Momentum Blog | Economy

July 31, 2020 - To build an understanding of current labor market trends and conditions that are impacting the Memphis Metro area, the Chamber will release an update to our economic recovery in two-week intervals. With the release of the June 2020 unemployment numbers..

On June 23, the Chamber held its annual Mid-Year Chairman's Forum, giving the full membership and guests an opportunity to learn about the what the Chamber has been engaged in so far this year and about the work that’s underway.Chamber President & CEO Beverly Robertson..

The construction pipeline for industrial space in Greater Memphis, Tennessee set a new record as developers continue to be active in Memphis, according to CoStar, a global leader in commercial real estate information. In fact, in a February 2020 publication from..

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To kick off the Chamber’s 2020 Thought Leadership Series, Byron Reese enlightened an audience of over 200 business and community leaders that the way we work to stimulate our economy is about to change in a major way. Due to the on-going advancement of technology,..

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis regional economist Charles S. Gascon made it clear to a crowd of nearly 300 business leaders that while the Memphis economy is growing, we still have a lot of work to do to accelerate our region’s economic future. The Greater Memphis..

The Outlook 2019 Memphis Economic Study results were recently released by Paragon Bank at its second annual Outlook Memphis Economic Summit. Paragon Bank worked with Sparks Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Memphis to conduct this consumer..

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..

 State of the Economy Event Highlights Momentum Shift for Memphis

Memphis is moving in the right direction and the state is taking notice. That was the message from Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe to a crowd of nearly 300 business..