November 15-20 was observed in communities around the world as Global Entrepreneurship Week. Memphis had its share of events and news on the topic, which the local print media covered very nicely, thank you. This seems like an...
Read MoreIn just a few days, on October 14 and 15, some of the best minds in the field of biomass, bioenergy and our bio-economy will gather in Memphis for Biomass South. This gathering comes approximately one year after the release of...
Read MoreThere are very few concepts that are likely to draw virtually no opposition. I’d like to offer two: 1. Memphis has too many blighted and abandoned buildings that need a champion to either refurbish or repurpose, or take down....
Read MoreHow “green” is Memphis? In today’s world of energy issues, from spills to national security, the question of a community’s level of greenness has never been more important. To many people, the concept of green is defined by a...
Read MoreIt looked like just an ordinary Tuesday during the summer on the campus of The University of Memphis a couple of weeks ago. A few students, faculty and people in business attire wandered among the groundskeepers, and a constant...
Read MoreWhen I first moved here 10 years ago next month to become pastor of a church, one long-time resident of Memphis (though not native to the Bluff City) sought to enlighten me about the challenges I would face. She said, “Memphis...
Read MoreNo, I don’t mean Angels in the spiritual sense, although to a start-up business an Angel investor is so named because their investment is like a gift from above. To the entrepreneur, an active and engaged Angel community can be...
Read MoreThis isn’t posted by Rev. Steve Montgomery, a regular contributor, but by someone moved by his sermon two weeks ago about social justice. If you have read us much, you know that we draw on faith to explain our concerns...
Read MoreThe world’s largest gathering of the biotechnology industry is taking place this week in Chicago. It is called the Bio International Convention, Bio for short, with the tag line “The Global Event for Biotechnology.” The...
Read MoreWe all know of those lists which name Memphis as one of the worst: In Forbes’ mind, we are one of the most miserable cities. Other more objective surveys name us as one of the most obese, one of the poorest, one of the most...
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