Locally based start-up Xtrant, the cloud-based task management platform, easily allows people to collaborate and share project information online.  

Born out of a need to do something quickly about the reality of alarming health statistics threatening the lives of African American men, the Memphis chapter of Black Men Run has evolved into an inclusive group of friends who are as interested in giving back as in their own fitness goals.  

Government, non-profits and educational institutions are working in tandem to raise post-secondary education attainment in Memphis. The strategies are varied--from removing financial barriers to encouraging adults to return to school--but the outcomes are proving effective in creating a more competitive city.  

Meet a Memphian who is in it for the long haul. In this series of "Lifers," see the city from the perspective of a native who chooses to keep calling Memphis home.