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• Mayor Strickland's salary ranks top 20 in nation

  17-01-2017 21:57 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  A career in city government is rarely a road to riches, what with the perpetual budget challenges and ethics constraints that go hand-in-hand with public service. Some cities, however, are more generous to their mayors than others.An American City Business Journals analysis of mayoral salaries in 60 major U.S. cities shows a wide disparity in pay in public office. ACBJ's research includes 41 mayors whose budgeted salary tops the $100,000 threshold, including seven who are slated to earn more tha
  
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• Councilman alleges Beale Street authority impropriety in contract dispute

  17-01-2017 21:40 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Members of the Memphis City Council are considering disbanding the recently formed Beale Street Tourism Development Authority after allegations of "gross discrimination" and "racism."The Beale Street Tourism Development Authority (BSTDA), a 13-member board created by the Memphis City Council in 2015 under former Memphis Mayor A C Wharton, was created to provide more oversight of the Beale Street Entertainment District and maintain long-term management.Over the past year, the authority conducted&
  
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• Brooks Museum partners with local catering company for new cafe

  17-01-2017 20:08 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is about to debut a new cafe.Paradox Catering & Consulting has partnered with the museum to run Café Brooks by Paradox, set to open Wednesday, Jan. 18. The café is located near the museum’s rotunda.Chefs Jimmy Gentry and Jessica Lambert and owner and CEO Alia Hogan comprise the Paradox team. Gentry, a former executive chef for Erling Jensen The Restaurant, started Paradox with Hogan in 2010.The Brooks is not the only local museum to recent
  
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• Cool Offices: Employees at Cargill research center join the 'neighborhood'

  17-01-2017 18:50 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Research groups spread across four different metro locations are now neighbors after being brought together by Cargill’s Minneapolis-based Research & Development Center (MRDC).Collaboration and efficient consolidation of space guided the design of Cargill’s MRDC office, which is organized into three distinct “neighborhoods” based on the scientific capabilities of each location. Each neighborhood is marked by its own color scheme and is designed for employees focused o
  
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• 'Brains for bots' startup Neurala gets $14M to put A.I. in drones, toys, cars and cameras

  17-01-2017 18:01 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Boston-based Neurala, which makes artificially intelligent visual systems, has raised $14 million in a Series A round of funding as it turns the corner from a startup focused on developing cutting-edge technology to one focused on expanding its market presence.Early-stage venture capital firm Pelion Ventures, based in Utah, led the round, with participation from Sherpa Capital, Motorola Ventures, 360 Capital Partners, Draper Associates Investments, SK Ventures, and Idinvest Partners. 360 Capital
  
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• Tesla is giving away 4 free cars, with a catch

  17-01-2017 18:00 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Tesla drivers are some of the company’s biggest brand ambassadors, answering questions in grocery store parking lots and taking curious onlookers for a spin around the block, while showing off features like Autopilot and quick charging. Not surprisingly, those impromptu demos sometimes result in new sales.Tesla on Tuesday announced its latest round of incentives for drivers who help the company sell cars through its referral program. The top prize? A free, top-of-the-line Model S or Model
  
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• Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash music publisher’s estates look to sell prominent Phoenix land​

  17-01-2017 17:01 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Land is for sale at the southwest corner of Indian School Road and Central Avenue in midtown Phoenix.That is one of the busiest intersections in the region and is also on the Metro light rail systems. The land is owned by real estate entities managed by trusts of the Aberbach family.Julian J. Aberbach, who died in 2004, was the music publisher for Elvis Presley. Music publishers do deals related to song writing and royalties when compositions are used.Public records and real estate databases&hel
  
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• FedEx to offer in-store package services at thousands of Walgreens

  17-01-2017 16:54 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  FedEx customers soon will be able to drop off their packages at the same place they get their prescriptions filled.The Memphis-based logistics giant is teaming up with Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens (NASDAQ: WBA) to offer package handling services at the pharmacy's retail locations throughout the U.S.Under the long-term "alliance agreement," FedEx (NYSE: FDX) users will be able pick up and drop off their packages at Walgreens stores, giving them an alternative to home delivery or visiting&h
  
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