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‘Mayor Ken’ a combo of creativity, charity and cheese
Papa Murphy’s in Olive Branch has created the “Mayor Ken,” a pizza named after Mayor Ken Adams.
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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BusinessMemphis 7 to be reinstated in jobs; Starbucks plans to appeal
“Interest in a union does not exempt partners from following policies that are in place to protect partners, our customers and the communities we serve,” Starbucks said.
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Business From the track to the board: Volunteer introduces campers to exercise science
Last year, Smith & Nephew raised $20,000 for Memphis Youth Athletics through corporate and employee giving. It’s on tap to do the same this year.
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BusinessKlinke ice cream now a memory, and its I-240 plant is for sale
“We’re under a noncompete clause, so we’re out of the ice cream business,” said Preston Klinke, co-owner and great-grandson of the founder. “It comes out easier if I say it really quickly.”
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Spirit of Memphis Hearts flutter with spoken, unspoken hope for Alabama church
Fabric banner includes loving messages for a grieving congregation in Alabama that has strong ties to Memphis.
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City of Memphis ‘Hospitality on steroids:’ Tournament, Elvis Week are tourism gold for Memphis
“Two signature events that bring lots of people to town who spend millions and millions of dollars in our community,” said Kevin Kane of Memphis Tourism.
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BusinessFor first time, Memphian named national president of Ducks Unlimited
When Ducks Unlimited make the decision, during the early ’90s, to move its headquarters from Chicago to Memphis, Chuck Smith was in the room — because the meeting was at his house. Now, he’s looking to help corporations reduce their carbon footprints.
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Arts & CultureClothes make the man, but that’s only half the story
“If that person says, ‘I like your outfit’ or stares or the car that drives by honks, it’s going to be a fun night,” said Mark Sandfoss, a zoologist with a flair for fashion.
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Business Jack Morris Auto Glass sold to North Carolina company
“We sold because we determined that it was in the best interest of our employees and customers,” said Paul Morris, president of Jack Morris.
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Spirit of MemphisCOVID survivor returns to Regional One with hugs, thanks for saving his life
Nesbit, Mississippi resident John Butler, who did not have a gym membership before, now goes every day, part of what may be his lifelong work to rebuild the 85% muscle mass he lost in his arms and chest.
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Real EstateApartment dwellers expect amenities these days
With rents up more than 17% nationally over this time last year, the most user-friendly amenities are add-ons that do not cost residents more.
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Business Archer Malmo sells company to employees
Employees will earn shares annually based on their level of pay.
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BusinessMemphian wrote the book(s) on Baldrige quality movement
Diamond in the bluff: Former jeweler Donn Fisher’s out-of-the-box thinking led him to judge entries for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and his expertise in improving quality and productivity is recognized internationally.
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Health CareTo thine own self be true: Massage therapist savors peaceful push and pull of work
A former construction worker with a fondness for Shakespeare, Vincent Miller kneads away University Club clients’ stress while filling his own need for tranquility.
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BusinessElmwood executive director’s got a plan, and it’s busy
Elmwood is a cemetery, yes, but with 80 acres, some of the best statuary in the region and a history that represents pretty much every decade of the last 170 years, it has become a Memphis destination.
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BusinessGleaners spread joy of farmers markets by tons, every season
At the height of the season, starting about now, up to 200 pounds a day of “prep ready” produce — ready to be used now, not next week — pour out of the market from six or seven vendors who would rather donate than toss it out.
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Business Las Savell closing Aug. 31; building expected to be sold
The family-run jewelry store has been a staple in Midtown since 1984.
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Bartlett Vandal slashes Bartlett rainbow; neighbor orders replacement
A Pride display, which ignited a fire last year over what constitutes political speech in Bartlett, has been vandalized.
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Health CareParkinson’s patients fighting back — with their fists
“The disease does what it is going to do,” said Judy Jenkins, retired nurse practitioner. “The question is always: ‘OK, how long am I going to get this delayed?’”
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Business She quit her day job to build a better drink carrier
Bevee beverage tray evolved from inventor Natalie Boyatt’s own life experience as a pharmaceutical sales rep, carrying flimsy cardboard trays of drinks to physician offices.
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Metro Meals on Wheels delivery drivers carjacked, second car stolen
As a result, MIFA is taking steps to make volunteer drivers more visible with fluorescent vests and car magnets.
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BartlettBartlett resident’s rainbow a little about law, a lot about helping others
Nick Toombs’ display is back this year, and it’s an even larger spectacle. Not out of spite, he said, but because he had to buy a new rainbow.
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Business Memphis entrepreneur and mayoral ‘right-hand man’ Pete Aviotti dies
He was a consummate entrepreneur, in part because his hardscrabble life as the son of Italian immigrants taught him the value of hustle.
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Education Junior Achievement president revitalizes Memphis entrepreneur program
Leigh Mansberg has unleashed her own entrepreneurial bent to reshape the way JA works, digging down to formularize the can-do energy that was the air she breathed growing up.
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Financial ServicesMemphians brew plan to take Westrock Coffee public
Riverview Acquisition Corp. — a special-purpose acquisition company formed by longtime Memphian Brad Martin as a vehicle for merging with a business that then would become public — aims to help small farmers while quenching the thirst for coffees, teas and extracts.
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