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Spring 2021 Youth Work Experience

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...

EDGE Releases FY2021 Second Quarter Report

In the second quarter of FY 2021, EDGE worked to encourage investment and job creation by a major logistics provider, a global biosciences company, a local manufacturer born out of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a California-based dental labs company. These projects...

MOVEHIRE Grant Helps Local Residents Find Success

Early last year, 22-year-old Sedric Hamer knew he needed to make a change. “I was just jumping from warehouse to warehouse,” said Hamer. “I knew I wanted to make a change and take a leap of faith.” Hamer signed up for machining classes at Southwest Tennessee Community...

EDGE Newsletter: December 2020

EDGE Sees Third Busiest Year on Record; More Growth for Memphis’ Medical Device Industry; Nearly $800,000 in NEED Grants Has Gone to Supporting Inner City Businesses Read the Newsletter