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Feature Story Green Mile

In Denver, legal marijuana spurs entrepreneurialism, and gentrification

The Mile High City's booming marijuana industry has created and catalyzed thousands of jobs. While its impact rivals that of any single economic development initiative in the city's recent history, there are plenty of challenges and growing pains as well. If the legal sale of marijuana makes its way south, what can Memphis learn from Denver's experiment?  

Development News crosstown beer

New brewery on tap for Crosstown


Innovation & Job News naturalgasforvehicles

With natural gas, savings could add up while you fuel up

MLGW is selling more natural gas as fuel now than ever before, driving profits and saving drivers cash. 

Development News Raleigh

$24M City investment in blighted mall


Feature Story brew

A revival story: Tennessee Brewery celebrates a second-chance at a new UnTapped

Now that the Tennesse Brewery has been promised a future, a father and a son are laying plans for the next chapter in the building's history. Outlines for a mostly residential renovation have been released, but first, the beloved pop-up beer garden festivities will return for some final "good times" before construction launches. 

Feature Story Ballet Memphis completed its innovative "River Project" in the fall of 2014

More than money: How ArtsMemphis is transforming art advocacy

For ArtsMemphis and newly installed President Elizabeth Rouse, supporting the local arts requires more than cutting checks. Looking beyond the usual grantmaking role, the organization is re-writing the book for typical arts funds by being a mentor and advocate in all corners of the community.  

Development News welldonepos

Check please: new startup simplifies restaurant payment

Two local entrepreneurs have streamlined dining out with Well Done Systems. The cloud based point-of-sale system was designed for the restaurant industry to take orders and run checks tableside with tablets.
 

Innovation & Job News landfill

Memphis landfill is turning trash to treasure


In The News stempic

Local professor makes an argument for STEM, and liberal arts, investments in the Washington PostThe importance of liberal arts training among STEM majors

Dr. Loretta Jackson-Hayes, an associate professor of chemistry at Rhodes College, writes a compelling argument for a liberal arts training among STEM majors for the Washington Post.

Innovation & Job News Geotourism

National Geographic to help Memphis map "geotourism" spots


Crosstown Arts remembers 2014


Development News The courtyard of the Tennessee Brewery

Tennessee Brewery revived


Feature Story With each band shirt purchased by Bartlett High School, Agape North donated a uniform to students at Binghampton Christian Academy

The gifts of philanthropy: how corporations started giving back, again

In Memphis, a city known for its generosity, it is not just foundations that are giving back--the city's corporations and local businesses are benefiting from proactive philanthropy as well. Both in and out of the workplace, foundations and corporations are making an important shift toward the involvement and engagement of individuals.

Feature Story sweet lalas

Social entrepreneur urges Memphians to "Make change. Eat more Cookies."

A cookie baker since childhood, Lauren Young has partnered her love of creating sweet treats with a passion for helping the youth of Memphis thrive, in her local start-up business Sweet LaLa's.