California-Based Medical Device Company Would Create 95 New Jobs, Invest $3.5 Million in Memphis

March 17, 2021 | News

California-based medical device company, Alphatec Spine is planning to substantially expand its production capabilities and is looking at Memphis or North Mississippi for its new facility. Alphatec had considered expanding in its home state of California but wants to...

California-Based Electric Vehicle Start-Up Eyes Memphis for Assembly Plant

March 17, 2021 | News

Memphis, Tenn. (March 17, 2021) – The automotive industry is investing heavily in electric and the City of Memphis could play a role in that transformation. California-based electric vehicle manufacturer, Mullen Technologies Inc. is looking for a suitable location for...

Younger Associates Releases. EDGE PILOT Economic Impact Report

March 2, 2021 | News

The newly released Younger Associates Economic Impact report highlights the performance of the EDGE 2019 PILOT Portfolio. The EDGE Payment In Lieu of Tax (PILOT) program projected output and economic impact in Shelby County for 2019 exceeds $11.2M. With 67 active...

EDGE Provides NEED Grant to Neighborhood Restaurant Focused on Community

February 26, 2021 | News

Memphis, Tenn. (February 26, 2021) – It was Kristin Fox-Trautman’s dream to create a business that would focus on employees and their families that brought INSPIRE Community Café into existence. Inspire Cafe opened in the Binghampton Gateway Center in January 2019....

EDGE Finance Committee Welcomes New Member

February 26, 2021 | News

At its February 26th Economic Development Finance Committee meeting, EDGE welcomed local entrepreneur, Portia Scurlock to the Committee. Ms. Scurlock is the President of Tag Masonry & Construction in Memphis. With more than 20 years of experience in the...

EDGE Supports New Bill Designed to Attract More Movie/TV Production to the State

February 17, 2021 | News

The Board also heard from the State of Tennessee about proposed legislation (HB0141/SB0736) designed to attract multimedia production and projects to the state. EDGE provided its support for the bill, which is currently in committee. The bill creates a point of...

EDGE Approves TDZ Bond Inducement Agreement for City of Memphis’ Fairgrounds Redevelopment

February 17, 2021 | News

Memphis, Tenn. (February 17, 2021) – The City’s redevelopment of the Memphis Fairgrounds, now known as Liberty Park is underway. As part of that redevelopment, the City will make infrastructure improvements to the Park; design and construct the Memphis Sports and...

Friday, February 26, 2021: Economic Development Finance Committee Meeting

February 16, 2021 | Meetings

Friday, February 26, 2021 10:00 a.m. CST THERE WILL BE NO PHYSICAL MEETING Due to the declarations of a State of Emergency by the President of the United States, the Governor of Tennessee, and the Mayors of both Shelby County and the City of Memphis relating to the...

New Webinar Series Aims to Help Small Business Owners Affected by the Pandemic

February 9, 2021 | News

The National Development Council, a national leader in community and economic development training, has released training to assist small business owners who have been affected by the pandemic. In addition to increasing the flow of capital to small business owners...

Spring 2021 Youth Work Experience

February 9, 2021 | News

Program Enrollment: February 15 – March 19 Employment Prep: March 24 – April 1, 2021 Employment Assignments: April 5 – June 25, 2021 (12 weeks) Wage: $12/hr Learn more about this valuable work experience for 16-24-year-olds. Business Worksites: No cost to businesses...