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Jameelah Jordan, CEO and co-founder of Mozak on the second floor balcony of Start Co. in Downtown Memphis.

Finland-to-Memphis startup provides virtual assistants for real estate agents

“I was in another country, I didn’t speak the language, and it was a time for me to figure out what I wanted to do with my life,” said Jameelah Jordan, founder of Memphis-based Mozak. 

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GraphStory founder Greg Jordan checks on GraphStory software.
Startup GraphStory raises $1M, continues to grow in Memphis

A startup that provides easy-to-read data graphs as a service has raised more than $1 million. Founder Greg Jordan talks about his company's next steps.

The Liberty Bowl, with its expansive parking lot, is the anchor for the Fairgrounds but is only used to capacity for the college football season.
Friends of the Fairgrounds looks to partner with the city on fairgrounds redevelopment

Friends of the Fairgrounds hope to partner with the City of Memphis on a comprehensive plan to restore the Fairgrounds as a public attraction.

The city targeted Peabody Place for the project due to its excess capacity. For two blocks, a lane of traffic was removed but it’s still similar to what was there before – parking on both sides of the street, one lane eastbound, one lane westbound. T
Great Streets pilot project reshapes vision for Memphis roadways

Many of the streets in the city were designed and built in a time when cars were the only focus for transportation. Great Streets Pilot Project aims to re-imagine this public space with pedestrians and cyclists in mind.

HopeWorks will be moving into the neighborhood in September.  They are in the process of renovating the former Southern Security Federal Credit Union on Summer Avenue to equip it for classroom instruction for the Personal and Career Development and a
New hope brims for HopeWorks’ new Summer Avenue location

HopeWorks’ new headquarters at 3337 Summer Avenue will strategically place its workforce development programs between the neighborhoods of Binghampton and the Heights.

Tami Sawyer, NAACP political action chair, speaks at a recent protest in favor of federal oversight of Memphis' juvenile court.
Opponents push back against Shelby County’s move to end federal oversight of local juvenile court

Shelby County Mayor Mark Luttrell has moved to end federal oversight of the Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County. Opponents say that move is short-sighted and could damage incarcerated youth. 

The FrontDoor team are proud of their new offices at The Ground Floor in the ServiceMaster innovation center. From left, Cathi Ladd, Jessica Buffington, Kelly Schricker and Leah Long.
Real estate startup FrontDoor is the first tenant in ServiceMaster innovation center

Tech-savvy FrontDoor, a licensed real estate company and online platform that connects home sellers with agents, finds a new home in the new ServiceMaster innovation center.

A local vigil at the Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center for the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
New timeline catalogs Memphis’ LGBTQ history

An online Mid-South LGBTQ timeline connects Memphis' LGBTQ history with historical and national events going back 150 years.   

Beginning in the fall of 2017, Opera Memphis will undertake a set of new initiatives organized around the legacy of African-American soprano Madame McCleave. will be dedicated to a new fall initiative, The McCleave Project, seeking deeper engagement
Opera Memphis addresses race with new initiatives inspired by Madame Talbert-McCleave

An innovation grant awarded to Opera Memphis will fund a new program, The McCleave Project. Beginning in fall of 2017, Opera Memphis will undertake a number of initiatives organized around the legacy of African-American soprano Madame McCleave. Through facilitated community conversations, performances, and the creation of a McCleave Fellowship for singers, directors and coaches of color, Opera Memphis seeks to begin a conversation about how best to serve communities of color and other parts of the Mid-South.

Explore Bike Share will introduce the industry’s first and largest BCycle Dash system to Memphis by the spring of 2018, with 60 stations and 600 bikes with a planned 30-station and 300-bike expansion in 2019.
Bike share program will connect South Memphis, Orange Mound & Binghampton with core city

In line with its mission, Explore Bike Share will deliver a first-ever bike share program to Memphis with 60 stations housing 600 bikes across high-density areas of Downtown and Midtown as well as connector neighborhoods of South Memphis, Orange Mound and Binghamton.

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