“When the convention center commission voted yesterday to award the Memphis Cook Convention Center contract to W.G. Yates and Sons Construction, some noted that the subcontractor’s spend with minority- and women-owned businesses (MWBEs) could be the largest in the city’s history. Of Yates’ base bid of $135.8 million, about $44.5 million will be spent with MWBE’s, according to city estimates. …
A business leader’s duties span a broad spectrum, from negotiating contracts with new clients to working alongside your frontline staff when they need an extra set of hands. However, “doing it all” is not limited to your office’s four walls. Doing it all encompasses social responsibility. In my position, I can be found in high-pressure meetings or sweeping floors at …
Summer Avenue has had many names over the years – Hwy 78, The Bristol Highway, The Broadway of America – and now it’s adding international district to the list. According to data from the Summer Avenue Merchants Association, the business owners along the roughly three-mile section of Summer between Highland Street and White Station Road hail from over 30 countries. …
As part of this week’s list of the area’s largest women-owned firms, owners and executives of those businesses gave their thoughts on the Memphis market — both positive and negative — and its effect on their companies. What is the most difficult challenge for women-owned companies to overcome in the Memphis business market? Christi Kelley, president and CEO, Kelley & Associates …
Editor’s note: MBJ’s 2018 Pacesetters awards were held Sept. 11 at the Memphis Botanic Garden. The awards are broken into four categories — based on revenue size — with winners determined by the largest percentage growth over the past three years. Below, the honorees in Tier 3, companies with annual revenue between $3 million and $9.9 million. TopCat Masonry Contractors …
In each issue of Memphis Crossroads, we highlight a Board of Advisor level member, showcasing their important role in the Chamber as well as the business community. Elizabeth Tate, Chairman & CEO of Signet, Inc., shares the benefits of being a Chamber member and how Signet serves Memphis. Why did you join the Greater Memphis Chamber? Signet joined the Chamber …
Board Officers for 2019 include Chair-elect Charles Ewing, President and CEO of Ewing Moving and Storage; Vice Chair Leigh Shockey, CEO of Drexel Chemical; Treasurer Stacy McCall, CEO and President of ServiceMaster by Stratos, and Secretary Austin Baker, President of HRO Partners. Additional board members are local philanthropist Susan Arney; Shannon Brown, SVP and Chief HR & Diversity Officer of …
The nature of Gwendolyn Tucker’s work puts her behind a steering wheel but only for as long as it takes her to get to people. The managing partner of RIX International, a human resources consulting business, the 58-year-old Tucker isn’t stuck in her office often, and that suits her personality well. Ready with a smile to ask an engaging question, …
Dorothy Sinclair serves as the cofounder, president and CEO of Brighter Days & Nites Inc. She attended Northwest Mississippi Community College, where she earned a degree in Accounting and Business Communications, after which she obtained a BBA from Tennessee State University. Brighter Days & Nites is a distributor of advanced lighting, electrical, structure signs and pipe supplies and has received numerous …