Education
CBU expected to notify faculty of deep cuts this week
Roughly 30 faculty positions are expected to be cut. The largest number are likely in the Rosa Deal School of Arts.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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Business Bartlett medical device maker acquires Big River Engineering
The sale allows Engineered Medical Systems to diversify its customer base, adding components for foot and ankle surgery to the company’s platform of spinal implants.
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Visual ArtsMemphian is capturing her family’s legacy of ‘extraction and survival’ in Louisiana
As Jazmin Miller heard the stories of relatives who have lived on Jonesland’s 66 acres, an inescapable, larger narrative began knitting itself in her brain. She’ll discuss the history of the Plantation Alley land in a free lecture.
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Metro Worker dies of injuries at FedEx hub
A female employee at the FedEx hub died of injuries received on the job late Wednesday, Nov. 29. The company has not released her name or the cause of death.
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Education U of M, developer to build on-campus apartments for 500+ students
In a first-of-its-kind deal for the university, the U of M will provide the land but Indianapolis’ The Annex Group will own the facility until it is paid off or the school chooses to buy it.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport begins first step to remake ticketing terminal, security
The airport’s massive ticketing and security terminal renovation will be a larger project than the recent $245 million remake of Concourse B.
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Real EstateLongtime Poplar Avenue flower shop is for sale
Rachel’s has been a fixture on Poplar Avenue since 1993 but it will close to walk-ins at the end of the year. The clothes closet, food pantry and storehouse of furniture in the florist’s back building — for people who were hungry, cold or moving into apartments with nothing — will close when the shop does.
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Transportation & LogisticsMemphis could have nonstop to Paris as early as 2025
The plan being discussed includes FedEx guaranteeing a set amount of cargo.
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Transportation & LogisticsThe airport was in a nosedive; Brockman got it back on course
As Scott Brockman nears retirement, he recalls taking over Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority in 2014, and rebuilding after Delta left and “things went from bad to worse.”
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Real EstateRealtors antsy court case will change fee structure
Real estate agents here are closely watching a battle in Missouri, where a jury last month agreed that several real estate firms and the National Association of Realtors had conspired to inflate Realtors’ commissions, driving up sales prices.
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EducationBDSM lecture causes Rhodes uproar
The Rhodes College chaplain invited a dominatrix to lead a discussion, but college administrators canceled it.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport expects 90K passengers for Thanksgiving, starting Friday
Passengers should arrive at least two hours early; parking on peak days may take longer.
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Transportation & LogisticsAmerican Airlines offers FedEx pilots $250,000 signing bonus
A FedEx leader says offer may be worth it for pilots tired of reduced hours or schedule uncertainty.
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Spirit of MemphisKeith Cole found his soul in building up the Wolf River Conservancy
He’s poured 12 years into the Wolf River Greenway that will connect 1,000 acres of woods and wetlands along the meandering ribbon of a river that flows by neighborhoods, rich and poor, in Shelby County.
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Spirit of Memphis Church needs volunteers to bag 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes
Those who wish to help with the Nov. 18 giveaway for area agencies that provide food for the hungry must register in advance.
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EducationThe University of Memphis kicks off more than $21M job ‘upskilling’ effort
The idea is to offer training sessions as short as four weeks to help people in 42 counties improve job skills.
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Spirit of MemphisBald eagles thriving here, descended from birds locals renested in ‘70s, ‘80s
Volunteers took fledgling bald eagles to Reelfoot Lake, banded them and then fed and watched them succeed.
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City of Memphis‘It’s just sad’: Brooks descendants react to museum’s new name
The family was told last spring after the decision was made to change the name, says descendant Vance Lewis.
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MetroWhip-smart intellect, old-school drive propelled Janet Hooks
From the South Parkway-Heiskell Farm Historic District to city hall, she stood her ground and innovated.
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Health Care Methodist, U.S. government near settlement for lawsuit
Differences remain between Methodist and the government, including questions about attorney fees and a corporate integrity agreement the government wants to force on Methodist, but that the hospital says it will not accept.
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City of Memphis Services for Tim Shelton will be Saturday at Bellevue Baptist Church
The church has set up a fund to benefit the family as well.
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Athlete, minister Tim Shelton gave his all, including in Ironman 70.3
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Spirit of Memphis Athlete, minister Tim Shelton gave his all, including in Ironman 70.3
“I’ve been coaching for a while. There is no other parent who has been as selfless, as humble, as willing to serve as Tim Shelton,” ECS head lacrosse coach Kyle Story said.
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BusinessStressed? With two Memphians’ new app, clues vibrate on your wrist
At the core of Tim Hnat and Santosh Kumar’s tech company is AI technology developed at the University of Memphis.
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North Memphis For The Kingdom board shuts down center, offers little insight
The staff furloughed on Sept. 21 and Torrey Bates, the executive director, was fired.
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ElectionsMayoral candidates react to defeat
The Daily Memphian caught up with the major candidates who found themselves behind Paul Young when all the votes were counted. Floyd Bonner Jr. and Willie Herenton, who finished second and third, respectively, weigh in on whether they’ll make another run at elected office.
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