Because it occupies a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi river bank, the area is a natural location for settlement. The Memphis area was first settled by the Mississippian Culture and then by the Chickasaw Indian tribe. European exploration came years later, with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and French explorers led by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle.The land comprising present-day Memphis remained in a largely unorganized territory throughout most of the 18th century. By 1796, the community was the westernmost point of the newly admitted state of Tennessee, located in the Southeast America.
The city's central location has led to much of its business development. Located on the Mississippi River and intersected by several freight railroads and two Interstate highways, I-40 and I-55, Memphis is ideally located for commerce in the transportation and shipping industry. A third interstate, I-69, is under construction, and a fourth, I-22, has recently been designated from the former High Priority Corridor X. River barges are unloaded onto trucks and trains. The city is home to Memphis International Airport, the world's busiest cargo airport, which serves as the primary hub for FedEx Express shipping and became a secondary hub for Delta Air Lines after it merged with Northwest Airlines in 2008.
Memphis is the home of three Fortune 500 companies: FedEx Corporation, AutoZone Incorporated, and International Paper. In addition, Memphis is home to the pharmaceutical/healthcare firm Schering-Plough Corporation, serving as the company's research and development center. In 2006, a fourth Fortune 500 company, ServiceMaster, announced it was moving its corporate headquarters from Downer's Grove, Illinois to Memphis. In 2007, ServiceMaster became a private company. Other major corporations based in Memphis include Medtronic Sofamor Danek, First Tennessee National Corporation, Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., Thomas and Betts Corporation, Mueller Industries, Fred's Inc., Verso Paper, Allenberg Cotton Co., Dunavant Enterprises, Accredo Health Group, Inc., GE Capital Aviation Services, Inc., Baptist Memorial Hospital, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare, Baker Donelson, among others. Corporations with major operations based in the Memphis area include Hilton Worldwide, Technicolor Home Entertainment Services, Smith & Nephew, Sharp Manufacturing, Brother International, and Harrah's Entertainment.
The entertainment and film industry have discovered Memphis in recent years. Several major motion pictures have been filmed in Memphis, including Making the Grade (1984), Great Balls of Fire (1988), Mystery Train (1989), The Firm (1993), Cast Away (2000), Forty Shades of Blue (2005), Walk the Line (2005), Hustle and Flow (2006), and Soul Men (2008). The Blind Side (2009) was set in Memphis, but was filmed in Atlanta, GA. The 1992 television movie Memphis, starring Memphis native Cybill Shepherd, who also served as executive producer and writer, was also filmed in Memphis. The State of Tennessee has lacked sufficient tax breaks available in other states to compete for many productions that have been interested in filming in Memphis, and the state as a whole. Besides "The Blind Side", whose production was lured to Georgia, "Memphis Beat," a television series on TNT set in Memphis, has been lured to Louisiana. This is despite several actors and creatives behind the scene having expressed their preference for shooting where the show is based.
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Accounting Specialist Job ID: 78227 Location: Tennessee--Memphis Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Regular Return to Previous Page Job Summary Responsible for the reconciliation of the HGVC Homeowner Association (HOA) bank accounts, as well as daily and weekly cash sheet uploads. Due to the high volume and complication of the transactions occurring on these HOA accounts, this position requires...
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