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A note from the editor ...(Editorial)
September 22, 2003... Allow us to reintroduce our magazine, Business Perspectives. Some of you may have wondered what happened to this publication and our monthly newsletter, The Memphis Economy. Since our March publication date, the Sparks Bureau of Business and...
Catching the next wave.(economic development )
September 22, 2003... The future of Memphis and Shelby County is linked to their ability to catch the next wave of economic activity that will sweep across the nation. Properly anticipating the height, intensity, and duration of the next wave depends upon a surfer's...
The Memphis economy.(Statistical table)
September 22, 2003... Data for the Memphis MSA Nonfarm Employment and Unemployment Rate are for the Memphis MSA that includes Shelby, Fayette, and Tipton counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County, Arkansas; and DeSoto County, Mississippi.
In summer 2003, the...
Memphis by the numbers.(Statistical table)
September 22, 2003...
Retail Sales for
Shelby County,
2000-2002 (000)
2000 $11,531,574
2001 $11,537,143
2002 $11,441,954
Percent Change in
Retail Sales for
Shelby County,
2000-2002
1999-2000 2.1%
2000-2001 0.1%
2001-2002...
Economics contributions of the Memphis medical community.
September 22, 2003... The Memphis medical community makes a substantial contribution to the local economy. In 2000, for example, the overall economic contribution was estimated to be $7.7 billion in Shelby County and $10.4 billion in the larger Memphis Metro Area....
Biotech in Memphis: creating the next FedEx[R].
September 22, 2003... For most of us, Memphis is the land of Elvis Presley, Beale Street, the historic Mississippi River, and the home of The University of Memphis. At the center of the country, Memphis is recognized all over the world as "America's Distribution...
Biomedical engineering at The University of Memphis.
September 22, 2003... Members of the Biomedical Engineering Department in the Herff College at The University of Memphis are active in several areas of biomedical technology. As a part of the NSF Center for Biosurfaces, our faculty operates a laboratory for...
Finding curses, saving lives.(stem cell transplant)
September 22, 2003... When health insurance refused to cover their son's treatment for an extremely rare genetic disorder, Kathy and Rob Barr of Washington were desperate. Without a stem cell transplant, young Eli Barr would surely die from Hurler's syndrome. Even...