Memphis Economic News
- Proposal Would Fund Dam, Lock Repairs; Would Affect Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, June 24, 2012) - Electrolux Feeding Economy
(Memphis Business Journal, June 22, 2012)
- Economic Impact of the Arts: $125 Million
(Memphis Business Journal, June 22, 2012) - West Memphis Wins $11 Million Grant for Rail, Port Expansion
(Memphis Business Journal, June 20, 2012)
- Memphis Housing Vacancy among Nation's Highest
(Memphis Business Journal, June 20, 2012)
- Memphis Lands at No. 2 on Cheapest U.S. Cities List
(Memphis Business Journal, June 13, 2012) - Memphis among Tops for Homebuyers
(Memphis Business Journal, June 8, 2012)
- Memphis in Minority as it Sheds Manufacturing Jobs over Past Year
(Memphis Business Journal, June 7, 2012) - Fed's Beige Book Notes Improvement in Real Estate, Consumer Spending
(Memphis Business Journal, June 6, 2012)
- Memphis Financial Sector Added 500 Jobs over Past Year
(Memphis Business Journal, June 6, 2012)
- Memphis Added 9,200 Jobs during Past Year
(Memphis Business Journal, June 5, 2012) - Who's Buying What? Realtor Survey Sheds Light
(Commercial Appeal, May 27, 2012) - Local Officials Tout Potential Strength of Region for Bio-Based Products
(Memphis Business Journal, May 24, 2012)
- Looking for a Memphis Medical Career? Try Family Medicine
(Memphis Business Journal, May 23, 2012)
- Memphis Average Lawyer Salary Tops $118,000, below National Average
(Memphis Business Journal, May 24, 2012) - Memphis CEOs Made Average Salary of $172,380 Last Year
(Memphis Business Journal, May 23, 2012) - Greater Memphis Chamber: 29 Prospective New Employers in 'Pipeline'
(Commercial Appeal, May 16, 2012) - Choked Out of Area Job Market, Older Memphians Vanish from Workforce
(Commercial Appeal, May 13, 2012) - Pinnacle Airlines Closes PinnPro Division, Cutting 900 Employees
(Commercial Appeal, May 8, 2012)
- Memphis No. 78 for Young Adults with 4-Year Degrees
(Memphis Business Journal, April 27, 2012)
- Memphis Still Fourth-Lowest Performing Major Housing Market
(Memphis Business Journal, April 27, 2012)
- Memphis Lost 32,000 Jobs from February 2008 to 2012
(Memphis Business Journal, April 23, 2012)
- Seasons 52 Makes Memphis Restaurant Plans Official
(Memphis Business Journal, April 17, 2012)
- Brightway Insurance Plans to Open 26 Locations in the Memphis Area
(Commercial Appeal, April 16, 2012) - Index Shows Memphis Leading Nation for March Job Gains
(Memphis Business Journal, March 28, 2012) - Memphis Urban Population Expanded 9% from 2000 to 2010
(Memphis Business Journal, Mar. 26, 2012) - Memphis Area Manufacturing Companies
(Memphis Business Journal, March 9, 2012)
- Average Real Estate Salary in Memphis Is $36,100
(Memphis Business Journal, March 6, 2012)
- Memphis Shows Solid Export Results in Brookings Report
(Memphis Business Journal, March 8, 2012)
- Memphis Eighth on Clear Capital's Low-Performing Home Markets List
(Memphis Business Journal, March 6, 2012)
- Almost One in Three Memphis Mortgages under Water
(Memphis Business Journal, March 2, 2012)
- Largest Memphis Area Employers
(Memphis Business Journal, March 2, 2012)
- Economic Activity Improving in Memphis, Fed Report Says
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 29, 2012)
- Memphis Tissue Mill Looks to Hire More Than 100 Workers
(Commercial Appeal, Feb. 28, 2012) - Mid-South Companies Nab 89% of Electrolux Construction Contracts
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 29, 2012)
- Memphis-Based ServiceMaster Wants to Hire 100 IT Employees
(Commercial Appeal, Feb. 27, 2012) - Thousands Apply for American Steamboat's 300 Positions
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 22, 2012) - StarTek Closing Jonesboro Facility, Laying Off 200
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 14, 2012) - Memphis Experts Identify a Few Bright Spots in Commercial Real Estate
(Commercial Appeal, Feb. 8, 2012)
- Memphis Loses 8.25% of Private-Sector Jobs From 2006-2011
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 7, 2012) - Memphis Breaks onto National List of Improving Housing Markets
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 6, 2012)
- ServiceMaster to Hire 6,700 Employees
(Memphis Business Journal, Feb. 3, 2012)
- Briggs & Stratton Closing Is Another Blow to Struggling West Tennessee
(Commercial Appeal, Jan. 26, 2012) - Memphis Ranked 171st in Economic Performance among Major Cities
(Commerical Appeal, Jan. 18, 2012) - Kimberly-Clark Confirms Southaven Distribution Center Plans
(Memphis Business Journal, Jan. 18, 2012) - Memphis Touts 3,709 Jobs Created in 2011
(Memphis Business Journal, Jan. 17, 2012)
- 2011 Private Investment in Memphis, Shelby County Topped $1 Billion
(Commercial Appeal, Jan. 17, 2012) - Memphis' Top Commercial Real Estate Sales of 2011
(Memphis Business Journal, Jan. 10, 2011) - Terminix Hosting Job Fair for 90 Sales Positions
(Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 29, 2011)
- Memphis' Top Million-Dollar Home Sales of 2011
(Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 28, 2011)
- Pinnacle Laying Off 154 at Memphis Airport
(Commercial Appeal, Dec. 19, 2011) - Chamber's Current Prospects Would Create 7,000 New Memphis Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 14, 2011) - Medical Products Firm Lays Off 80 Employees in Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, Dec. 13, 2011) - Memphis Sharp Plant Adding Workers; Demand Strong for Solar Panels
(Commercial Appeal, Dec. 8, 2011) - KI to Close Pontotoc, Miss., Factory, Lay Off 70 Workers
(Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 7, 2011)
- New Owner of Yarnell's in Searcy Plans to Reopen Plant
(Memphis Business Journal, Dec. 1, 2011) - Memphis Region's Economic Activity Slows, Beige Book Says
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 30, 2011)
- Memphis Worker Pay Stayed the Same through Recession
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 30, 20110)
- Memphis's Net Loss in Recession's Wake: 703 Businesses
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 29, 2011)
- Negative Equity Drowning 28% of Mortgaged Memphis Homes
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 29, 2011) - Memphis Airport October Flight Count Down 21% from Last Year
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 17, 2011)
- Memphis Area Association of Governments: $3M to Help Small Businesses
(Commercial Appeal, Nov. 16, 2011)
- Memphis Home Prices Lowest among College Football Towns
(Memphis Business Journal, Nov. 15, 2011)
- Electrolux Reaffirms Commitment to Memphis as it Outlines Global Cutbacks
(Commercial Appeal, Nov. 15, 2011) - U.S. Foods Closes KY Plant, Shifts Work to Newly Expanded Memphis Plant
(Commercial Appeal, Nov. 11, 2011) - Chinese Tire Maker to Open Distribution Center in Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, Nov. 8, 2011)
- FedEx to Hire 20,000 to Handle Holiday Business
(Memphis Business Journal, Oct. 24, 2011) - Pinnacle Airlines to Move Mesaba Headquarters to Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, Oct. 24, 2011) - Most Towns in Memphis MSA Growing
(Memphis Business Journal, Oct. 26, 2011) - Record Low Mortgage Rates Unlikely to Rekindle Memphis Housing
(Commercial Appeal, Oct. 7, 2011) - Idexx Laboratories Creating 100 Jobs with Expansion
(Memphis Business Journal, Oct. 6, 2011) - Memphis Lost 1,200 Retail Jobs in One Year
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 30)
- 'Nation Has Outperformed Memphis,' Burgundy Book Reports
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 30)
- Census Calls Memphis Poorest City in Nation
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 29, 2011)
- Memphis Ranks 38th in 12-Month Job Growth
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 28, 2011) - Memphis Leads Nation in Managerial Hiring Increase
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 28, 2011) - Analysis Finds Hidden Costs to Tax Incentive-Laden Electrolux Deal
(The Republic, Sept. 25, 2011) - Electrolux Launches Construction of Appliance Factory on Oct. 5
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 16, 2011) - Canadian Railway Gets Option to Buy Public Land for Memphis Facility
(News Sentinel, Sept. 16, 2011) - Memphis's Metro Area Touches Nation's Three Poorest States
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 16, 2011) - Ground Broken on $12M Osceola Factory
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 14, 2011)
- KC Integrated Services Opening $5.1M Facility to Service Toyota Miss.
(Memphis Business Journal, Sept. 14, 2011) - Cleo Equipment to Be Auctioned Sept. 28, Sealing Memphis Plant's Fate
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 14, 2011)
- Kroger Plans to Finish 4 Memphis Store Transitions This Weekend
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 14, 2011) - Skills Gap in Memphis Swallows Jobs
(Commercial Appeal, Sept. 9, 2011)
- Mosaic to Lay Off 85 Workers in Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, Aug. 29, 2011)
- Kruger to Expand Memphis Plant, Add 100 Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, Aug. 25, 2011)
- Midtown Memphis Ranks 18th in the Nation for Affordable Fun
(Commercial Appeal, Aug. 17, 2011) - Memphis 94th in June U.S. Job Rankings
(Memphis Business Journal, Aug. 10, 2011)
- Memphis Personal Income Grew 3.1% in 2010, Higher Than U.S. Average
(Commercial Appeal, Aug. 9, 2011)
- Memphis Area Ranks 45th in Personal Income
(Memphis Business Journal, Aug. 9, 2011)
- Memphis Home Port for 418-Foot American Queen Sternwheeler
(Commercial Appeal, Aug. 8, 2011)
- Memphis-Area Hospitals Hold Steady in Ailing Economy
(Commercial Appeal, Aug. 7, 2011)