Airbnb represents an alternative income source for property owners and an expansion of options for tourists, local officials say. The site saw the number of hosts in Memphis double over the past 12 months, at the same time the local hotel industry also saw above-average growth.
A new commercial kitchen in Binghampton hopes to strengthen local entrepreneurs and launch successful food-based businesses.
Thanks to a recent $500,000 challenge grant from the Assisi Foundation of Memphis. Dorothy Day House, a nonprofit shelter that helps intact families who are experiencing homelessness, is finally getting the chance to expand its services to more families in need.
A nonprofit bakery in Memphis will open this fall in Crosstown Concourse, and all employees will be paid $15 an hour. Supporters see the project as a model that could improve the quality of life for many Memphians.
The University of Tennessee Health and Science Center is looking to create a health care safety net around addiction disorders so Tennesseans struggling with dependence have expert care, delivered in a supportive environment. Experts say this method has shown the most success in allowing patients to regain their lives.
"We can never be the kind of community that we want to be until we have the minority firms have a much larger piece of the pie."
Because pop-up restaurants, from-home restaurants, and food trucks are a fairly recent phenomenon, legislation and regulations haven’t quite been able to match the speed at which the trend evolves, making the business model a sort of Wild West for would-be restaurateurs. They just have to make sure they don’t get nicked by the Sheriff.
A series of events focusing on the creation of the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan and featuring national planning and development experts is coming to Memphis thanks to a partnership from the Urban Land Institute and the University of Memphis Design Collaborative.
Greenline Pet software development company is the newest business to sign a lease to move into the newly redeveloped Crosstown Concourse, with plans to move into its 2,500-square-foot space on the fourth floor by the first quarter of next year.
A Memphis entrepreneur reflects on the years spent practicing dentistry in the Bluff City.
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