Samuel Hardiman
Government and Enterprise Reporter at The Daily Memphian
Government & enterprise reporter @dailymemphian • Rhode Islander • #MizzouMade • Bison appreciator | Past: @memphisnews, @mbjmemphis & @tulsaworld
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1 week ago |
dailymemphian.com | Samuel Hardiman
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company is expected to pay more than $30 million in combined Memphis and Shelby County property taxes, according to records obtained by The Daily Memphian. But the final property tax bill is significantly lower than what it could be based on xAI’s reported investment in Memphis, amounting to a tax break for a company that did not formally receive one. This is an excerpt of this story. To read more, please click here and subscribe.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Samuel Hardiman
Samuel HardimanSamuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Samuel Hardiman
City of Memphis By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: April 08, 2025 4:44 PM CT | Published: April 08, 2025 4:43 PM CT The tax increase is to help fund a FedExForum renovation intended to keep the Memphis Grizzlies in the city for the long-term. (The Daily Memphian file) The tax increase puts together the last public dollars for a renovation intended to keep the Memphis Grizzlies in the city for the long term.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Samuel Hardiman
Premium City of Memphis By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Published: April 06, 2025 4:00 AM CT Gov. Bill Lee said tech giants such as xAI need new nuclear investments to take from two to five years, not from seven to 10. (Illustration by Kelsey Bowen/The Daily Memphian) Elon Musk is worried about a giant dam in Tibet. Although the dam has yet to be built, China announced it planned to build one along the Yarlung Tsangpo River.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymemphian.com | Samuel Hardiman
Premium City of Memphis By Samuel Hardiman, Daily Memphian Updated: April 02, 2025 4:00 AM CT | Published: April 02, 2025 4:00 AM CT Ben Walker, a partner at Memphis venture-capital firm Ridgeline Partners, said xAI’s arrival in Memphis puts the city at the forefront of a great global game, albeit one with an uncertain outcome.
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RT @GovBillLee: There can be no conversation in America today about the future of a reliable power grid that doesn’t include nuclear. Grea…
Appreciate Gov. Lee's time and willingness to engage on the AI boom and what he sees as the need for new nuclear energy.
There can be no conversation in America today about the future of a reliable power grid that doesn’t include nuclear. Great reporting from @samhardiman on our country’s impending energy crisis & TN’s innovative solution.
