After holding on to an adjacent parcel of land for more than a decade next to its facility in Bartlett, medical device manufacturer Engineered Medical Systems LLC is gearing up for a major expansion of its facility. The company is investing $10.5 million in a move that will create 40 new jobs.

2. Events - Monday, May 7, 2018

Luna Nova Music will perform its Belvedere Festival Preview Concert on Monday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beethoven Club, 263 S. McLean Blvd. The program includes works to be performed at the 12th annual festival, scheduled for June 20-23. Admission is free; reception to follow. Visit belvederefestival.org.

3. Events - Saturday, May 5, 2018

The 2018 Beale Street Music Festival takes place Friday through Sunday, May 4-6, in Tom Lee Park on Riverside Drive. The kickoff to the Memphis in May International Festival includes four stages with more than 60 acts spanning every genre. Tickets are $55 each day; three-day passes are $125 if purchased before May 1 and $165 if purchased after. Visit memphisinmay.org for details and a lineup.

4. Resource Label Group Paved a Road From Lamar to New Bartlett Facility - Saturday, June 24, 2017

After more than 20 years at their facility near Lamar Avenue, Resource Label Group officials wanted to move to a bigger and better place.

After looking around Shelby County, they settled on Bartlett, largely due to the suburban town’s atmosphere and family nature.

5. Council Working to Build Local Manufacturing for Device Industry - Saturday, March 19, 2016

The medical device industry fuels Memphis’ backbone. With a $2.6 billion local economic impact and nearly 17,000 direct and indirect jobs, original equipment manufacturers like Smith & Nephew, Wright Medical Group, Medtronic Spinal & Biologistics and Microport Orthopedics have made the Memphis area their base for products and medical devices.

6. Study: Medical Device Industry Has $2.6B Local Impact - Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Companies like Smith & Nephew, Medtronic and Wright Medical don’t just help augment the human body as a result of the products and medical devices they manufacture.

Their products also represent something of a support structure for the Memphis economy, which is braced thanks in part to the reinforcement of the medical device industry.

7. Council Aims to Strengthen Local Medical Device Firms - Thursday, July 31, 2014

Shelby County medical device manufacturers are known for their innovation. But it took about three years of meetings before officially forming the Greater Memphis Medical Device Council this July.

“The industry was not used to coming together and sitting down,” said Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce president John Threadgill. “They’re competitors. And to get competitors in the same room to talk about their issues, there’s some reluctance. But the fact is, they’re all having the same issues. The cat’s out of the bag.”

8. Alliance Helps Businesses Implement Green Practices - Thursday, July 12, 2012

A public-private partnership called Team Green Zone, spearheaded by the Bartlett Area Chamber, is helping Mid-South businesses implement long-term sustainable practices to protect the environment while helping businesses boost their bottom lines.

9. Threadgill Steers BACC Toward Life Sciences - Monday, January 30, 2012

The life sciences sector is getting a heavy push from John Threadgill, president of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce.

10. Biz Community Still Seeking Stable Ground - Thursday, December 29, 2011

Small business in 2011 was a mixed bag of serious market hurdles and fresh opportunities for innovation, depending on who you ask.

Many small businesses struggled to navigate a lackluster economy in which millions remained jobless and the outlook for consumer confidence and companies’ confidence in hiring and investing remained generally bleak.

11. Plotting a Course - Monday, September 19, 2011

State and federal officials are developing new programs and legislation to bolster small businesses.Many companies are facing a variety of hurdles in a lackluster economy in which millions remain jobless and the outlook for consumer confidence and companies’ confidence in hiring and investing remain bleak. But what shape those hurdles have taken depends on who you ask.

12. ‘Business Friendly’ - Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Growth is the buzzword in Bartlett and Northeast Shelby County, where the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce is in the midst of the second phase of a comprehensive economic development strategy zeroing in on four growth industries.

13. Cox Looks to Move Oakland Chamber Forward - Friday, October 8, 2010

John Cox talks in circles.

It’s purely straight talk but the new president of the Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce presents his ideas and concepts in a way that initially seems somewhat roundabout.

14. BWSC’s Goforth’s Prints Seen Throughout Firm’s Work - Friday, September 10, 2010

Managing the Memphis office of the design firm of Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon Inc., to hear him tell it, is Charles Goforth’s day job.

15. Bartlett Chamber CEO Plans China Trip - Thursday, March 11, 2010

John Threadgill, president and chief executive officer of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce, will embark this month on an economic development mission to China.

16. Bartlett Business Expo Set For Thursday - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The 12th Annual Bartlett Business Expo Thursday will offer savvy shoppers the opportunity to look for special promotions, obtain free samples and try their luck at winning prizes.

“It’s an extravaganza of giveaways,” said Maria F. McLendon, director of marketing for the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce, which hosts the event.

17. Compromise 101: Who’s going to fund the schools? - Monday, August 3, 2009

In the year he’s been head of the Memphis school system, Superintendent Kriner Cash has been virtually unflappable.

Since the Memphis school board hired him in July 2008, Cash has doggedly pitched a detailed plan for the school system’s renewal with dozens of specific goals in a well-traveled PowerPoint presentation.

18. State Approves Bartlett Hospital Expansion - Tuesday, February 24, 2009

The board for the Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency voted unanimously at its last meeting to allow Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett to go forward with a $45.4 million expansion.

The permit to nearly double the amount of hospital beds comes a little more than four years after the hospital opened in Bartlett. Saint Francis has not set a construction time frame, but the state certificate of need is good for five years.

19. Archived Article: Chamber (lead) - Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Lead

New Chamber Office to Anchor Madison

CCRFC approves tax freeze to keep chamber Downtown

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

After finding new space for its offices that will help it serve as an anchor for Madison Avenue, the Memphis Regio...

20. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, August 26, 2002
Restraining order puts state, Chambers, artists in contention

Court order puts state, Chambers, artists at odds

By DAVID LYONS

The Daily News

A number of Chambers of Commerce across the nation filed a motion in U.S. District Court last w...

21. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 22, 2002
By DAVID LYONS

Towerys demise creates Chambers nightmare

By DAVID LYONS

The Daily News

The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce and several other Chambers filed a motion in U.S. District Court last week seeking to intervene in the Tennessee ...

22. Archived Article: Focus (airlink) - Monday, October 16, 2000
Airline growth uplifts Memphis commerce Airline takes off in Memphis marketplace By SUE PEASE The Daily News The year 2000 has been extremely busy one for Northwest Airlink, as the Memphis-based company has undergone a big growth spurt this year. No...

23. Archived Article: Marketplace (chamber) - Monday, April 24, 2000
The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with NationJob Inc New recruitment Web site targets Memphis jobs By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Ask any Memphis employer what their top priority is, and chances are, their answer will be finding g...

24. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, July 14, 1999
New Vice President of Brand Management Former Todd E. Smith has been promoted to chief accounting officer for Omega Health Systems Inc. He formerly was vice president-financial and acquisition services. Smith is a graduate of Rhodes College. Beth C....

25. Archived Article: Market Focus - Monday, August 31, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER Bringing home South Africa International Business Council promotes trade, investment opportunities for local businesses By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Exploring trade opportunities for Memphis businesses always is a hot ite...

26. Archived Article: Market Focus - Monday, July 27, 1998
By STACEY PETSCHAUER   State and local initiatives aim to increase international business opportunities By STACEY PETSCHAUER The Daily News Broadening the appeal of Memphis and Tennessee in international trade and business markets is the focus ...

27. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 23, 1998
March 23 March 23 The League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. at the Poplar-White Station Public Library, 5094 Poplar Ave. The speaker will be Gay M. Johnston, executive director of the Memphis Literacy Council. For more information, call 327-689...

28. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, March 16, 1998
March 17 March 17 The Financial Executive Institute will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave. Cocktails will be served at 6 p.m. The speaker will be Ken Richards, who works in management solutions and strategies for Deloitte &...

29. Archived Article: Econ Growth.st - Monday, November 3, 1997
State report shows economic growth on track State report shows economic growth on track By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News Tennessees economic growth is keeping up with last years best-ever figures, according to a report released Thursday by the Ten...

30. Archived Article: Trade Day Chg - Tuesday, October 21, 1997
City to showcase international business on Oct City to showcase international business on Oct. 28 By CAMILLE H. GAMBLE The Daily News Memphis will get a chance to showcase its international business community to foreign dignitaries, business profess...

31. Archived Article: Gov.focus - Friday, February 28, 1997
Lets say you are a small business owner. You are looking for a new place to market your product, which has been very successful in the local market for years. Beginning business abroad International Trade Center helps small businesses dive into the ...

32. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, February 5, 1997
Dot Taylor recently was selected as a Tennessee Senior Games ambassador. The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce has announced several promotions: John Bradley has been named vice president of economic development. Bradley joined the Chamber in 1996 af...

33. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, January 15, 1997
Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. has announce several employee promotions and additions: Brian Jones has joined Pickering Inc. as an environmental scientist. Jones previously worked for Hess Environmental and is a graduate of the University of Tennessee...

34. Archived Article: Matchmaker - Monday, July 29, 1996
7/29 jts Matchmaker encore Matchmaker 96 creates international contacts By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News Three months ago 10 Mid-South and Midwest companies flew from Memphis to Amsterdam to meet their match in a foreign market. It was Europe Matchmak...

35. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 24, 1996
June 25 June 25 Women in Communications will meet at Jack Russell Byte Bar, 35 S. Florence, at 5:30 p.m. Experts will provide Internet instruction. The cost is $12 for members and $16 for nonmembers. For reservations, call Laverne Daley by today. Ju...

36. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 5, 1996
Laura T Laura T. Todd has joined the Bank of Collierville as mortgage loan officer. Formerly with First Tennessee Mortgage in Collierville, she has been in mortgage banking for more than 14 years. Todd is a graduate of the University of Mississippi ...

37. Archived Article: Matchmaker Jts - Wednesday, February 14, 1996
2-14 jts Europe Matchmaker Looking for a long-distance relationship? Europe Matchmaker 96 puts local companies in touch with Benelux businesses By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News A group of local and state government agencies wants area businesses to st...

38. Archived Article: Exports - Wednesday, January 17, 1996
1/15 jts Tenn. exports State exports continued growth in 1995 Forestry sector explodes, Indian subcontinent strongest emerging market By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News Tennessee exports grew strongly during 1995, showing explosive growth in the forestr...

39. Archived Article: Lj Foreign Salute - Wednesday, October 25, 1995
10/24 lj foreign salute Mayor welcomes international business community By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News   International businesses have invested more than $1 billion in the Memphis area and are directly responsible for providing more than 17,0...