There are 12 article(s) tagged Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County:

• September 2022

  • Memphis becomes first city in Tennessee with federal incentive for eco-friendly projects

    On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Economic Development Growth Engine board members approved the federal eco-friendly incentive for developers. 

    By Neil Strebig September 21, 2022

• September 2021

  • EDGE president and CEO stepping down

    EDGE estimates its work has generated $1.7 billion in local tax revenue and $810 million in spending with minority- and women-owned businesses in Memphis and Shelby County. 

    By Rob Moore September 28, 2021

• March 2021

  • Alphatec Spine receives incentive to open distribution and repair operation in Memphis

    The California-based medical device company plans to hire 95 employees and spend $3.5 million to open a distribution and repair operation in the city’s southeast industrial submarket.

    By Tom Bailey March 17, 2021

• January 2021

  • Companies get incentives to stay, come to or grow in Memphis

    One company distributes pharmaceutical or medical device products. Another sells information-technology and WiFi-related items. And a third sells industrial tools. 

    By Tom Bailey January 20, 2021

• December 2020

  • EDGE approves tax incentive to lure dental company

    If Crown World decides to come to Memphis, it would buy and renovate an empty, airport-area office building, invest $2.7 million in the property, and hire 25 people.

    By Tom Bailey December 16, 2020

  • Dental lab may open near airport

    Executives with a dental products company say they would open a dental lab near the airport if their company receives a tax incentive.

    By Tom Bailey December 12, 2020

• November 2020

  • Cognate BioServices gets big tax break for big investment, hiring spree

    The bio-services firm commits to creating 561 more jobs that pay $63,749 on average, and to making a $212.9 million capital investment.

    By Tom Bailey November 19, 2020

• January 2020

  • The Early Word: Memphis brewery getting into hard seltzer and celebrations of all sorts

    Good morning; it’s Thursday, Jan. 16. Two local facilities are planning massive growth, and a Memphis/Mississippi lawsuit has gotten messier.

    By Mary Cashiola January 16, 2020

  • Brewery plans to add 155 jobs, make $49M upgrade

    Demand is so great for processing and packaging beverages that Blues City Brewery in Hickory Hill plans a $49 million upgrade to its equipment and to hire another 155 people. 

    By Tom Bailey January 13, 2020

  • TVA, Memphis ask big things of each other

    Memphis wants TVA's property at McKellar Lake for a big, new river port. TVA wants Memphis to remain as a long-term power customer. Will both get what they want?

    By Tom Bailey January 13, 2020

  • UPS seeks tax break for $217M expansion at airport

    UPS plans to build a 268,000-square-foot expansion at its logistics facility at Memphis International Airport. The project will create 25 more jobs there.

    By Tom Bailey January 10, 2020

• July 2019

  • South City art space up for DMC Good Neighbor Grant

    Yvonne Bobo's project to create space for 15 artists and a nonprofit called Off the Walls that will serve at-risk youth and adults in South City may receive additional incentives. 

    By Elle Perry July 12, 2019