Workforce & Economics

Feature Story State. Sen. Lee Harris speaks to a Frayser Exchange Club gathering

Frayser Exchange Club boosts community


Feature Story Soulsville USA

Reflections of 90 days in Soulsville USA


Feature Story Patrice Bates Thompson manages Four Way, owned by her father, Willie Earl Bates

Four Way serves the soul of Soulsville USA


Feature Story South Memphis Farmers Market is a seasonal farmers market and year-round green grocer

Soulsville USA struggles with food access


Feature Story code camp

The code to advancing technology training


Development News Will Goodwin and Clark Ortkiese, owners of Crosstown Brewing Co.

Brewing in the shadows of Crosstown


It's Memphis, economic development is found in steady momentum rather than a shock of cranes. Hundreds of blocks from the Riverfront, Pinch District and South City are benefitting from coordinated development with public and private sectors working hand-in-hand. Change is also found in small-scale projects and adaptive reuse that turn vacant buildings into corners worthy of investment.