The City of Bartlett began as the final stage stop on the route to Nashville. Incorporated in 1866, it remained a primarily rural township until the 1970s. Today, Bartlett is the 10th largest city in Tennessee, with an estimated 58,264 people and 32.3 square miles. It’s ranked in the top 100 places to live by CNN and Money Magazine and boasts a thriving business community, award-winning school system, and numerous faith communities. The city is also home to Youth Villages Bartlett Campus, currently under a $22 million expansion.
For the fourth straight year, the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Workforce Investment Network, the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce, students from local high schools and area manufacturing companies will celebrate National Manufacturing Day with tours designed to get the students excited about possible careers in the industry.
If there’s one thing Memphis doesn’t lack, it’s parks. The Bluff City is home to 167 parks. With 3,219 acres of public green space to maintain, Memphis City Beautiful is beginning a recruiting push for its Adopt-A-Park program.
"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."
Why is it so hard for black and brown businesses to get their share of the green? Join the discussion here.
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.
The misuse of EMS costs Memphis $20 million in budget shortfall. New programs help to put people to call 9-1-1 but don't need emergency care receive to appropriate resources.
When former Memphis firefighter Brad Kellum turned 40 four years ago, he decided to make a career change. He and his girlfriend Jennifer Ziemianin began experimenting with different ways to make soap from plant oils in their garage in Bartlett.
Since the beginning of the year, Clean Water Memphis has been meeting weekly to discuss the issues that compromise the integrity of what's considered some of the purest drinking water in the country.
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Overall population in Shelby County is projected to increase by 0.4 percent by 2020, and by 2040 the area is expected to grow by 33,000 households. Memphis 3.0 is charting how to meet that growth.
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