Rittenhouse invited back to speak at U of M
At last year’s event, Kyle Rittenhouse abruptly left the stage early, and protesters later chased his supporters across campus.
Jane Roberts
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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Education U of M, Ducks Unlimited partner to offer conservation certification
Students who complete the 2-credit course will earn DU ecology conservation certification.
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EducationMellon money will help humanities, area undergrads and local nonprofits
The funding aims to bolster interest in the humanities and provide an income for students who cannot afford to work unpaid internships.
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Education U of M receives $5M gift for internship program
A portion of the gift will go toward an endowment to fund certain internships in perpetuity.
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Health CareMoody’s, S&P downgrade Methodist Le Bonheur bond ratings
A downgrade signals to the investment community that the financial performance has changed enough that the probability the hospital will not be able pay its debt has gone up, said an assistant professor in finance at the University of Memphis.
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BusinessCloseout sale begins Monday at storied Oak Court Mall Macy’s
If the closing came faster than Memphis expected, retail experts and the mall’s owners say there is a silver lining.
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Health Care‘It’s bonkers’ — how Ozempic, Wegovy change lives of those who struggle to lose weight
Unless the government intervenes to lower the price or forces insurers to cover the drugs, they will remain out of range for many people.
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Real Estate Oak Court Macy’s will close in months
Josh Poag and a group of investors bought the building last fall, wanting to control the use of the 400,000-square-foot location in the likely event the store would close.
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Public Safety Marchers call for justice, hold vigil in the cold for Tyre Nichols
Groups huddled in the cold in view of the police Skycam that caught much of the grisly action on Castlegate Lane in Southeast Memphis on Jan. 7, 2023.
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Transportation & Logistics What’s on the road ahead for newly independent FedEx Freight
Analysts say FedEx Freight, worth $30 billion, should be traded against its peers, not locked up inside.
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December 2024
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Spirit of Memphis Porter’s life spent devoted to people of Metropolitan Baptist, Memphis
The Rev. Dr. Reginald Porter Sr., who was devoted to his faith and the South Memphis community he served, died on Christmas Eve at age 76.
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Spirit of Memphis When Bishop Williamson saw a need, he rolled up his sleeves
Prominent in the CME denomination on the national scene, as well as serving as bishop for Arkansas and Tennessee, Bishop Henry Williamson died on Christmas Day after a short illness. He was 76.
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Education CBU making progress, but still on probation
Christian Brothers University is debt free and expects its first budget surplus in many years, according to Brother Chris Englert, interim president.
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EducationNew U of M institute knows the importance of flower power
The university’s new unit, headed by a global expert in sunflowers, focuses on how to boost agriculture specifically in the Mississippi Delta.
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New University of Memphis institute knows the importance of flower power
The university’s new unit, headed by a global expert in sunflowers, focuses on how to boost agriculture specifically in the Mississippi Delta.
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Ricky Webb served 46 years in prison, all of them unjust
With the help of Connor Webber, Memphis-based attorney for Tennessee Innocence Project, Webb , 70, was released in early October.
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Public SafetyRicky Webb served 46 years in prison, all of them unjust
With the help of Connor Webber, Memphis-based attorney for Tennessee Innocence Project, Webb , 70, was released in early October.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport board OKs $63M to construct five-lane road as entrance
The project will start in April and is expected to take two years. Ultimately a five-lane road will be the airport’s entrance.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx plans to spin off trucking division
The company expects the transaction, which will produce two publicly traded companies, will be executed in 18 months.
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FedEx sees some gains in face of stubborn economy, other headwinds
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx sees some gains in face of stubborn economy, other headwinds
The company affirms the value of its savings programs, more than $6 billion through 2027, but downgrades earnings-per-share for the rest of the year.
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Transportation & Logistics Holiday airport travel to peak Friday
More than 105,000 passengers expected to depart from here in the two-week holiday travel period.
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Health Care Richard Shadyac, CEO of ALSAC, stepping down
He is its sixth leader since ALSAC’s founding in 1957 and credited with nearly quadrupling gifts to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Health Care Smith & Nephew laying off 150 in Memphis by end of year
The orthopedic division in Memphis is the London-based company’s largest operation.
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EducationU of M takes on shrinking enrollment with new strategies — including Tigers tickets
University is hiring two full-time recruiters in Chicago and another one for Dallas-Houston.
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North MemphisBuckman’s biggest-ever Memphis investment is portal for innovation
“We would like to have to be first choice for the new chemical engineers, data scientists, chemists that are coming out of the local universities,” said the company’s CEO. “We also hope to attract talent from around the country and perhaps even around the world to come to Memphis.”
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