Region 4

By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel Memphis is known as the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock ‘n Roll, where you can visit Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate and listen to late night jam sessions on Beale Street. …

By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel One issue stood out above others at Advocacy’s recent Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Jackson, Miss.: the concern of small, independent pharmacy owners about the Center for Medicare and…

By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel During the week of June 3, 2019, the Office of Advocacy held three Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables to hear federal regulatory concerns directly from small businesses in Jonesboro, Ark.; Memphis,…

By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate The month of May has been very encouraging for me as a Regional Advocate, as I’ve seen business leaders make the best out of their success by mentoring rising leaders. On May 7, 2019, I met with…

By Daniel Brown, Regulatory Economist Parked outside the Mobile Chamber of Commerce where the Office of Advocacy hosted a roundtable on the DOL’s Overtime Rule, there was a van for the local Fox 10 News. At first glance, it may have…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Sunny skies, cruise ships, and jurisdictional wetlands. These were themes that emerged at Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable in Tampa, Fla. In a room filled with…

By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate It was a great start to the month of October as I brought business leaders together at Grub Burger in Atlanta, Georgia. Grub Burger’s owner hosted the small business forum on October 6, 2018. Grub…

By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate As the Region 4 Advocate for the SBA Office of Advocacy, it was a pleasure to have some students from the University of Southern Mississippi come and listen to the discussion. Dr. Faye Gilbert, The…

By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate On August 8, 2018, I went on a small business listening tour to Gulfport and Biloxi and met with several small business owners. In Gulfport, I heard firsthand the stories of how small business owners…