Memphis Child Advocacy Center opens expanded campus
The nonprofit works with other community agencies to help children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse get through the trauma and heal.
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The nonprofit works with other community agencies to help children who are victims of sexual and physical abuse get through the trauma and heal.
The child and family services agency has expanded efforts to reach both children and parents before a foster parent option must be considered.
Shelby County Schools students spoke candidly this week on what they want and need from teachers.
Local nonprofits filling community needs with help from the First Horizon Foundation, which recently released its first annual report.
It didn't open a vault, but the St. Louis Fed did put several community organizations much closer to funds for new initiatives on Tuesday.
Taking a cue from the financial counseling she always gives clients about the importance of becoming debt free, Nancy Knous has taken that advice to a new level.
Hemp holds great promise as an agricultural crop, experts at the Memphis Davos on the Delta conference relayed Thursday, but the industry is just developing and significant hurdles exist for growers.
Innovation is forcing more established companies to adapt to industry disruptors, but also creating wealth opportunities for investors.
Experts discuss the changing global food industry and how innovation is the key to producing healthy foods that merge with consumers' desires.
Agriculture industry powers and investors will converge on Memphis this week for the third annual Davos on the Delta.
Small, private school for students with certain learning disabilities is proving to be the perfect fit for some Memphis families.
Milla's House is named for a Memphis girl who died of Batten disease in 2016 at age 6. Her sister just died from the same disease, starting a new grieving process for their parents and family.
A slower rising interest-rate environment endorsed by the Federal Reserve has local banks making moves to adjust operations for upcoming quarters.
Quarterly earnings for Memphis-based International Paper beat the consensus estimate from Zacks by 20 cents per share.
Tri-State Bank records a profitable year in 2018 and is targeting more residential mortgages and perhaps even new branch offices beyond its primary banking location in Whitehaven.
BancorpSouth falls short of estimates in the first quarter, but points to two additional acquisitions to spur growth in its footprint.
While the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has come and gone, the impact of the MLK50 effort continues to make strides in Memphis.
First Horizon National Corp. reports slight increase in earnings per share, slight decline in revenue from the first quarter a year ago.
Pinnacle Financial's first-quarter earnings rise from a year ago and so do revenues, but revenues miss consensus target of Zacks Equity Research.
The inventory of available homes for sale remains low in the Memphis MSA as the homebuying season starts to heat up.
Companies seeking employees with the right skill sets require them to obtain National Career Readiness Certification and a local company and others are helping more candidates in Shelby County obtain the certification.
Former Shelby County mayor Bill Morris said Wednesday public service “preserves a democracy” after receiving the first lifetime achievement award from the Rotary Club of Memphis East.
A cruise ship operator is banking on the lure and popularity of the Mississippi River, introducing a new, modern ship and others to follow that will dock in Memphis.
Bill Morris, who served seven terms as sheriff and mayor of Shelby County during and through civil rights struggles, documents his experiences and prepares to receive a lifetime tribute.
Steven Sanders is board vice chairman of STS Enterprise Corp., a non-profit leadership development organization that mentors students from 14 to college age.