City of Memphis
Junior League honors the one woman who makes it all work
For 35 years, Pat Pope has been the office manager, the first person people see when they visit the offices on Central and the spirit of collegiality in its work.
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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Business IP closing 5 plants, laying off additional 500 people
One closing is in Cleveland, Tennessee, part of what a Truist Securities analyst calls a process of “strategic, commercial and cultural reset.”
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Business Former priest takes reins at Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
George Nixon begins work next week, charged with finding new sources of revenue and fostering community ownership of a charity that feeds the poor, houses the homeless and serves in disaster.
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Business IP lays off 400 in Memphis in restructuring
In all, the company is cutting 650 jobs, 400 of them in Memphis, its headquarters.
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Transportation & Logistics IMC employees dispatch disaster aid for hurricane victims
On Monday, Oct. 14, IMC employees packed grills, charcoal, diapers, formula, tents, sleeping bags, baby medications and generators into a 20-foot shipping container.
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BusinessMeet Karen Waldrop, who stops for snakes and turtles
The Ducks Unlimited conservation officer had a part in DU putting a record 1 million acres in conservation programs this year. She recently received the Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies lifetime achievement award.
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Health Care Former NBA player out to change stigma of stutter
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has helped pass bills in two states to make insurance cover speech therapy. Tennessee is one of his next targets.
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BusinessHumanoid robots to work alongside people in 2 years or less, expert says
Humanoids already exist in some workplaces, managing repetitive and dangerous jobs. But, at a robot forum in Memphis, Melanee Wise said that switch is about to flip.
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Business New legal aid provider takes over, finds a caring legal community
West Tennessee Legal Services inherited more cases when federal funding was terminated for Memphis Area Legal Services June 30, due to a list of inefficiencies.
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Business Robotic events, including humanoid forum, bringing big names to Memphis
The Humanoid Robot Forum and the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference, both at the Renasant Convention Center, will bring together experts, industrial users and suppliers, including AI companies.
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Business Want to do business with the U of M? This session will give you the scoop.
The session from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 9, is geared particularly to small businesses.
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Transportation & Logistics Southwest starts nonstops to Las Vegas, Phoenix
The airline’s new service will operate Thursday through Monday, joining several Memphis nonstops added in the last six weeks, including Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Transportation & LogisticsIn the nation’s No. 2 city for cargo theft, experts seek answers
The city is positioned to be a transportation powerhouse, but crime is a problem. Cargo thefts in Memphis were up nearly 60% in the first six months of 2024 over all of 2023, said Memphis Logistics Summit panelist Melzie Wilson.
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Transportation & LogisticsStrike closes East, Gulf coasts’ ports; locals hope for quick solution
Importers in Memphis are trying to locate loads dropped off ships before the strike started and notify customers.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis to get daily nonstop flights to Austin, Texas
The flight service comes after American Airlines dropped the same route earlier.
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Health Care U of M summit presents high stakes of public health
“If we don’t find a way to work together, ... these problems can get bigger and worse,” said William Yotive, coordinator for World Federation of United Nations Associations. “Then, we lose control.”
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Transportation & LogisticsStrikes at East and Gulf Coast ports could cripple Memphis shippers and US economy
About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport to get new flight to Nashville
Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.
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Spirit of Memphis Donated coats, skirts make suit of armor for U of M students headed to interviews
In five hours, 755 students cleared out nearly 10,000 free jackets, blazers, blouses and ties.
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Transportation & Logistics Fedex shareholders vote with company, nix independent proposals
Teamsters sought reporting on what FedEx is doing to protect jobs as it moves away from reliance on fossil fuels; United Church Funds wanted the company to align lobbying with climate goals; both failed.
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Food News Dino Grisanti was at home in the kitchen and classroom
In January, the chef and former English teacher closed his Cooper-Young restaurant, Farm and Fig, to concentrate on fighting his cancer diagnosis. He died Sept. 19 at age 48.
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BusinessMini Claw snatches onto experiential retail trend
The Wolfchase Galleria store focuses on selling memorable moments. It’s a different emphasis from traditional shopping, where peddling products is primary.
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Business With Mini Claw, Wolfchase has ‘pinch district’ of its own
A new store in Wolfchase Galleria features 60 claw machines that each offer chances to win things like Asian pop-culture cats, monsters and avocado plushies.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx admits first quarter tougher than expected in disappointing earnings report
The little good news was that cost-cutting measures FedEx has achieved helped offset the revenue and expense pressure.
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Transportation & Logistics KQ Communications lands airport marketing contract
The airport also plans to bid out work that would mark every open parking space with a green light.
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