Nike to lay off nearly 600 employees in Memphis
Nike officials announced almost 600 people would be laid off from two Memphis locations.
Steve Bohnel
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January 2026
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Transportation & Logistics Breeze Airways adding direct flight from Memphis to San Antonio
Breeze began serving passengers at Memphis International Airport in May 2025.
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Real EstateNike to lay off more than 700 workers in Tennessee, Mississippi
It’s unclear how many employees at the Nike distribution center in Frayser are included in the layoffs.
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Transportation & LogisticsMemphis airport, FedEx report delays, service interruptions
FedEx officials said they issued a national service disruption, impacting operations at the Memphis and Indianapolis hubs.
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Financial ServicesDunavant ‘honored and incredibly humbled’ on election to St. Louis Fed board
Bill Dunavant, a household name in the Memphis business community and sixth-generation Memphian, was recently elected to the St. Louis Fed’s Board of Directors.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx planning new ‘Hercules’ facility at World Hub
The 1.6 million-square-foot facility at 2753 Sprankel Ave. will handle a “state-of-the art automated sort system,” according to documents.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport sees 4.8 million passengers, 6.5 billion tons of cargo in 2025
Airport officials provided highlights for 2025, including three new nonstop destinations and just more than 180,000 aircraft operations.
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Transportation & Logistics Subleases approved at Port of Memphis
Subleases approved at the International Port of Memphis that will create eight to 10 new jobs and tens of millions of dollars in investment, officials said.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx announces board members for freight division, timeline for spinoff
FedEx Corp. aims to make FedEx Freight a standalone, public company starting in June.
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BusinessThe next Blockbuster? Local GameStop locations to close — part of 400+ nationwide
In its third quarter earnings report from Dec. 9, GameStop officials said it had already closed 590 stores and anticipated “closing a significant number of additional stores.”
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Financial ServicesFirst Horizon outperforms forecasts with robust fourth quarter results
The bank ended 2025 with higher profits and earnings per share, posting results above analyst expectations.
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Transportation & Logistics Amazon to add same-day delivery facility in Memphis
The hub will support local package processing and last-mile operations, officials said.
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Shelby CountyMeasles case reported at Memphis International
A traveler who passed through Memphis International Airport recently has tested positive for measles, Shelby County health officials said Thursday, Jan. 8.
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Health CareBaptist Memorial sells Germantown-based clinic
The Germantown-based center, which started operating as its own clinic last week, will continue to work closely with Baptist.
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Health Care Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis forced to reschedule some procedures
The HVAC leak began Monday morning. Additionally, ambulance traffic into the hospital is being rerouted.
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