Economic Development

MEMpopS opening Collierville location, expanding mobile presence

Local gourmet popsicle makers MEMpopS are expanding again, this time with a new brick-and-mortar location opening in March in Collierville along with a beefed up mobile fleet for events across the area.

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New artist live-work lofts opening in South Main District in March

A downtown affordable housing project seven years in the making is nearly ready for first move-ins by March. The South Main Artspace Lofts mixed-use project, developed by Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer Artspace, Inc., will include 58 live/work spaces for artists and 12,000 square feet of event and commercial space.

Lafayette’s reclaiming roots with upcoming expansion

Lafayette's Music Room in Overton Square will be expanding by mid-February, moving its stage back to its original spot from the early 1970s when mega acts like Kiss, Kansas, and Billy Joel played before becoming huge superstars.

Four big developments Memphis anticipates in 2018

Trolleys, new education opportunities and a train station for the 21st century will get their start in 2018.

City fights blight for MLK Day of Service

Community leaders, residents and volunteers from local businesses braved the cold on Monday and took to the streets to clean up blighted properties in neighborhoods across Memphis for the second annual MLK Days of Service.

Entrepreneur opens child care centers in underserved communities

“In both Frayser and Orange Mound, there is a need for those children to be educated because for whatever reason I feel that they don’t get some of the same opportunities and they aren’t introduced to some of things children are introduced to in other areas of the city."

117 Prime steakhouse opening Downtown

The ownership group behind Sweetgrass in Midtown and Sunrise Memphis downtown is almost ready to open up its newest venture, 117 Prime, possibly as early as next month. Renovations are underway at 117 Union Avenue on the new steakhouse and bar, which is newest creation of BST, LLC, made up of Chef Ryan Trimm and Central BBQ co-founders Craig Blondis and Roger Sapp.

Architect's rendering of The Citizen mixed-use development.
Midtown’s first significant housing development in 10 years breaks ground

Developer Belz Harbour LLC, a partnership between Belz Enterprises and Atlanta-based Harbour Retail Partners, broke ground Thursday on a highly anticipated mixed-use project in the heart of Midtown at the corner of Union Ave. and McLean.

SaveFirst aims to reduce the amount of people that fall prey to predatory tax services, which often overcharge low-income families upwards of $400 for simple returns.
SaveFirst aims to reduce predatory tax preparation in Memphis

As tax season nears, Impact America aims to provide free tax services in Memphis so that families can maximize their refunds and not fall prey to predatory tax preparers.

Local entrepreneur plans “affordable” shipping container apartments

His proposed three-story residences will include 14 apartments, which are made up of 40-foot and 20-foot containers. Square footages will range from 640 square feet to 800 square feet.

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