IND U ST RY FOR A NEW E R A By Toni Lepeska
Welcome to Memphis, a city with major momentum. With more than $19 billion in new investments underway and a string of new headquarters relocating to the city, Memphis is poised for an economic explosion at the start of the city’s third century. What makes the Bluff City such a great place for thriving business? As one industry executive put it, Memphis is like no other place in the country. Sure, it’s ideally situated with 70 percent of the country’s population within a two-day drive by truck, but there’s so much more to this go-at-it-with-gusto city. For one, it’s got people power. That’s what representatives of three key industries in Memphis discussed recently – the people. MOMENTUM MAGAZINE
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