Memphis stocks fall on uncertainty in Europe
By Ted Evanoff of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 5:00 p.m. 1 Great Britain’s rust belt defied the London establishment and voted to pull the world’s fifth-largest economy out of the European Union, a move that rocked U.S. stock markets Friday, threatened to reduce American exports and job growth and raised muted concerns of a distant recession. In Memphis, investment managers and economists scrambled to explain why the stock and bond markets reeled, when markets might ..>> view originalMemphis to begin work on first comprehensive plan since 1981
By Ryan Poe of The Commercial Appeal Updated: Yesterday 5:09 p.m. 4 The city of Memphis will begin in September coming up with a comprehensive plan that could guide the city's growth for the next 20-25 years.Over the next two years, the city will have hundreds of public hearings on the comprehensive city plan, which will be the city's first since 1981, Chief Operations Officer Doug McGowen said."It will really serve as a North Star to make investments that are informed, that wil..>> view originalMemphis to celebrate Social Media Day with back-to-back events
× Memphis to celebrate Social Media Day with back-to-back events MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Social Media Day is right around the corner and Memphis residents have two ways to celebrate their love of all things social this year. From 11:30 to 1 p.m. on June 30, several of our local social media gurus will gather to host a panel discussion at Glanker Brown in East Memphis. The panelists include Kyle Veazey from the Mayor’s Office; WREG’s George Brown; Julie Clement Cochran from FedEx; and Emily Thomas ..>> view originalMother of former Memphis Mayor Dr. Willie Herenton passes away
× Mother of former Memphis Mayor Dr. Willie Herenton passes away MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Former Memphis City Schools Superintendent and Mayor Dr. Willie Herenton is mourning the loss of the mother. Ruby Lee Harris passed away Friday morning after a lengthy illness. Miss Harris raised the former mayor and his sister in South Memphis where he had dreams of becoming a boxer. He eventually became the city’s first African-American school superintendent and mayor. Miss Harris held the Bible for her so..>> view originalPre-K Summit in Memphis
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Shelby County is gearing up for a Pre-K Summit here in Memphis next week. Sadly, right now, only about a third of children here are kindergarten ready when it's time for them to start school. Lora Jobe with the People First Partnership, a collaboration of business, government, academic and civic leaders focused on education in Shelby County, and Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald stopped by to talk about the summit. 35.126702 -90.070784>> view originalJob growth for Memphis, surrounding counties is the biggest growth ...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Tremendous job growth for Memphis and the entire eight-county metro area which includes parts of Arkansas and Mississippi. The area picked up nearly 19,000 more jobs from last May to this one; the biggest jump in any May in 20 years. Kevin Woods with the Workforce Investment Network or WIN said the reason for the job growth is because existing companies have confidence in the job force. One woman who just found a job said thi..>> view originalOne suspect arrested, another still wanted for West Memphis ...
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — One suspect accused of robbing a West Memphis Police Officer at his home has been taken into custody. Dequion Burrows, 22, was arrested around 5 p.m. Friday and admitted to being involved. Burrows, police said, has prior convictions for residential burglary, commercial burglary and theft of property. He was on parole when the crime took place. He’s now being charged with aggravated residential burglary and theft for the latest incident. On Friday, Police in West Memphis, Ar..>> view original
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