping to fuel crops for future
Commercial Appeal - May 10, 2009 - West Tennessee farmers plant seeds of alternative-fuel future
Commercial Appeal - May 10, 2009 - In case you missed it, Memphis crime has declined
Commercial Appeal - May 9, 2009 - Vaxent Named Finalist In World Vaccine Competition
Daily News - May 6, 2009 - Summit to Promote Music Opportunities in Memphis
Daily News - May 5, 2009 - Study verifies Memphis airport’s potential as aerotropolis
Commercial Appeal - April 26, 2009 - Leadership Academy Fellows: Van Turner
Commercial Appeal - April 25, 2009 - Innova funds two more biotech start-ups, eyeing technology firm
Business Journal - April 20, 2009 - Cliff DeBerry pedals his causes for the community good
Commercial Appeal - April 18, 2009 - Memphis industrial development board makes PILOT changes official
Business Journal - April 15, 2009 - InMotion: Translational Research Virtuosos
Authopedice This Week April - Plans rolling for restoration of Memphis riverfront cobblestones — criticism too
Commercial Appeal - April 13, 2009 - MemphisConnect allows residents to share likes
Commercial Appeal - April 12, 2009 - Nine of City’s Biggest Companies Back Diversity Initiative
Daily News - April 10, 2009 - Wharton Applauds CSX Trail Decision
Daily News - April 1, 2009 - Hatching success: Business incubator helps startups get going, growing
Commercial Appeal - March 31, 2009 - County Commission Expected to Approve CSX Trail
Daily News - March 30, 2009 - An unprecedented Memphis contingent invades Austin’s SXSW Festival
Memphis Flyer - March 26, 2009 - Despite Distance, Memphis, Halifax Become Close Allies
Daily News - March 23, 2009 - Memphis, Halifax promote mutually beneficial cargo connections
Commercial Appeal - March 22, 2009 - Land next to Shelby Farms will be used for greenway
Commercial Appeal - March 22, 2009 - What to do with Mud Island River Park?
Commercial Appeal - March 22, 2009 - Top 15 Cities On Earth Day
Eco Factory Blog - March, 2009 - The Bluff City invades SXSW, fully loaded with Memphis music
Commercial Appeal - March 21, 2009 - The Bluff City invades SXSW, fully loaded with Memphis music
Go Memphis - March 20, 2009 - Taking Back Our Neighborhoods: Leadership Academy
WMCTV - March, 2009 - Invention senses levels of anesthetic
Commercial Appeal - March 20, 2009 - Conferees will get to see Memphis’ orthopedic clout
Commercial Appeal - March 18, 2009 - City Council panel OKs changes to PILOT program
Commercial Appeal - March 18, 2009 - Memphis City Council committee approves PILOT changes
Business Journal - March 17, 2009 - Despite Distance, Memphis, Halifax Become Close Allies
Daily News - March 13, 2009 - MERI Begins $10M Capital Campaign
Daily News - March 11, 2009 - Leadership travels FastTrack
Commercial Appeal - March 6, 2009 - TECworks group set to educate entrepreneurs
Commercial Appeal - March 5, 2009 - RDC seeks input for Mud Island study
Business Journal - March 4, 2009 - Memphis will host cargo conference
Commercial Appeal - March 4, 2009 - Airport retains No. 1 rank for cargo
Commercial Appeal March 3, 2009 - Publication ranks Memphis International No. 1 for cargo
Business Journal March 2, 2009 - Air Cargo Conference Puts Memphis At Center of Industry
Commercial Appeal - February 27, 2009 - Nothing but the Truth” screening
Commercial Appeal - February 26, 2009 - Medical-device company QFx ready to open with investment from Innova
Commercial Appeal - February 26, 2009 - Memphians get a look at ‘Nothing But the Truth’ before it heads to DVD
Commercial Appeal - February 25, 2009 - City considers options for dated Memphis Cook Convention Center
Commercial Appeal - February 26, 2009 - City Program Seeks Minority Developers
Daily News - February 23, 2009 - U of M inks deal for technology transfer
Business Journal - February 20, 2009 - OAA relocating headquarters to Memphis area
Business Journal - February 18, 2009 - Airport boosts logistics, distribution image as America’s ‘Aerotropolis’
Commercial Appeal - February 17, 2009 - arGentis given orphan status in Europe
Business Journal - February 16, 2009 - Leadership Academy fellow Will Moore believes in Memphis’ opportunities
Commercial Appeal - February 14, 2009 - Memphis Bioworks creates TECworks to aid development, funding of new businesses
Business Journal - February 12, 2009 - Bioworks Adds Incubator Space, Expands Mentoring
Daily News - February 11, 2009 - East-west runway will get overhaul
Commercial Appeal - February 9, 2009 - Memphis airport still No. 1 in the world for cargo
Business Journal - February 4, 2009 - Plan for 1 million trees takes root at Shelby Farms
Commercial Appeal - January 30, 2009 - MM’s eighth annual countdown of the best places to live, work and make movies
Moviemaker Magazine - January 28, 2009 - Memphis to host four-day urban music conference in convention center
Commercial Appeal - January 24, 2009 - Runway work at Memphis International Airport will begin in few weeks
Commercial Appeal - January 27, 2009 - Old Union Planters site nearly ready as Downtown apartments
Commercial Appeal - January 21, 2009 - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad yard almost done
Commercial Appeal - January 14, 2009 - After years of research, tons of money, Memphis firm seeks FDA approval to sell Acapodene
Commercial Appeal - January 6, 2009 - Memphis firm’s scleroderma drug wins designation for Europe
Commercial Appeal - January 7, 2009 - Shelby Farms Park upgrades to begin despite slowed fundraising
Commercial Appeal - January 4, 2009 - Downtown room boom: New inn will add 131 spaces for travelers
Commercial Appeal - December 11, 2008 - Google adds Memphis to Street Views
Commercial Appeal - December 11, 2008 - Angel investor groups target Memphis start-up firms
Memphis Business Journal - November 18, 2008 - Memphis Music Resource Center is go-to place for local artists
Commercial Appeal - November 5, 2008 - Critical Bio Mass: Memphis organizations focus on turning green business into greenbacks
BusinessTN Magazine - October, 2008 - Passion for the Farms
Memphis Business Journal - November 3, 2008 - Bioworks forms business association
Memphis Business Journal - November 5, 2008 - Bioworks examines paths to growth
Commercial Appeal - October 31, 2008 - Covington Works To Advance Aerotropolis Concept
Memphis Business Journal - October 29, 2008 - Funds secured, redevelopment of Lawrence building proceeds
Commercial Appeal - October 26, 2008 - Ex-NFL players score big with packaging company merger
Commercial Appeal - October 19, 2008 - Momentum revs up for arGentis
Memphis Business Journal - October 17, 2008 - Idexx building lab in Memphis
Memphis Business Journal - October 17, 2008 - Biotech park source of future stability for local economy
Memphis Business Journal - October 17, 2008 - Research Park making progress
Memphis Business Journal - October 10, 2008 - Memphis’ Greatest Hits
NWA WorldTraveler Magazine Special Insert - October, 2008 - UGBT Memphis: Let’s Play to Our Strengths, Guys
www.sarahlacy.com - September 24, 2008 - UT Health Science Center planning $250 million upgrade
Commercial Appeal - September 24, 2008 - Perkins+Will set to design UT-Baptist research lab
Commercial Appeal - September 20, 2008 - Innova Memphis invests in vaccine developer Vaxent
Memphis Business Journal - September 3, 2008 - Assisting minority firms: Conference also looks to attract big retailers
Commercial Appeal - August 26, 2008 - ‘Greenline’ is closer to reality with nonprofit, rail agreement
Commercial Appeal - August 25, 2008 - Memphis airport gets $5.5 million FAA grant
Memphis Business Journal - August 21, 2008 - Shelby Farms gets $20 million Hyde Family Foundations grant
Commercial Appeal - August 7, 2008 - Business Pulse: 48% say BealeStreet Landing will attract new business
Memphis Business Journal - August 5, 2008 - Shelby Farms will rank among great parks
Commercial Appeal - August 1, 2008 - So Far, So Good For Shelby Farms Master Plan
Memphis Daily News - August 1, 2009 - Downtown Market Study Mostly Favorable
Memphis Daily News - July 31, 2009 - Local spine surgery unit’s fate depends on overseas market
Commercial Appeal - July 25, 2008 - Groundbreaking set to begin Wednesday on contentious Beale Street Landing project
Commercial Appeal - July 27, 2008 - Airport area proving to be launching pad for return of hotel business
Commercial Appeal - July 16, 2008 - Technology 3-2-1
BusinessTN Magazine - July 10, 2008 - arGentis files patent application
Memphis Business Journal - July 1, 2008 - Second phase of construction set for Beale Street Landing
Memphis Business Journal - June 23, 2008 - Federal grants allow Memphis International to move forward on upgrades to airport
Memphis Business Journal - June 20, 2008 - Blue Light tax freeze receives green light
Commercial Appeal - June 11, 2008 - Music foundation to open new Resource Center
Memphis Business Journal - May 29, 2008 - Memphis Bioworks Heads to the Farm
Daily News - June 4, 2008 - Souled on Memphis: New chamber member packages city’s message
Commercial Appeal - May 14, 2008 - Memphis Music Foundation Adds Mann as Director
Daily News - May 8, 2008 - Memphis Port to be featured in online publication
Memphis Business Journal - June 6, 2008 - Memphis’ distribution capabilities catch eye of Confederation of British Industries
Memphis Business Journal - June 6, 2008 - Justin Timberlake Donates $200,000 to His Hometown
People Magazine - USA - Feb 24, 2008 - Timberlake Gives Back To Memphis
Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien, Austria - Feb 24, 2008 - Justin Timberlake donates money to hometown foundation
NME.com (UK) - Feb 24, 2008 - Hiring Managers get Positive
Commercial Appeal - March 2, 2008 - Businesses ready for aerotropolis: Owners moving in, cleaning up on Brooks Road
Commercial Appeal - February 24, 2008 - Report urges upgrades to land aerotropolis concept
Commercial Appeal - Feb 24, 2008 - Lawrence champions airport area
Commercial Appeal - Feb 24, 2008 - Dulberger gets MemphisED job: Will serve as liaison for participants
Commercial Appeal - Feb 5, 2008 - Innova Inc. reviewing investment opportunities
Commercial Appeal - Feb 5, 2008 - New appointee to help commercial scientific concepts developed at U of M
Commercial Appeal - January 28, 2008
PeopleFirst!
- Memphis’ ‘potential’ got Gates Foundation’s attention
Commercial Appeal - November 20, 2009 - Hyde, Frist Stress Importance of School Reform Plan
Daily News - November 2, 2009 - Entrepreneurs mentor startups
Commercial Appeal - October 13, 2009 - Leadership Academy Fellows - Richard Mattern
Commercial Appeal - October 10, 2009 - EmergeMemphis will receive $500,000 grant
Commercial Appeal - September 9th, 2009 - Emerge nabs $500K grant from feds
Business Journal - September 8th, 2009 - Memphis Academy
Memphis Flyer - August 27, 2009 - FastTrac TechVenture program aims to help budding entrepreneurs
Commercial Appeal - August 27th, 2009 - My Thoughts: City’s bad rep means trying harder to sell good qualities
Commercial Appeal - August 16, 2009 - Leadership Academy Fellows: Stephen Yates
Commercial Appeal - August 15, 2009 - Memphis groups nab $600K from federal program for low-income students
Business Journal - July 27, 2009 - Students learn to brand themselves for success
Commercial Appeal - July 10, 2009 - Memphis City Schools launches four charter schools after legislative action
Business Journal - July 3, 2009 - Charter Schools Expansion Signed Into Law
Daily News - July 1, 2009 - Tennessee charter school legislation opens door to $100 million grant for education
Business Journal - June 26, 2009 - Bridges employee works toward making Memphis, residents successful
Commerical Appeal - April 11, 2009 - Memphis City Schools teens shape up with program
Commercial Appeal - March 9, 2009 - My Thoughts: Pre-K programs among best investments for community
Commercial Appeal - January 25, 2009 - First Years: Look for quality child care centers
Commercial Appeal - January 20, 2009 - Editorial: Teachers corps getting results
Commercial Appeal - November 27, 2008 - Bredesen: No cuts for K-12
Commercial Appeal - November 17, 2008 - Report Card Time: Teach for America is at a third-year milestone in Memphis
Memphis Flyer - November 13, 2008 - Memphis hot on charter schools
Memphis Business Journal - August 22, 2008 - Shelby government is committed to kids: In every decision, every day, every family should ask, “Is it good for the children?”
Commercial Appeal - August 5, 2008 - Otis L. Sanford: Think first for the kids
Commercial Appeal - July 27, 2008 - Memphis Business Academy to begin high school classes
Memphis Business Journal - June 27, 2008 - Bush lauds Catholic schools initiative in Memphis
Commercial Appeal - April 25, 2008 - Tennessee lauded for pre-K commitment: Preschool report still cites shortcomings
Commercial Appeal - March 20, 2008 - Public schools get bad marks: Poll finds Tennesseans prefer almost any other option
Commercial Appeal - March 14, 2008
Operation: Safe Community
- Ford, Luttrell to lead expansion of Shelby County’s drug court
Commercial Appeal - December 23, 2009 - DA’s Office Changes Domestic Violence Procedures
Daily News - November 10, 2009 - Center For Community Criminology And Research
October 2009 - Progress in the war on crime
Commercial Appeal - September 16, 2009 - Memphis police, Shelby County sheriff close ranks on crime
Commercial Appeal - August 28th, 2009 - Markees Smith was determined to turn his life around after a school shooting, and he found success.
Commercial Appeal - July 30, 2009 - Community police grants to fund 37 new officers for Memphis
Commercial Appeal - July 30, 2009 - New soldiers in the crime fight
Commercial Appeal - June 16, 2009 - To cheers and challenges, 42 join Memphis Police Department ranks
Commercial Appeal - June 12, 2009 - Learning to fight crime on a grassroots level
Commercial Appeal - June 8, 2009 - HUD grant to fight city blight
Commercial Appeal - March 26, 2009 - Tougher Stance Toward Trespassers Makes Dent in Crime
Daily News - March 25, 2009 - School police force has merit
Commercial Appeal - March 21, 2009 - Supt. Cash asks for legislation to establish school police force
March 19, 2009 - Memphis HR director’s to-do list: Hire more police
Commercial Appeal - March 18, 2009 - Fewer violent-crime incidents reported in Memphis
Commercial Appeal - February 26, 2009 - Nonviolence training starts in Memphis City Schools
Commercial Appeal - February 24, 2009 - Higher gun penalties pushed
Commercial Appeal - February 23, 2009 - Shelby County Mayor A C Wharton’s meeting on crime yields list of goals
Commercial Appeal - February 17, 2009 - On the beat: Anti-crime plan enters third year with fresh faces, emphases
Commercial Appeal - November 16, 2008 - Memphis business robberies down 18.5%
Commercial Appeal - October 29, 2008 - Memphis, county leaders outline a united strategy to fight crime
Commercial Appeal - October 22, 2008 - Memphis police look to widen video eye on crime
Commercial Appeal - September 16, 2008 - U of M to get $536,609 state grant to combat crime
Memphis Business Journal - September 2, 2008 - The First Years: Early exposure to abuse can damage children
Commercial Appeal - August 25, 2008 - Recycling felons into responsible fathers
Commercial Appeal - August 15, 2008 - Recycling felons into responsible fathers
Commercial Appeal - August 15, 2008 - Memphis Police make 1,369 arrests over weekend in ‘Operation Summer Heat’
Commercial Appeal - August 13, 2008 - Schools security priority for Cash
Commercial Appeal - July 23, 2008 - Miami official accepts job as head of security for city schools
Commercial Appeal - July 18, 2008 - Spin cycle: local efforts seek tot break the repeat offender pattern for juveniles
Commercial Appeal - June 29, 2008 - Advice: ‘Don’t lie (or buy guns) for the other guy’
Commercial Appeal - May 29, 2008 - New Shelby County Schools Safety and Security Task Force pinpoints priorities
Commercial Appeal - May 15, 2008 - Rotten spots: ‘Problem properties’ that can begin neighborhood decay get attention
Commercial Appeal - June 8, 2008 - Memphis Police Unveil Real Time Crime Center Website
Eye Witness News - May 8, 2008 - Editorial: Community Takes on Gangs
Commercial Appeal - March 23, 2008 - Williams: No, all the children in our county are not well: Too many children are the victims of sexual, emotional and physical abuse, and the Family Safety Center needs help in protecting them
Commercial Appeal - March 19, 2008 - Community teamwork can make schools safe: Violence of any form will not be tolerated in Memphis City Schools or at any of our schools’ sponsored events
Commercial Appeal - February 20, 2008 - Going straight in crime fight
Commercial Appeal - Feb 10, 2008 - Rev. Frank Ray: His caring hands softened grip of law’s long arms
Commercial Appeal - Dec 23, 2007 - Toddler anti-crime program is getting its legs
Commercial Appeal - November 18, 2007 - Cracking down on weapons: A team effort is being waged to get the word out that gun crime here is not smart
Commercial Appeal - Nov 18, 2007
Government Efficiency
- New ‘Distressed’ Status Helps County Increase Business Incentives
Daily News - April 28, 2009 - Wharton Not Giving Up On Consolidation
Comercial Appeal - March 6, 2009 - Rep. Cohen serves up pork for Memphis; suburbs not so lucky
Commercial Appeal - February 27, 2009 - Five libraries, four community centers will close
Commercial Appeal - March 18, 2008