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Why These Three Southern Cities Attract The Most Black Entrepreneurs
A recent report by Blacktech Week that used data from the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Data and Kauffman Foundation’s 2017 Index for Startup Activity revealed that Memphis is among the top three cities where black-owned businesses are thriving.
St. Jude ranked the #1 Children’s Cancer Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
To help patients decide where to receive care, U.S. News evaluates data on nearly 5,000 hospitals in 16 adult specialties, […]
Crosstown shortlisted as one of 15 finalists and the only finalist from the United State in Architectural Review’s Old into New Awards
A shortlist of 15 exciting and creative adaptive reuse projects from across the world has been selected by our panel of judges including Michael and Patty Hopkins, Lyndon Neri and Timothy Brittain-Catlin
Memphis named the most giving city in America
Spurred by donations to public schools, Memphis surpassed Salt Lake City this year to rank as the most generous metropolitan area in the United States, giving almost $6 of every $100 in earned income to philanthropy.
“What would Dr. King think about America today?” – Faith Morris, Chief Marketing and External Affairs Officer, featured in Huffington Post
What would Dr. King think about America today? We get this question all the time at the National Civil Rights […]
South Main listed as one of the most stylish streets in America
Style is really all about energy. So when people talk about a city’s “energy,” they’re not referring to how the […]
Memphis dethrones Atlanta as the number one metropolitan area for black owned companies
Memphis dethroned Atlanta as the best metro area for black owned business. With an average annual revenue almost equal to […]
Memphis Pushes to Level the Playing Field for Black Entrepreneurs
Samuel Peace opened Peace Realty in 1959, a company whose legacy includes building Memphis’ first neighborhood for middle-income African-Americans ― […]
Local non-profit arts industry drives $197M
According to a new study, the local nonprofit arts industry drives $197.3 million in annual spending and supports the equivalent […]
Beale Street ranked as the seventh most famous street in the world
Significant when it comes to Memphis’ rich music history, Beale Street is where the likes of Louis Armstrong, B.B. King […]
