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09/13/22

UTHSC has record year, scores $133M in research grants and contracts

In recent years, the University of Memphis has received acclaim for its research efforts, with the school being named a top-tier research university by the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education in December 2021. The U of M, however, isn’t the only local organization doing major exploration and investigation. According to MBJ research, the University of…

08/29/22

Inked: Memphis among 10 best industrial real estate markets in country

The Memphis industrial market continues to be one of the strongest in the nation, according to an August 2022 report from CBRE.  According to the report, which highlighted the top 100 industrial real estate sales for the first two quarters of 2022, Memphis was the ninth-best industrial real estate market in the country. Memphis saw…

08/16/22

Memphis job market sees all-time high in employment in June

The Memphis job market has set a record for local employment in June and has returned to above pre-pandemic levels, according to a Center for Economic Competitiveness June 2022 report. “The Greater Memphis economy is on an upward trajectory, and we expect our strong job growth to accelerate as companies begin following through on last…

08/16/22

Memphis-Shelby County Schools named Level 5 school district

Level 5 is the highest distinction available based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) scores. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the first time since the 2014-15 school year, Memphis-Shelby County Schools has been named a Level 5 school district. According to a release, Level 5 is the highest distinction available based on Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System…

08/16/22

Memphian to direct ‘Black Spartans’ football drama

A native Memphian is behind a new film about the first fully-integrated college football team in the U.S. TV and film trade publication Deadline reports that Ben Cory Jones’ “Black Spartans” is set to go into production this fall in Atlanta. Jones serves as both co-writer and director. The film’s inspiration is the Michigan State University’s Spartans,…

08/11/22

Memphis woman illustrates children’s book by Ludacris

A young woman from Memphis is getting attention from all over the world for her art. She recently illustrated a book by famous rapper and actor, Ludacris Bridges. The book, “Daddy and Me and the Rhyme to Be,” has Parker-Nia Gordon’s name on the cover. “They said that ‘Ludacris wanted you to illustrate his book’,…

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