Memphis Area Neighborhood Watch: defending the home front. (crime
prevention program in Tennessee)
Crime prevention and support of local law enforcement is their
Memphis mission
For over 14 years, Memphis Area Neighborhood Watch Inc.'s
mission of crime prevention and local law enforcement support . . .
District Attorney General Bill Gibbons cracks down on crime.
(Memphis/Shelby County District in Tennessee)
The mission of the Memphis/Shelby County District Attorney
General's Office is to reduce and prevent crime by holding citizens
accountable for their illegal acts and by doing so in ways that . . .
Bridging the affordability gap in the Memphis housing
market.
Affordable housing is available for most local residents. But Memphis
has more than 28,000 households whose incomes fall below the poverty
level, and there's a shortage of housing to meet their . . .
1997: what concerns regional experts: a survey of mid-South
economists.
In October of 1996, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research
initiated the first of a series of forthcoming inquiries into the
opinions of Mid-South economists on issues of significance to . . .
Hee-hawing all the way to the bank. (Nashville's music
industry)
Country before country was cool, Nashville is reaping the rewards of
being home to the hottest form of music in America today.
Once considered music made by and for "hillbillies,"
country music has . . .
Crime in the bluff city. (crime rate in Memphis, TN)
IS THERE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCREASED RATES OF POVERTY AND CRIME?
DOES MEMPHIS INVEST ADEQUATELY IN POLICE PROTECTION? A LOOK AT BUREAU
RESEARCH FOR THE MEMPHIS 2005 PLAN REVEALS THE . . .
Building neighborhoods, not just houses. (community-building
groups)
Increasing decent, affordable housing in the inner city is only one
part of the housing issue. Without strong neighborhoods characterized by
the active involvement of residents, new affordable . . .
Looking toward the 21st century: projected average annual growth
rates for TVA subregions, 1995-2000. (Tennessee Valley Authorit
The Western Subregion
The Western subregion offers a mixed economic picture, with Memphis
prominent as a service center and the rest of the area being more
manufacturing oriented.
Memphis has . . .
The 1997 outlook. (economic trends)
Throughout the year, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research
monitors economic activity. Based upon that information, we prepare an
annual economic outlook edition of Business Perspectives which . . .
The metro factor: what a united government does for
Nashville.
Although metropolitan government is still not the typical form of
government for most of America's big cities, it was an even rarer
breed of animal when it was instituted in Tennessee's capital . . .
Preventing employee theft: a behavioral approach.
One of the major problems facing business organizations in
today's environment is employee theft. When we first addressed this
problem in the mid-1980s, the situation was serious enough to be . . .
The foundation that lifts a city. (an interview with Lyndhurst
Foundation Pres Jack Murrah)
Faced with cutbacks in public funding for social programs, community
groups are increasingly looking to private foundations for crucial
financial support. Few foundations have answered a city's call . . .
1996-1997. (economic forecast for Tennessee Valley)
In the Valley, 1997 is expected to look very much like 1996, with
growth in the service sector offsetting the continuing slowdown in
manufacturing.
The overall economic picture for 1997 is in many . . .
Research in brief. (academic research)
Recent academic research of interest to our readers
How're we doing?" is a question that AutoZone, the
Memphis-based national chain of retail auto parts stores, wanted to ask
both its customers and . . .
Nashville is humming a happy tune. (economy)
1995 was a very good year for the Nashville area, and 1996 looks like
same song, another verse.
* The Nashville-area economy gained 34,200 jobs in 1995, a 6.1
percent increase from 1994. The area's . . .
Memphis' men in blue. (interview with Walter Cruise, Deputy
Chief of Special Investigative Services in Tennessee)(Interview)
Business Perspectives' editor sat down with Chief Walter Cruise,
Deputy Chief of Special Investigative Services, for a candid
conversation about the Memphis Police Department and its evolving . . .
Chattanooga's enterprising model for affordable housing
action.
The City of Chattanooga turns over public funding for affordable
housing to a non-profit intermediary, Chattanooga Neighborhood
Enterprise. CNE's production record is so exceptional other cities
are . . .
From Memphis to the world. (Memphis, TN, exports)
With exports growing more than 100 percent in the past two years,
America's "Uniport" has become a global success story.
When the U.S. Commerce Department released data in May and October
1996 that, . . .
No reason to sing the blues. (Memphis, Tennessee)
While Nashville has been basking in the spotlight as a fast-rising
star among America's cities, Memphis has been quietly but steadily
making progress of its own. Memphis has no reason to sing the . . .
Circle of prosperity. (Nashville, Tennessee)
The suburban and rural counties that surround Davidson County have
been the engine for the growth that is fueling the area's current
success. Nashville is the city at the center of a regional . . .
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