“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. …
Meghan Medford, MA Founder, Helping To Rebrand Summer Ave
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. …