MMBC Continuum 2011 Economic Development Fair Wall Street to Main Street: Bridging the Economic Avenues of America June 21-22, 2011 The MMBC Continuum team is counting down to the 2011 Economic Development Fair (EDF). This year’s event offers many opportunities to make strategic connections and gain valuable insight to help grow your department or enterprise. [...]
The Leadership Academy is excited to host award-winning author, TechCrunch senior editor and global entrepreneurship maven Sarah Lacy for “Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: What emerging market entrepreneurs teach us about succeeding in the 21st century” on June 29 at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn. Lacy will talk on stage with FedEx CIO Rob Carter, named [...]
Follow along on University of Memphis alumnus and Sunshine Enterprise CEO Wei Chen’s ambitious goal to circle the globe in a single-engine aircraft, stopping in 40 cities spanning 21 countries, over the course of only ten weeks. When he sets back down on Memphis soil he will be the first Chinese citizen to have completed [...]
The six inaugural Seed Hatchery teams will make their final, formal pitches to investors at the program’s culminating experience on Thursday, June 2 with a public reception to follow. Mayors Luttrell & Wharton, as well as all founders, and mentors who have been involved with the program will be in attendance. Seed Hatchery is a [...]
Memphis-The Summer Experience provides career-minded college, professional and graduate students interning or working in Memphis for the summer, opportunities to connect with their peers, established leaders, and ultimately our great city of Memphis. June 6 Kick-Off Welcome Reception Felicia Suzanne’s Restaurant 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. June 22 MMBC Economic Development Fair: Building Leaders & Entrepreneurs of [...]
The Bluff City and the city of Liége in Belgium, this year’s Memphis in May International Festival-honored country, are both growing hubs of biotech research and incubation.
For the first time, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital was named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals list. Four specialties were recognized for their excellence. Neurology and neurosurgery is 25th; orthopaedics 32nd; nephrology 37th; and cardiology and heart surgery 46th. The rankings are now available online at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals. Also in Memphis, St. Jude [...]
We’ve told you about University of Memphis alumnus and Sunshine Enterprise CEO Wei Chen’s ambitious goal to circle the globe in a single-engine aircraft, stopping in 40 cities spanning 21 countries, over the course of only ten weeks. When he sets back down on Memphis soil he will be the first Chinese citizen to have [...]
For a company whose clientele includes FedEx, International Paper and ServiceMaster, Mind Over Data‘s foray into national interactive museum exhibits was an unexpected one. When GTOO Media, an exhibit media design firm, was contracted to design interactive exhibits for the GRAMMY Museum in 2008, they sought the assistance of the Memphis-based custom software development company [...]
On Thursday, May 5, 2011, MBI celebrated Cinco de Mayo by hosting its very own event – “Cinco de MBI-O” – at the company’s showroom, located at 4539 West Distriplex Drive. MBI team members, clients and vendors gathered for a celebration featuring food, music and fun, hosted by MBI. Local local mariachi band Los Cantadores [...]
