Author: Smart City Memphis

We’ve received this email from our reporter friends at The Commercial Appeal who it seems have been stonewalled by management for way too long: Greetings, Several years ago, you signed a petition in support of workers at...

Talent remains the top priority for Memphis. It requires us to align our energies and our strategies, but we run the risk of our penchant for big project answers to our problems – whether it is downtown redevelopment,...

It is the university on the hill, overlooking a city in transition.  Once, the town and gown divide was palpable but today, suffering from industrial decline and trying to make a comeback, the city of Syracuse is depending on...

Rather than selling themselves at a discount — cheap land and cheap labor and tax giveaways – most highly successful cities are investing in better workers, high-quality universities, quality of life and efficient public...

We got this email from Bridges, one of our favorite organizations in Memphis, and it lifted our spirits.  Hope it lifts yours. The Power of 10 is The Power of Hope When fifth graders spend months studying the life of a woman who...

We’re elevating an interesting  discussion here that’s been going on about the post, Growing Economic Strategies in Quality Soil. Feel free to join in: Businessman2010 says: Most cities don’t focus on...

Daily Beast has put together its own ranking of cities – America’s craziest cities.  Now here’s a list that’s more up our alley, although we’re disappointed to only being ranked #10 in eccentricity....