Jim Strickland

Mayor Welcomes Planet Wealth To Memphis

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Jim Strickland welcomes Greg Sossaman (CEO) and Dr. R. Jeffrey Cole (Chairman) as they usher in a slice of Silicon Valley to Memphis.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Jim Strickland welcomes Greg Sossaman (CEO) and Dr. R. Jeffrey Cole (Chairman) as they usher in a slice of Silicon Valley to Memphis.
  • We're excited to welcome Planet Wealth and extend our thanks to Greg, Jeff and the eighty Memphians for steering this opportunity our way."
  • "Our capital access platform empowers people to share and leverage their social capital and financial resources for the good of the group.By bringing together ideas that can be collectively pursued by the community, Planet Wealth will propel investment and development right here in Memphis.
  • Planet Wealth's highly anticipated worldwide funding round will be teed up at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational where the team and investors will gather.

Mayor Strickland Joins Teamsters To Celebrate MLK Day, Honor 1968 Memphis Sanitation Striker Elmore Nickleberry

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Monday, January 18, 2021
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Memphis City Mayor Jim Strickland and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris joined with members of Teamsters Local 667 today to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor 1968 sanitation striker Elmore Nickleberry.

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  • MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Memphis City Mayor Jim Strickland and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris joined with members of Teamsters Local 667 today to celebrate the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor 1968 sanitation striker Elmore Nickleberry.
  • "Our brothers and sisters in Local 667 stand on the shoulders of the giants like Brother Nickleberry," said Local 667 President James Jones.
  • Today we honor Martin Luther King Jr., Elmore Nickleberry and every 1968 sanitation striker who sacrificed their lives to lead the fight for worker justice," said Local 667 Vice President Herman Lewis.
  • Joining the Teamsters on the webinar were Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, Memphis City Mayor Jim Strickland and former U.S. Senate Candidate Marquita Bradshaw.