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Mayor Wharton Discusses The Future with Tri-State Defender's Bernal Smith II

Written by Bernal Smith, Tri-State Defender.

By Tri-State Defender Newsroom | Published  July 29, 2011

Memphis: The Wharton view

The New Tri-State Defender is endeavoring to inform readers about the plans, thoughts and actions of our elected and appointed officials through conversations with city and county leaders. One of the goals is to provoke dialogue and to initiate an ongoing conversation between leaders, readers and the community at-large.

Last week, TSD’s President and Publisher, Bernal E. Smith II, met with Memphis Mayor A C Wharton in City Hall. This is the first of two installments.  

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Mayor Wharton: Memphis Is "Open For Business"

Written by Andy Ashby, Memphis Business Journal.

Mayor A C Wharton served as a virtual tour guide of Memphis this morning at One Commerce Square Downtown, taking several detours into other subjects.

Speaking to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Commercial Council, he talked about economic developments throughout the city, as well as into the future.

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Bloomberg/Wharton Relationship Produces $4.8 Million for Memphis

Written by Bill Dries, Memphis Daily News.

When the nonprofit foundation of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg went looking for cities to award grants for innovation, foundation leaders didn’t just give out an address and wait for applications.