The EDGE Board has approved a partnership with the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Southwest Tennessee Community College (TSBDC) to provide assistance to applicants completing the ICED Loan application and to work with the applicants to identify...
Memphis, Tenn. (December 2, 2020) – A lifelong dream and a passion for cars are helping to expand one Whitehaven auto shop. Muhsen Najdawi has more than 20 years of experience as a mechanic. Originally from Jordan, Najdawi spent much of his professional life working...
In its December meeting, the EDGE Economic Development Finance Committee awarded three NEED Grants to local salons struggling with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, salons across the city have been hit hard. Nearly 30 percent of...
Southwest Tennessee Community College is partnering with Generation, a nonprofit focused on education to employment, to provide free IT training in Memphis. IT Help Desk Technician The hero of any office, the IT help desk technician keeps technology running smoothly...
Memphis, Tenn. (November 18, 2020) – A global biosciences company with facilities in Memphis is looking to create 561 jobs and more than $200 million in investment for this city, with more possible growth on the horizon. Cognate BioServices, which has facilities in...
Memphis, Tenn. (November 4, 2020) – A popular Memphis restaurant is reopening in a new location. Mot & Ed’s Southern Eatery was a southern and soul food restaurant that has become well known over the years for its inviting atmosphere and special menu items like...
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, salons across the city have had to deal with a decrease in customers, increased cleaning costs and simply trying to do their job in the age of social distancing. More than a quarter of all NEED Grant recipients have been salons. “My...
Via the US Bureau of Economic Analysis Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter of 2020, as efforts continued to reopen businesses and resume activities that were postponed or restricted due to COVID-19. In the...
Local Manufacturer Born Out of the Pandemic and Global Distributor Would Invest More Than $41 Million in Memphis Memphis, Tenn. (October 21, 2020) – Two projects approved today by EDGE would see companies expanding in or moving to Memphis, leading to more than 600...
