Downtown Memphis has been identified as the Memphis metropolitan area’s top ArtPlace, which recognizes neighborhoods where the arts are central to creating the kinds of places where people want to be.

2. Downtown Memphis Among ‘Top ArtPlaces’ in the Country - Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Downtown Memphis has been identified as the Memphis metropolitan area’s top ArtPlace, which recognizes neighborhoods where the arts are central to creating the kinds of places where people want to be.

3. Plough Foundation Awards $1.7M to Talent Dividend - Monday, April 02, 2012

The Plough Foundation has awarded a $1.7 million grant to the Memphis Talent Dividend College Attainment Initiative, whose purpose is to build a stronger city by increasing the number of college graduates in the Memphis metropolitan area by 1 percent over the next five years.

4. Memphis Orgs in Running for National Arts Grants - Friday, January 27, 2012

Three Memphis organizations have been named finalists for ArtPlace’s Creative Placemaking Grant.

Ballet Memphis, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Community L.I.F.T./Memphis Music Magnet are in the running for funding from ArtPlace – a Chicago-based, private-public collaborative that expects to distribute $15 million in grants this year.

5. Memphis Vies for ‘Talent Dividend’ Prize - Monday, May 09, 2011

Representatives from the Bluff City are joining their peers from cities across the country in Chicago Monday and Tuesday for the kickoff of the Talent Dividend Prize Competition.

Sponsored by CEOs for Cities, Lumina Foundation for Education and the Kresge Foundation, the initiative will ultimately award $1 million to the U.S. city that demonstrates the greatest increase in college attainment over a four-year period.

6. Talent Dividend Promotes Increasing Graduate Rate - Monday, January 10, 2011

The Memphis Talent Dividend (MTD) College Attainment Initiative is a more than 100-member mission to increase the number of college graduates in the Memphis Metropolitan area by 1 percent over the next five years.

7. Group Seeks 100 Ways to Boost Degree Attainment - Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Leadership Memphis wants your ideas now for boosting college education in Memphis.

With its “100 Things in 100 Days” campaign well under way, the organization is asking people to call or e-mail president and CEO David Williams. He promises a response within one business day.

8. Untapped Potential Lives in Memphis, Coletta Says - Monday, May 24, 2010

Carol Coletta is president of CEOs for Cities, a consulting company exploring the idea of “talent dividends.”

9. Community Leaders Work on Plan To Boost ‘Talent Dividend’ - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The dropout rate for college students nationally, locally and statewide is far higher than for high school students.

The difference in the two problems is students leaving college before earning degrees isn’t viewed as being as urgent of a problem.

10. Events - Monday, December 14, 2009

InMotion Orthopaedic Research Center and the Memphis Bioworks Business Association will present the Memphis Orthopaedic Research Lecture Series today from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Memphis University School, 6191 Park Ave. The speakers will be Drs. John Coleman and John Williams of Medtronic Inc. For reservations, call 866-1452.

11. Events - Thursday, February 08, 2007

The Animal Protection Association is holding its annual Feral February event. This program offers services such as spaying, neutering and rabies shots for feral (alley) cats. The cost is $25. For more information or to donate, call Barbara Standing at 210-1328 or visit www.spaymemphis.com.

12. Events - Wednesday, February 07, 2007

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art hosts "Marti Gras," a tribute to Creole culture, art and food, today from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 1934 Poplar Ave. The event includes a tour of Maritza Davila's exhibit "Cityscapes and Country Views: America through Prints 1900-1955" at 7 p.m. Admission is free for members and $6 for non-members. Call 544-6209 for more information.

13. Bethel Named New VP Of COMEC Board - Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Greg Bethel has been named vice president of the board of directors of the Commission on Missing & Exploited Children (COMEC). Bethel is the director of human resources for the Jackson-Madison County School System in Jackson, Tenn. He's been on the board of directors for two years.

14. Green Light? - Wednesday, January 03, 2007

You don't have to look far to find examples of U.S. cities that are going green.

St. Louis, for example, has paved the way for an intricate greenway system that stretches some 400 miles throughout the city. Nashville has poured $250 million - roughly what the city of Memphis spent on the FedExForum arena - into a first-class parks and greenways system.

15. It Takes Strong Leadership to Lead a City - and Williams Appears to be the Ultimate Groomer - Friday, July 07, 2006

What makes a great city? David Williams, the new president and CEO of Leadership Memphis, hasn't completely answered that question yet, but he's got some ideas.

"You make a great Memphis by building great leaders," Williams said.

16. Finding Safe Harbor - Monday, June 26, 2006

The Riverfront Development Corp. (RDC) has absorbed $500,000 of city budget cuts and appears ready to move ahead on its largest project to date, the $29.3 million Beale Street Landing.

When the Memphis City Council approved the city budget June 6, the RDC received $2.1 million for its operating budget for fiscal year 2007, down 18 percent from $2.6 million last year. The RDC's total operating budget is projected to be $4.2 million, down slightly from last year's $4.3 million.

17. Events - Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Rotary Club of Memphis East holds a luncheon meeting today from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of The Peabody Hotel, 149 Union Ave. FedEx chairman and CEO Frederick W. Smith will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $35 per person and $300 per table. Call Lee Hughes at 754-1615.

18. City Council Wants to Hear from You Tuesday - Monday, March 27, 2006

March 27

Memphis Heritage presents "The Parkways: Framing our Midtown Neighborhoods" as part of its 2006 Preservation Series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church, 447 N. Evergreen St. Registration is $60. Call 529-9828 or visit www.memphisheritage.org.

19. New machines to help avoid voting irregularities - Friday, January 06, 2006

The Shelby County Election Commission voted 3-1 this week to recommend technology giant Diebold Inc. for the contract to purchase between 1,300 and 1,500 new voting machines in time for the August 2006 primary election.

20. Census Bureau Pinpoint's City's Daytime Population - Monday, November 14, 2005

Each weekday after sunrise, Memphis gets a taste of suburban flight in reverse.

More than 100,000 people commute to work in Memphis five days a week from outside the city, offering literally a moving portrait of the city's magnetic pull. That number, calculated for the first time this year by the U.S. Census Bureau, has implications for city planners, businesses - and even supporters of a tax proposal aimed at commuters that has been quietly simmering in the legislature.

21. Archived Article: Gov - Friday, June 17, 2005
Gene pearson:

Report Spells Progress for Shelby Farms Plan

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

In the ancient world, as history tells it, all roads led to Rome. In Memphis, long-range road plans call for more than 30 new lanes of traffic all leadin...

22. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, June 08, 2005
TMA Elects Surgeon to Board of Trustees

Local Surgeon Elected to Medical Association Board

The Tennessee Medical Association elected vascular surgeon Dr. Hugh Francis III to serve a three-year term on its Board of Trustees. Francis previously ...

23. Archived Article: Real Focus - Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Real

Architects Work to Build Public Awareness

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Some say ignorance is bliss.

Maybe so, but Memphians unaware of whats happening in the citys architecture community couldnt possibly be experiencing true bliss....

24. Archived Article: Prof (lead) - Wednesday, December 17, 2003
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Memphis 100 Has Eye on Citys Future

Talented group works to enhance Memphis image

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

This story is part of a series on Memphis recruiting.

As Memphis moves into the race to attract the nations you...

25. Archived Article: Prof (lead) - Friday, December 12, 2003
In addition to the program for interns, MPACT also connects its members with those who might be flown into town for an intervi

Memphis Competes for Young Talent

City must sell itself when recruiting young professionals

LANCE ALLAN

The Da...

26. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, October 07, 2002
Recession not hurting performing arts

Some performing arts feeling pinch of recession

By SUE PEASE

The Daily News

Discretionary income is first to feel the tightening grasp of a recession, meaning less eating out and even less entertainm...

27. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, August 07, 2002
Amanda Dame joined archer>malmo as an account supervisor, with day-to-day responsibility for managing the Valent U

Amanda Dame joined archer>malmo as an account supervisor. She will manage the Valent U.S.A. team and leading new business dev...

28. Archived Article: Tech Focus - Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Make Memphis a people climate to develop economy Make Memphis a magnet to develop economy, expert says By SUE PEASE The Daily News The key to a healthy, dynamic local economy is to attract a creative, knowledgeable workforce. Many say the way to acc...

29. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 02, 2001
Public/private partnership drives Memphis prosperity Public/private partnership drives Memphis prosperity By MARY DANDO In the heated discussions of the pros and cons of spending millions of dollars to bring an NBA team to Memphis, its easy to forge...

30. Archived Article: Tech Focus (thinkers) - Wednesday, May 24, 2000
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Service shows users how to squeeze more out of the Web By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Every day, more Web sites spring up offering services or information at the click of a button. Internet access brings with it access to a s...

31. Archived Article: Riverfront (lead) - Wednesday, May 26, 1999
By LAURIE JOHNSON Riverfront committee plans focus groups, town meetings By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News In 1924, a detailed drawing depicting an ambitious development plan for the Downtown stretch of Memphis Mississippi riverfront graced the front...

32. Archived Article: Discover U St - Sunday, October 25, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Entrepreneur designs `health club for the mind' Discover U feeds members bodies and minds By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News When Carol Coletta went to the University of Memphis University College as a non-traditional student, it...

33. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, October 23, 1998
The Association for Women in Communications will sponsor its Big Idea Communications Seminar from 8:30 a The Association for Women in Communications will sponsor its Big Idea Communications Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the National Ci...

34. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, October 16, 1998
The Association for Women in Communications will sponsor its Big Idea Communications Seminar from 8:30 a The Association for Women in Communications will sponsor its Big Idea Communications Seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at the National Ci...

35. Archived Article: Back - Tuesday, March 19, 1996
3-19 back Downtown Memphis Award nominees announced The Exchange Building and the Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau are among this years nominees for the Center City Commissions Downtown Memphis Awards. The commission received over 50 percent...

36. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, December 08, 1995
12/08 Milestones Carol B. Blinder has been named an account manager for Thompson & Price Dialogue marketing, a division of Thompson & Co. Blinder formerly worked as an account executive for Weintraub and Associates Advertising in St. Louis. ...

37. Archived Article: Women-nvs - Friday, October 20, 1995
women-nvs-10\20 Survey: more women want to own businesses BY NATALIE VANTREASE STRODE The Daily News Nine out of 10 women contemplate owning their own business, according to a survey conducted by Working Woman magazine. The survey, commissioned by N...