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Innovation & Job News Made By

Made By project celebrates, supports local artisans and craftspeople

Jeff HulettThursday, June 9, 2016
Feature Story jerrywilson

Wilson, Frayser Neighborhood Council give voice to community

Amy HoytWednesday, June 8, 2016
Jerry Wilson wears many hats in his mission to better Frayser, from work in the education sector to serving as a church pastor and as president of the Frayser Neighborhood Council. In all his roles, his heart is on giving a voice to the community and helping it move forward.
Feature Story Bobby White

White focuses on education to lift Frayser

Amy HoytWednesday, June 8, 2016
Bobby White returned to his native Frayser in 2012 after 12 years spent working in the Memphis City Schools system. Today, he works as Founder and CEO of Frayser Community Schools where he wants to create an educational system that can become the center of the community
Innovation & Job News Ed Pottharst

Seattle serves as example for transforming neighborhoods

Lance WiedowerFriday, June 3, 2016
Innovation & Job News More than 80 organizations and 300 citizens worked to develop the Mid-South Regional Greenprint

Greenprint summit returns in June

Anna MullinsFriday, June 3, 2016
Innovation & Job News Dr. Anne Sullivan

The opportunity of collaborative health

Emily Adams KeplingerFriday, June 3, 2016
Feature Story Lifeline to Success participants end a classroom session with a pledge

VIDEO: How fighting blight is changing lives

Friday, June 3, 2016
Lifeline to Success, an ex-offender re-entry program in Frayser, is working to change the perception of what it is to be a convicted felon, all while cleaning up the neighborhood with the "blight patrol."

Memphis can't stop the feeling

Friday, June 3, 2016
Source: MCVB
Feature Story DeAndre Brown

Brown fights mentality of criminal culture in Frayser

Amy HoytThursday, June 2, 2016
Lifeline to Success and DeAndre Brown fights the mentality of a criminal culture in Frayser. Brown will be part of a panel discussion on "What Smart Neighborhoods Can Learn From Frayser."
Development News SunTrust donated $100,000 to United Housing, Inc.

SunTrust invests big in United Housing

Anna MullinsFriday, May 27, 2016
Innovation & Job News Vontia Mitchell

Lessons in building soft skills for youth

Friday, May 27, 2016
Little Rock’s Vontia Mitchell will discuss ways cities can develop soft skills for youth during a session at the Neighborhoods, USA Conference in Memphis.
Feature Story MPD

Indirect subpoena power gives CLERB new teeth

Lance WiedowerFriday, May 27, 2016
The Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board was founded in 1994 to review complaints made against members of the Memphis Police Department, but it was only in late 2015 that the board received real powers.  
Feature Story Frayser

What smart neighborhoods can learn from Frayser

Anna MullinsFriday, May 27, 2016
Join High Ground for What Smart Neighborhoods Can Learn from Frayser on June 13. This free speaker event will offer a discussion on the exciting efforts underway to create a brighter future for the north Memphis community. Register for free today to be a part of the conversation. 

More Memphis love from MONEY

Friday, May 27, 2016
Source: Time MONEY

The idea behind Memphis' anti-blight strategy

Friday, May 27, 2016
Source: Governing
Innovation & Job News Dana Dossett

How entrepreneurship can spark youth employment

Lance WiedowerThursday, May 26, 2016
Thanks to a partnership with Junior Achievement, Little Rock is at the forefront of sparking entrepreneurship in the city’s youth to build a creative economy.
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