http://www.memphisfastforward.org/blogNews Updatesen-us Congratulations to one of Memphis Fast Forward's signature initiatives, GRASSY (Gang Reduction Assistance for Saving Society's Youth).  The following is an article from The Commercial Appeal: Stacey Holliday began the school year like many of...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=118942Mon, 14 May 2012 17:31:00 Z The Family Safety Center was officially dedicated today by local and state leaders, including Governor Bill Haslam. The Center is the culmination of several years of planning and development to attack the one type of crime that has withstood...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115332Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:21:00 ZIt was May, 2005, and property management company executive Pierce Ledbetter had a problem. Before he was through tackling it, he would have created SAFEWAYS, a model program for fighting crime in apartment complexes and that symbolizes the...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115396Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:00:00 ZThe new Memphis Shelby Growth Alliance is now under way, replacing the successful MemphisED program that completes its five-year effort on June 30, 2012. The Growth Alliance will build on its predecessor’s emphasis on broad-based...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115342Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:47:00 ZFour years after MemphisED breathed financial life into Innova, the program that links capital and great ideas is an unqualified success. Innova was created by the Memphis Bioworks Foundation to make investments in early-stage companies...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115397Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:21:00 Z Matchmaking is as old as human history, and in Memphis, it’s taken on an economic development twist as the Mid-South Minority Business Council Continuum (MMBC) matches corporate needs with local minority and women-owned businesses. “Matchmaking...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115472Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:11:00 ZThe mid-November groundbreaking for Memphis Specialty Laboratory is a major step forward by Memphis Bioworks Foundation toward its goal of building a unique biomedical economy for Memphis and Shelby County. It’s a success story that’s a...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=115401Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:00:00 Z The Healthy Shelby initiative was launched yesterday as a new priority of Memphis Fast Forward.  From The Commercial Appeal: Shelby County government is launching a public-private effort called Healthy Shelby to improve the health of...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=117081Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:58:00 Z The highly respected Stanford Social Innovation Review followed up its article about "making collective impact work" by spotlighting several programs doing just that.  One of them was Memphis Fast Forward. The publication wrote: "Even more...http://www.memphisfastforward.org/default.aspx?p=83837&beid=117030Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:00 Z