Representatives from MEM recently met with a host of regional chambers during the inaugural gathering of the Mid-South Chamber Air Service Coalition. The Greater Memphis Chamber hosted the event. Members of the coalition include:

• Bartlett Chamber of Commerce
• Collierville Chamber of Commerce
• Covington/Tipton Chamber of Commerce
• Fayette County Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
• Greater Memphis Chamber
• Horn Lake Chamber of Commerce
• Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce
• Marion Chamber of Commerce
• Marshall County Industrial Development Authority
• Millington Chamber of Commerce
• Oakland Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce
• Tunica County Chamber of Commerce
• West Memphis Chamber of Commerce

The group conducted a roundtable style discussion that focused on air service needs and the connection between economic development and the airport. The meeting provide valuable insight into the Mid-South business community’s future, information that MEM can use in its efforts to recruit new air service.