Via Brookings.edu. The COVID-19 public health crisis, the downturn triggered by the pandemic, and government, business, and individual responses to the pandemic have all provoked the sharpest and fastest economic downturn in U.S. history. At the depth of the downturn,...

The Greater Memphis Chamber released its Greater Memphis MSA Market Overview – COVID-19 Edition on July 2, 2020. The report highlights the state of employment for this region and contains several insights: The Greater Memphis MSA has held competitive unemployment...

Memphis, Tenn. (July 10, 2020) – Sekisui has been a staple of the Memphis restaurant scene for three decades. But when COVID-19 hit, the popular spot was not immune to the effects of the pandemic. “The business was reduced to just to-go orders,” said Sekisui owner...