Airport expects 90K passengers for Thanksgiving, starting Friday
Passengers should arrive at least two hours early; parking on peak days may take longer.
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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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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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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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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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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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 & 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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December 2023
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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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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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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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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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EducationCBU 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.
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Spirit of Memphis Alpha Omega opens $8 million campus for homeless veterans
The Cordell Walker Veteran Center is named for the longtime executive director of Alpha Omega Veterans Services. The facility at 3114 Jackson Ave. includes housing for 20 homeless veterans.
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Transportation & LogisticsWorker killed at hub was 86-year-old who loved bustle, co-workers
The longtime employee was killed when she saw an envelope sticking out of a container and hurried to grab it, according to inside sources at FedEx and the attorney representing her family.
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Education CBU cuts 28 positions, host of programs to preserve future
Closed programs will end immediately, and the university said it will help the 15 students who are affected by the closures to get the classes they need. Faculty terminations will be final at end of the school year.
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East Memphis Memphis University School to add sixth grade
“Our plans call for a small group of sixth-graders in the first year. We expect an inaugural cohort of around 12-16 students in 2024-2025,” said Peter Sanders, MUS headmaster.
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EducationLeMoyne-Owen’s troubled teacher training program no longer accredited
Until a new program is approved, students in the major cannot take the state licensure exam.
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Education Cost of dorm at U of M will go up 3.5% each year for four years
Revenue will be used to make repairs, fund security-access upgrades.
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Financial Services89-year-old sues Regions after losing $120,000 in alleged online fraud
The woman lost her money in a scheme that started with a message that her computer had been hacked.
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EducationBriarcrest’s Frizzell makes top 10 for Grammy teacher of the year
Some 2,000 educators were nominated for the honor, which recognizes contributions to music and the industry made by individual teachers.
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Health CareIn post-Roe world, about 25% fewer Tennessee women getting abortions
Researchers suggest births in Tennessee could be up 3.3% this year, likely a direct result of the total abortion ban that became law in the state in August 2022.
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Transportation & Logistics In tough Q2 environment, FedEx Express buffeted by winds
FedEx missed Wall Street’s expectations on markers across the board, including earnings per share and operating margin. The street expected an EPS of $4.19 and a margin of 6.6%. FedEx delivered $3.99 and 6.4%.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx Express mechanics pushing to unionize, Teamsters say
Teamsters say thousands of FedEx mechanics have signed authorization cards; it expects to have qualifying number by end of March.
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Transportation & Logistics Miami firm gets airport design job that will grow to at least $15M
No local architects or engineers bid, and Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority commissioners are asking why.
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Spirit of Memphis Takin’ it to the streets: Mobile food pantry delivers kindness
Sunshine & Daisy, a nonprofit founded by two Memphis women, runs a free, rolling grocery 12 months a year. In December, they add Christmas gifts and special food boxes.
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