Longtime Executive Director of the Memphis & Shelby County (Tenn.) Port Commission, Randy Richardson, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2026, the Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE) and commission announced.
A successor has not been chosen.
Richardson joined the port in 1993 and directed it since 2010, advancing industrial development, logistics, and economic growth across Memphis and Shelby County. He led planning, development, and operation of port and industrial assets along the Mississippi River, helping position Memphis as the fifth-largest U.S. inland port, mainly handling liquid and dry bulk cargoes.
He oversaw thousands of acres of industrial property, supported more than 120 industries, and helped attract and expand major employers, generating what the commission said was billions of dollars in capital investment and thousands of jobs for the region…