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The Memphis & Shelby County Economic Alliance is working together to roll out a new cluster-based strategy for economic development to help capitalize on our region's strengths in specific industries. This handy primer provides an overview of industry clusters - both..

The Chamber's Economic Development team hosted the first of three newly revamped Blue Carpet Tours for 2019 last week as the Chamber team welcomed consultants from across the country to Memphis for a dynamic day-and-a-half tour of the Bluff City.

On the heels of the news that Indigo Ag will expand its Memphis footprint with a $6.6 million investment over the next three years, the University of Memphis announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary research initiative in agriculture and food technologies. This..

The Silicon Valley of AgTech

Memphis is at the forefront of the technology revolution in the agriculture and food industry, which is set to see as much disruption and innovation in the next five years as it has in the last 50 years.

On the heels of a Bloomberg report that put Memphis at the top of metro job growth in January 2019, newly revised jobs data reveals stronger growth for the Greater Memphis MSA in 2018 than previously reported. For the 12 months ending in January 2019, job growth in..

The image of a Buy Local initiative may conjure up thoughts of mom and pop restaurants and retail establishments, but creating a culture of local purchasing preference is about a much wider range of businesses than just those traditionally considered part of Main..

According to eMarketer, the average American adult spent more than three hours a day on their mobile device in 2018. At that rate, cellphone screen time is set to surpass that of television this year. What does this mean for marketers? It means more of your digital and..

Here at the Greater Memphis Chamber we love to celebrate business growth and development! There's nothing like standing beside you as you open the doors to your new business or reveal your new expansion. That's why we offer our members our expertise and assistance with..

In the next few months, Memphis will be viewed as ‘ground zero’ when it comes to transforming our workforce.

Giving our citizens the tools that they need to be successful has been a passion of mine since I was a child, from literally first becoming a teacher to my..