Memphis Economic News
- Memphis Architecture and Engineering Jobs through the Years
(Memphis Business Journal, February 25, 2013) - New Brookings Business Plan Unites Midsouth for Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, February 25, 2013) - Memphis Homes Were More Affordable in Q4
(Memphis Business Journal, February 21, 2013)
- Container Maintenance to Add 94 Jobs in Memphis; Seeks Tax Break
(Commercial Appeal, February 14, 2013) - USA Truck Adding 125 Jobs in West Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, February 12, 2013) - Smith and Nephew Chief Recants Layoff Reason, Says Press was 'Wrong'
(Memphis Business Journal, February 8, 2013)
- Home Depot Hiring More Than 400 in Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, February 7, 2013) - FedEx Preps Employees for Buyout Rollout
(Commercial Appeal, February 6, 2013) - Postal Service Cuts Already Have Taken a Toll in the Mid-South
(Commercial Appeal, February 6, 2013) - Tyson Adding 100 Tennessee Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, February 5, 2013) - Electrolux North America Profitable as Memphis Plant Prepares to Open
(Commercial Appeal, February 1, 2013)
- New Viking Range Owner Cuts 140 Workers, Closes Memphis Cooking School(Commercial Appeal, February 1, 2013)
- Custom Machinery Maker Expanding in Tipton County
(News Sentinel, January 31, 2013) - Smith & Nephew to Lay Off 100 Workers
(Memphis Business Journal, January 31, 2013)
- Memphis' Top Million-Dollar Home Sales of 2012
(Memphis Business Journal, January 31, 2013)
- Big River Steel Eyes $1 Billion Osceola Plant
(Memphis Business Journal, January 29, 2013) - Pinnacle Airlines Will Pull Plug on Its Memphis Flight Crew Base
(Commercial Appeal, January 25, 2013) - Wonder Bread Sale to Flowers Foods Includes Memphis, Knoxville Bakeries
(News Sentinel, January 13, 2013)
- Memphis's 6 Most-Improved Residential Submarkets in 2012
(Memphis Business Journal, January 11, 2013)
- Memphis-Area Home Sales Rose 17.2 Percent in 2012
(Commercial Appeal, January 9, 2013)
- Data Show Memphis Realtors’ Resurgence through 2012
(Memphis Business Journal, January 9, 2013) - Marino Group Plans Intermodal Maintenance Operation in SE Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, December 21, 2012)
- Federal Reserve Finds Memphis Lags Nation, Region for Job Growth
(Commercial Appeal, December 24, 2012) - Memphis Area Underperforming Nation, Burgundy Book Says
(Memphis Business Journal, December 21, 2012) - Memphis Foreclosure Rate Lowest since July 2010
(Memphis Business Journal, December 21, 2012) - $1.5 Billion Health Care Construction Boom Sustains Memphis Economy
(Commercial Appeal, December 19, 2012) - International Paper to Build $90 Million Tower, Bring 101 Jobs to Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, December 14, 2012)
- US Foods Expands Memphis Facility, Adds 150 Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, December 13, 2012)
- Memphis Unemployment 3.3 Points Worse Than Pre-Recession
(Memphis Business Journal, December 13, 2012)
- International Paper Takes Incentive Package to Remain in Memphis
(News Sentinel, December 13, 2012)
- Memphis Drops to No. 81 in Monthly Economic Ranking
(Memphis Business Journal, December 11, 2012)
- Memphis Named to List of Improving Housing Markets
(Memphis Business Journal, December 6, 2012)
- First 50 Employees Move into Electrolux's New Memphis Plant
(Memphis Business Journal, November 28, 2012)
- Small Businesses 90% of New Mississippi Delta Jobs over 17 Years
(Memphis Business Journal, November 27, 2012) - No More Twinkies: Strike Forces Permanent Closure
(Memphis Business Journal, November 13, 2012)
- Germantown Planning Hiring, Space for Its Own School System
(Memphis Business Journal, November 13, 2012)
- Memphis Employment Down 6.8% in Five-Year Span
(Memphis Business Journal, November 13, 2012)
- On the Attack: Memphis, Shelby County Baring Fangs to Keep, Add Jobs
(Commercial Appeal, November 4, 2012) - Memphis among U.S. City Centers Making Comeback
(Daily News, November 2, 2012) - West Tennessee Plant to Create 250 Jobs Over Next Three Years
(Commercial Appeal, October 30, 2012 - Blues City Brewery Lays Off Some Memphis Workers
(Commercial Appeal, October 29, 2012)
- Nike Doesn't Commit to Memphis despite $58 Million Tax Break
(Commercial Appeal, October 19, 2012) - Nike to Invest $301 Million in Memphis, Add 250 Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, October 15, 2012) - FedEx Chair Bullish on Commitment to Memphis despite Looming Job Cuts
- (Times News, October 14, 2012)
- Memphis Electrolux Hiring through Workforce Investment Network
(Commercial Appeal, October 12, 2012)
- J.M. Smucker to Keep Memphis Plant Open Longer Than First Planned
(Commercial Appeal, October 9, 2012) - Memphis Ranks 82nd for Economic Vitality
(Memphis Business Journal, October 8, 2012) - Memphis Credit Scores below National Average, but Sound
(Memphis Business Journal, October 4, 2012)
- Economy Quells Dining Resurgence in North Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, October 1, 2012) - Fed Calls Memphis Area Employment Changes 'Unusually Volatile'
(Memphis Business Journal, September 21, 2012) - Memphis Chamber Expects Hiring Jump as New Industries Get Ready to Open
(Commercial Appeal, September 13, 2012)
- Memphis Average Earnings Shrank 5% in Past Five Years
(Memphis Business Journal, September 12, 2012) - Walgreens Closing 76 Stores Including Several in Memphis Area
(Memphis Business Journal, September 11, 2012)
- Memphis Economy Ranks 87th
(Memphis Business Journal, September 11, 2012) - Kruger Files Permits for Memphis Expansion
(Memphis Business Journal, September 11, 2012)
- Belmont, Miss., Lands Mattress Plant, 200 Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, September 11th, 2012) - Memphis Competing with Austin for Manufacturing Facility, 276 Jobs
(Memphis Business Journal, September 7, 2012) - 60% of Memphians Under 40 Are Underwater
(Memphis Business Journal, August 30, 2012)
- Memphis Named World's Best Logistics Market
(Nashville Business Journal, August 30, 2012)
- Memphis Is Losing Working People
(Tennessean, August 27, 2012)
- Medical Industry Takes Center Stage at 2012 Economic Development Forum
(Commercial Appeal, August 27, 2012) - A Successful Model for Attracting Top Talent to Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, August 26, 2012)
- Chinese Imports Cost 96,300 Jobs in Mid-South since 2001
(News Sentinel, August 24, 2012)
- Memphis Ranks No. 84 in Professional Services Salaries
(Memphis Business Journal, August 24, 2012)
- Memphis 14th for Consumer Distress: Employment, Housing Concerns
(Memphis Business Journal, August 23, 2012) - Memphis Hospitality Workers Rank 30th in Annual Earnings
(Memphis Business Journal, August 20, 2012) - Memphis Has Manufacturing Momentum
(Memphis Business Journal, August 16, 2012) - For Renters in Memphis Area, Buying a Home Pays Off in 1.6 Years
(Commercial Appeal, August 9, 2012)
- Tango Transport to Hire 100 Memphis-Area Drivers, Mechanics
(Memphis Business Journal, August 7, 2012)
- Memphis Ranked 24th Best U.S. City for Global Trade
(Memphis Business Journal, August 6, 2012) - Job Growth Shifts Away from City of Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, August 5, 2012)
- Memphis Braces for Expected Shortage of Primary Care Physicians
(Commercial Appeal, August 5, 2012)
- Verso Paper Closes Fire-Damaged Mill, Cutting 260 Jobs
(Commercial Appeal, August 4, 2012) - City, County Receive $1.2M in Federal Transportation Grants
(Commercial Appeal, August 3, 2012)
- Memphis Area Homeownership Rate Hits 7-Quarter High
(Commercial Appeal, July 30, 2012) - Medical Device Company Bringing 225 Jobs to Olive Branch
(Commercial Appeal, July 30, 2012)
- Memphis Hosts Chinese Delegation, Tennessee Woos New Investment
(Commercial Appeal, July 27, 2012)
- KTG USA Hiring Manufacturing, Maintenance Workers in Memphis
(Commercial Appeal, July 27, 2012)
- Retirement of Skilled Workers Creating Void in Memphis
(Memphis Business Journal, July 20, 2012)
- Improvements in Memphis Regional Economy Moderate, Feds Say
(Memphis Business Journal, July 19, 2012)
- Logical Systems Helping to 'Re-Shore' Jobs
(Commercial Appeal, July 18, 2012)
- Seven of Every 10 Metros, Including Memphis, Suffer Business Losses
(Memphis Business Journal, July 16, 2012) - Forbes: Memphis a Top City for Stretching Your Paycheck
(Nashville Business Journal, July 16, 2012)
- Urban Transit, Suburban Jobs Don't Mix, Study Shows
(Memphis Business Journal, July 16, 2012)
- Area McDonald's Restaurants Plan Hiring Blitz on Wednesday
(Commercial Appeal, July 17, 2012)
- Fewer Memphis Mortgages Underwater in Q1
(Memphis Business Journal, July 12, 2012)
- Memphis Ranks 47th for Housing That Middle Class Can Afford
(Commercial Appeal, July 12, 2012)
- 57% of Germantown Households Make Six Figures, Analysis Shows
(Memphis Business Journal, July 3, 2012)
- 34% of Memphis Households Earn Less Than $25,000
(Memphis Business Journal, July 2, 2012)
- TIGER Grant to Vault West Memphis Port into the Big Time
(Commercial Appeal, June 28, 2012)
- Memphis Ranks 70th of 100 Metro Areas in National Economic Study
(Memphis Business Journal, June 27, 2012)
- New Shelby County Building Codes Could Hike Home Prices
(Memphis Business Journal, June 26, 2012)