Methodist Le Bonheur plans to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2021
Methodist Le Bonheur is raising its minimum wage as part of series of changes to help fight poverty in Memphis.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
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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Health Care UTHSC researcher using AI to identify glaucoma before it’s crippling
UTHSC researcher Siamak Yousefi has landed a $500,000 grant for a project that uses artificial intelligence to catch glaucoma early.
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City of Memphis In swampy heat on the Wolf River, canoeists dip in for aquifer research
University of Memphis researchers use seepage meters to study possible breaches into the Memphis Aquifer along the Wolf River.
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Health Care Medical District encourages folks to get out, about in week of events
The diverse Medical District spends a week getting people out of their offices and routines to see the sights and meet the folks.
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Business U.S. cotton industry curries favor with Indonesian textile execs
Cotton industry hosts Indonesian textile execs in tour that includes Memphis.
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Metro Peer Power sends 70 new Success Coaches into Shelby County Schools
70 Peer Power Success Coaches are ready to go into Shelby Count Schools.
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Health Care ALSAC/St. Jude basking in warmth of a global audience
ALSAC/St Jude has a message for every audience; the one no one will miss is how much fun the tournament is for the kids.
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Real Estate EDGE board approves PILOTs for four projects
EDGE board approves incentives for projects across the city, from warehouse space to studio living near the University of Memphis.
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Health Care New field hospital opens its flaps in Robert Church Park
Among its other attributes, a local, inflatable field hospital will take pressure off hospital resources in a bona fide emergency at a large event in Memphis.
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Health Care At-home advocates help chronic ER users reduce drain on system
A four-year study on care given to really sick patients after being discharged from the hospital reveals the importance of creating reimbursement systems that pay for total patient care, including rapid follow-ups.
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Germantown Germantown breaks ground for Houston field house
Germantown officials and philanthropists scooped ceremonial shovels of soil Wednesday at the site of a $4 million athletic field house at Houston High School.
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Health Care Trump’s order on kidney care gets strong support in Memphis
President Trump's mandate to dramatically reduce kidney disease and expensive dialysis was greeted warmly in Memphis, where diabetes and hypertension are members of a deadly dynasty.
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Metro Bob Gilliland was ‘Papa Bear’ pilot for top-secret Blackbird
Bob Gilliland flew into aviation history in 1964 as the test pilot for the top-secret SR-71 Blackbird. He died Thursday at his home in California at age 93.
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Business River Parks Partnership plans redo of Memphis Park
Memphis River Parks Partnership wants to make Memphis Park into a community gathering place Downtown with shaded dining area and easy access to other amenities.
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Business Local nonprofit job site only accepting posts paying $15 an hour
A Memphis organization that helps nonprofits improve their efficiency and reach is no longer accepting job posts for less than $15 an hour.
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Business ProTech Systems rebrands in new ownership era
ProTech Systems Group has a new but familiar leader, along with updated branding to symbolize the change.
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Metro RED, WHITE & BOOM!
The Fourth ended with rockets blazing in the dark and independent bursts in neighborhoods that went late into the night.
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Business Alpha Omega Veterans Services plowing new ground with urban farm
Alpha Omega Veterans Services got in the farm-to-table movement more than a year ago. Now, with its first full growing season unfolding, it's marketing produce and the power of horticultural therapy.
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Metro Sullivan Branding creates statewide vaccination campaign
Sullivan Branding is the creative force behind the state Health Department’s vaccination campaign.
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June 2019
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City of Memphis Downtown Memphis parking more than adequate, but perception is reality
Downtown Memphis has more than adequate parking, but access to the lots, signage and condition of facilities are often so unsavory, many users believe parking in the city core is frustrating at best, dangerous at worst.
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Real Estate Northeast Memphis landfill owner must hire experts to analyze danger
The owner of landfill in northeast Memphis is ordered to cease operations and hire independent experts to analyze soil and water at the property that backs up to the Wolf River.
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Health Care Church Health Center names new COO, CFO
Jenny Bartlett-Prescott and Jennie Robbins have been promoted at Church Health and will become the nonprofit's first chief operating officer and chief financial officer, respectively.
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