Dead Birds: Shared mobility ordinance attempts to curb errant electric scooters
Bird scooters, which were introduced to Memphis in June, are posing safety issues for those in the mobility-challenged community.
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Memphis-based startup improves breakdown detection in MATA buses
Preteckt, a Start Co. accelerator graduate, has forged a two-year contract with the Memphis Area Transit Authority to provide automotive detection repair technology on public buses.
Growing the hive: Downtown coworking space provides a home for digital creatives
The Hive Collective started as an online chat and grew to an actual local network of digital creatives. In August, The Hive opened a pop-up coworking space in a prominent Downtown location.
Startup support space, other new initiatives groom the University District to be an innovation hub
The University of Memphis has kicked off new initiatives at the FedEx Institute of Technology centered around emerging technology. The partnerships are a piece of a larger strategy to build the University District into a zone of technology and innovation.
Breaking the code: FedEx Institute of Technology to host first all-women hackathon
As part of an effort to help increase diversity and representation of women in computer science, a "hackathon" for women is planned for later this week.
Artspace lifts up artists to build capacity and community
Artspace Immersion is an 18-month cohort program designed to build local capacity for creating and maintaining affordable space for arts, cultural, and creative pursuits. Artspace has transformed neighborhoods across the United States through more than 40 arts-related projects.
$15 million loan fund focuses on growing minority and women-owned businesses in Memphis
In an effort to chip away lending disparities, Epicenter, a local nonprofit entrepreneurial engine, has partnered with Pathway Lending, a regional nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution, to launch the Memphis Small Business Opportunity Loan Fund.
Edge Motor Museum rolling into 645 Marshall Avenue later this year
A new automobile museum highlighting the Edge District’s rich automotive history is on the way to 645 Marshall Avenue. The building, which was constructed in 1925, once featured a car showroom and assembly shop.
Newly launched startup accelerator expands innovation economy in Memphis
ServiceMaster continues its investment back into Memphis that started with bringing its headquarters Downtown, building out an innovation center and now helping launch a startup accelerator.
Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director
Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.
Memphis-based startup improves breakdown detection in MATA buses
Preteckt, a Start Co. accelerator graduate, has forged a two-year contract with the Memphis Area Transit Authority to provide automotive detection repair technology on public buses.
Growing the hive: Downtown coworking space provides a home for digital creatives
The Hive Collective started as an online chat and grew to an actual local network of digital creatives. In August, The Hive opened a pop-up coworking space in a prominent Downtown location.
Startup support space, other new initiatives groom the University District to be an innovation hub
The University of Memphis has kicked off new initiatives at the FedEx Institute of Technology centered around emerging technology. The partnerships are a piece of a larger strategy to build the University District into a zone of technology and innovation.
Breaking the code: FedEx Institute of Technology to host first all-women hackathon
As part of an effort to help increase diversity and representation of women in computer science, a "hackathon" for women is planned for later this week.
Artspace lifts up artists to build capacity and community
Artspace Immersion is an 18-month cohort program designed to build local capacity for creating and maintaining affordable space for arts, cultural, and creative pursuits. Artspace has transformed neighborhoods across the United States through more than 40 arts-related projects.
$15 million loan fund focuses on growing minority and women-owned businesses in Memphis
In an effort to chip away lending disparities, Epicenter, a local nonprofit entrepreneurial engine, has partnered with Pathway Lending, a regional nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution, to launch the Memphis Small Business Opportunity Loan Fund.
Edge Motor Museum rolling into 645 Marshall Avenue later this year
A new automobile museum highlighting the Edge District’s rich automotive history is on the way to 645 Marshall Avenue. The building, which was constructed in 1925, once featured a car showroom and assembly shop.
Newly launched startup accelerator expands innovation economy in Memphis
ServiceMaster continues its investment back into Memphis that started with bringing its headquarters Downtown, building out an innovation center and now helping launch a startup accelerator.
Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director
Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.
