Women’s focused startup weekend coming to Memphis

Memphis will play host to Startup Weekend: Women’s Edition, Nov. 7 – 9. Startup Weekends, an international series of weekend events to spur entrepreneurship, are facilitated by UPGlobal. As a Women’s Edition […]

The new Old Dominion facility is located in the Whitehaven neighborhood  near the Mississippi-Tennes
Old Dominion to create 100 jobs with new Whitehaven service center
Jeremy Draper, who is board certified in family medicine, has opened WellFit in the Edge
One-stop WellFit combines medicine, nutrition and fitness in the Edge
Demolition of the Goodman Family Residence Hall
UTHSC charts future course for expansion
Tawnee McCluskey
Want to get people back to work? Fill the basic skills gap

Low-income workers like Tawnee McCluskey often lack the basic skills needed to find a good job. To bridge the gap, experts says it's essential to invest in training. Yet despite millions of people out of work, programs are hard to find.

Low-income seniors compete in a Wii Bowling tournament sponsored by the Golden Cross Senior Residents Fund.
Aging boomers: How Golden Cross is improving the lives of low-income seniors

According to a 2012 study from the Plough Foundation, more than 10,000 Memphis seniors are currently living below the Federal Poverty Line. Over the next ten years, those numbers are expected to rise. Here’s how one nonprofit is helping poor seniors lead happy, fulfilled lives.

Clear vision: new Frayser eye care project helping kids learn
Common Table Health Alliance partners to create Meta effect
Old Dominion to hire 100-plus at new Memphis service center
Memphis start-up AgSmarts in fundraising mode

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