FOR MEMPHIS: Good News from Memphis - Good News for Memphis, February 17, 2026

This week, you may notice that the email looks a little different. It’s still coming straight from me, but we’ve grown so large that I’ve had to enlist the help of an email platform.

But that doesn’t mean you stop sharing. Share the good news with anyone and everyone. It’s because you shared the good news FOR MEMPHIS with your network that I’ve had to get some extra help. And I am looking forward to seeing the good news shared with even more people!

If you’ve got positive Memphis news, share it with our good news inbox goodnews@memphischamber.com.

Duncan

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Keep Reading the Good News For Memphis.

100^th Ribbon Cutting

In 2025, we had businesses all over the area celebrating grand openings, grand reopenings, and anniversaries. I had the pleasure of celebrating alongside the team at RKA at an anniversary ribbon cutting which also happened to be the Chamber’s 100^th ribbon cutting of 2025. Check it out.

Memphis Spa Ranked in the Top 100 Spas in America

Need a break? You don’t have to go far. Feathers Spa at the Peabody Hotel was ranked #6 by Spas of America. This puts Memphis and Feathers Spa in the top 1% of spa and wellness destinations in North America. Read more here. (Thank you, Doug Browne for this good news.)

Memphians Are Nationally Recognized Innovators

It’s not just our city that makes headlines, it’s our people. Forbes released a list of the top 250 innovators in American history. And several Memphians were listed, including: Fred Smith, Clarence Saunders, Kemmons Wilson, and Robert R. Church. Read the full list here. (Shout out to Richard Smith for sharing this piece of good news.)

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