Economic Development

Power Center Academy

New middle school to open in Phase I of Eden Square Community Redevelopment

Gestalt Power Center Academy Middle School and Performing Arts Center are the first buildings to launch inside Eden Square, a new 43-acre community redevelopment project at the corner of Winchester Road and Mendenhall Road.

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The unpaved portion of the AgriCenter is soon to be paved and completed
Agricenter lands $100,000 grant to complete trail

The Agricenter is the world’s largest urban agricultural research and education facility, with 600 of its 1,000-plus acres used for research.

The TapBox plans more taps, more jobs

Three entrepreneurs are growing their innovative mobile beer vending idea, TapBox, beyond what they even thought possible after only a few months in business.

Brant Construction Inc. is hard at work on a new 100-room La Quinta Inn scheduled to open next year at Union Ave. and Danny Thomas Blvd.
Downtown hotel pipeline swells

As many as 15 new hotel projects are in various stages of the development pipeline for Downtown Memphis, and if all of the projects make up through to completion the overall downtown room inventory would nearly double to about 6,000 rooms.

New UTHSC training and safety center to open next year

Work is progressing on UTHSC’s new $36.7 million Interprofessional Simulation and Patient Safety Center, which will be one of the few buildings dedicated to simulation training in the country once it opens.

The Guest House at Graceland
More hotel rooms (and more jobs) on the way to Memphis market
Rozelle Elementary and UofM team up for renovation

Rozelle Creative and Performing Arts Elementary School is getting a fresh look for its 100th anniversary celebration next year. 

Graceland Phase II expansion rendering
Graceland’s Phase II expansion slated to open Next spring

To cap off this year’s Elvis Week festivities, Graceland has unveiled plans for its biggest expansion since the popular tourist attraction opened in the early 1980s.

Heart of the Park rendering
‘Heart of the Park’ improvements set for September 1 debut

Shelby Farms Park Conservancy is putting the final touches on its grand “Heart of the Park” improvement project, a $52 million environmental and recreation restoration of Shelby Farms Park’s largest lake.

City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen enjoys a tailgating event at the law school's promenade.
Pop-up beer gardens to debut Downtown Friday night

Look for family-friendly beer gardens to possibly start popping up at parks around the city, thanks to an initiative from the City of Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission and the Riverside Development Corporation to add new life to underused Memphis parks.

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