Local CEOs build houses for Memphis Habitat
Memphis-area CEOs and executives roll up their sleeves on Friday, Oct. 9 for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis’ inaugural CEO Build Day. (Andy Ashby/The Daily Memphian)
A boardroom full of CEOs and senior executives from across Memphis were at a construction site in Downtown’s Uptown neighborhood, swinging hammers instead of running meetings.
The group of executives were putting in a shift for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, building 2-story houses on Second Street.
Like all Memphis Habitat homes, the homes built during the CEO Build event will be sold to local homebuyers through the nonprofit’s affordable mortgage program.
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Andy Ashby
Andy Ashby covers commercial real estate and economic development. He has worked locally at the Germantown News, the DeSoto County Tribune, the Daily News and the Memphis Business Journal. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, where he photographed the 1998 National Championship game. Email tips or story ideas to aashby@dailymemphian.com
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