Lokion celebrates 10 years with ’10×10′ music gift

Feature news story for The Memphis Daily News

Oct. 29, 2010

From offices at 88 Union Ave., high atop Downtown Memphis and overlooking the Mississippi River, Megan Jones feels on top of the world.

Her company, Lokion, was recently named to Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing companies in the country for the fourth year in a row, an accolade that comes as the company celebrates its 10th anniversary in business.

“Any small business administration statistic will tell you that getting to a decade is quite an achievement from a small business point of view,” said Jones, president and CEO.

To celebrate this accomplishment, Lokion is not looking to acquire gifts as on the average anniversary or birthday, but is instead giving a gift. Beginning Friday and lasting until midnight Sunday, the company – in partnership with the Memphis Music Foundation and AT&T, which is providing the hosting – will be making available 10 songs by 10 Memphis musicians.

The “10×10” offering is their way to say thank you and “pay tribute to the city that has sustained us for a decade,” Jones said. “It’s a celebration where the present doesn’t come to us, it goes out to our clients, friends and partners.” … (read more)