CA and CAM Raise Money for Beat the Heat

The employees of Commercial Advisors and Commercial Alliance raised more than $1,100 to provide air conditioners for the elderly and those in need this summer. The money was donated to "Beat the Heat", a drive sponsored by News Channel 3 and 10 local non-profits. Melissa Moon of News Channel 3 came out today to film Kemp Conrad, Senior Vice President of Commercial Advisors and President of Commercial Alliance, handing over the check. Way to go team!

Kemp Conrad handing over our donation to Melissa Moon

MCAN - New Fiber Network in Memphis

After many years of focused effort Memphis did! MCAN (Memphis Coalition for Advance Networking) just made computer computation for research 3000 times faster by completing a fiber network between Oak Ridge National Laboratory which will allow private sector access to the world's fastest super computer at Oak Ridge. Read the article, 'Memphis Researchers Enter the World of High Speed' in the June 24, 2010 edition of the Daily News for a more detailed overview.

We've Moved!

We are up and running at our new location! Our address is now 5101 Wheelis Dr, Suite 300, Memphis, TN 38117.

Move Day: Larry Jensen, Joey Bland and Phil Darius Wallace holding the first meeting in our new space.

Commercial Advisors - On the Move!

Commercial Advisors is excited to announce that we are moving back inside the loop at the end of June. Our new offices will be located a Clark Centre - 5101 Wheelis Drive behind the Clark Tower. Read the MBJ article here:
Commercial Advisors leaving Lenox Park for East Memphis offices in Clark Centre - Memphis Business Journal

FedEx Boeing 777

FedEx's introduction of the Boeing 777 into its air cargo fleet moves Memphis and its Aerotropolis of the Americas initiative into the heart of FedEx's global marketing strategy as one of the three Aerotropolis hub operations. The Aerotropolis Europe hub is located in Paris and Aerotropolis Asia is in Guangzhou China. With the ability to fly between the three hubs with greater fuel efficiency and on a non-stop basis, access to global markets is happening now--faster, better, and cheaper. Memphis is a winner! Watch the video below to learn more about the Boeing 777.
You can also visit: www.fedex.com/weunderstand.

Commercial Alliance: Small Business of the Year

Congratulations to our sister company Commercial Alliance Management for winning the MBJ's Small Business Award in the 1-25 employee category! Read the MBJ article here.

Railroads Making Tracks to Memphis

The MBJ recently featured an article on rail in Memphis. Where else in America can you find the concentration of investment by the railroads? Are we thinking strategically as a community about what it means and what we should do to leverage the investments to create JOBS??? Read the article here: Railroads making tracks to Memphis - Memphis Business Journal