United flight diverted to MEM after turbulence, 1 taken to hospital
The flight, which originated in Cancun, was on its way to Chicago.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
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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Transportation & Logistics Friday will be Memphis airport’s busiest day of holiday weekend
Nearly 10,000 people are expected to go through security.
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Business Habitat for Humanity opening second ReStore, will carry building materials
Similarly sized cities have two to three ReStore outlets. Memphis has never had more than one.
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September 2024
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Real EstateMemphis rent market finding balance after COVID hike
With a growing interest in renting and more units popping up across the city, Memphis’ rental market is a lesson in supply and demand.
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Transportation & Logistics Spirit adding nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale
Spirit entered this market in April 2022 with daily nonstops to Las Vegas and Orlando.
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Education U of M rakes in record $100M with AI, drone and aquifer research
In two years, the University of Memphis has gone from a high of $48 million in external funding to $101 million, with faculty “thinking bigger and applying for bigger grants.”
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Education U of M lost 20% of its engineering students. Could a new $45M center help?
Behind the scenes, Herff College of Engineering leaders are working against time and odds to improve enrollment.
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Downtown Morris Park was transformed. Could the same thing happen in Victorian Village?
The area of spotty grass, situated roughly between Manassas and Neely, became a park by default in the 1960s when five Victorian homes were torn down, says Scott Blake, executive director of Victorian Village Inc. CDC.
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BusinessWhy locksmiths are key workers at Memphis International Airport
The airport has thousands of locks. When they stick, quit or jam up, locksmith Moises Lopez is on the spot, more than five pounds of master keys jangling from his belt.
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Real Estate Macy’s at Oak Court sells for $7M
A group of investors led by Poag Development Group purchased the East Memphis mall anchor and will lease the 400,000-square-foot space back to Macy’s.
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Arts & Culture Rhodes College hosting free French film festival
The festival is supported by a grant from Albertine Cinémathèque, which aims to bring contemporary French cinema to American campuses.
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Metro ‘High Conflict’ author will headline MIFA luncheon
Amanda Ripley will speak Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Our City, Our Story luncheon at the Memphis Hilton in East Memphis. It’s MIFA’s largest annual fund-raising event.
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Spirit of MemphisA century later, Memphis honors Miss Lee and her school
During a 100-minute picnic at 1760 Peabody Ave., Memphians remembered Eva Lee and her school, where manners, art and music were part of growing up.
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Transportation & Logistics EEOC sues FedEx for way disabled workers treated
The EEOC lawsuit says FedEx violated the Americans with Disability Act by not providing accommodations for workers loading and unloading freight.
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Spirit of MemphisCommunity fridges an oasis in Memphis food deserts
What started as an effort to combat food insecurity in Memphis has evolved into a community of people looking out for one another.
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Transportation & LogisticsFedEx has a new way to help customers pick, pack, sort returns
FedEx processes hundreds of millions of returned items a year, a complicated dance, said the director of University of Memphis’ automated identification lab.
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City of Memphis Mike Cody, Memphis ‘lion’ for justice, dies at 88
Mike Cody represented Martin Luther King Jr. in court, helped found Memphis Area Legal Services and was one of the people behind Breakaway Running.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Memphis airport to get new flight to Nashville
Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.
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