Incentives requested for McEwen’s expansion, new South Main dog park
The partners of McEwen's restaurant are planning to fix up their building, while the Downtown Memphis Commission wants to improve a vacant lot in South Main with a pop-up dog park.
Michelle Corbet
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Michelle Corbet covers business for The Daily Memphian. Prior to, she was a reporter at the Memphis Business Journal. A native Memphian and University of Memphis graduate, Michelle covered business in Conway, Arkansas after college. Michelle got her start covering business as an intern at The Commercial Appeal.
There are 256 articles by Michelle Corbet :
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June 2019
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Health Care Spa-like health clinic to open in former Lululemon location
The switch from store to clinic not only demonstrates a change in retail, but a trend in health care as well.
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Metro Central Avenue renaming to honor retiring CBU president John Smarrelli
A portion of Central Avenue near Christian Brothers University will be renamed to honor the college's retiring president.
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Health Care Collierville student to advocate in D.C. for diabetes research funding
A sophomore at Collierville High School is traveling to Washington this summer to level with legislators about the high cost that comes with living with Type 1 diabetes.
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Business Indigo Ag plants flag in Memphis with inaugural conference, global announcement
Memphis' newest corporate citizen made itself known in a big way this week with its first industry conference and the kickoff of a global initiative.
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Health Care Lucky to be here: Clinical trial tests new product to prevent strokes
After having a stroke, when doctors found another blood vessel that could rupture in Steven Legens' brain, he was the first in Tennessee to enroll in a clinical trial for a product that could prevent another stroke.
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Business Railway manufacturer expands Memphis facility
After securing a PILOT earlier this year, Cleveland Track Material Inc. has completed a $6 million expansion of its Memphis manufacturing facility that will result in 51 new jobs.
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City of Memphis Synthetic turf dog park opens in Edge District
The off-leash area in the Edge Triangle now has synthetic turf that will stay green all year long.
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Business Dog park concerns overshadow mixed-use development investment
Construction on a $1.8 million mixed-use project on Monroe by the owners of McEwen’s restaurant could begin next month.
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Business AutoZone secures tax abatement for Downtown expansion
AutoZone is approved for a tax incentive to expand its Downtown presence into a “campus environment.”
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Movers and Shakers Female executives launch local Women’s Business Council
With the gender wage gap and sexual harassment in the workplace coming to the forefront from the #MeToo movement, a group of local executives has partnered with the Greater Memphis Chamber to launch a council focused on women in the workplace.
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Health Care EPA tightens lead dust hazard standards in homes, child care facilities
More than 400,000 homes in Shelby County could fall under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's stricter hazard standards for lead-contaminated dust from chipped or peeling lead-based paint.
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Health Care Church Health, Baptist look to change the future of primary care
The first graduates of a new family medicine residency are taking a Memphis-based, whole-person approach to primary care out to rural communities and across the country.
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Health Care Thousands of doctors train in Memphis each year on human cadavers
Memphis has become a mecca for medical training and medical device development partially due to the number of readily available human cadavers in the Medical District.
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Health Care U of M, Church Health seek bilingual behavioral health professional
Church Health is funding a new position in partnership with the School of Social Work at the University of Memphis to enhance behavioral health services to the underserved and largely uninsured Latino community in Memphis.
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July 2019
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Business U of M law school names first woman as dean in its 57-year history
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has named the first woman in the history of the law school to serve as dean.
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Health Care Startup testing breathable, waterproof cast at Regional One
With more bone fractures occurring in the warmer months, a medical device startup is piloting a cooler cast with Regional One Health.
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Real Estate Farmers market regular plans to open pasta, pizza restaurant in Midtown
The vacant Fuel Cafe on Madison could be renovated into a new pizza and pasta restaurant by a local grower who sells handmade pastas at local farmers markets.
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Business Downtown businesses trade rent for mortgage payments
Established Downtown Memphis businesses trade monthly rent for mortgage payments instead.
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Business Chamber initiative asks companies to disrupt out-of-town relationships
The Greater Memphis Chamber wants local companies to intentionally disrupt out-of-town relationships by bringing outside vendor contracts back to Memphis.
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Health Care Memphis-based drug delivery implant startup launches crowdfunding offering
A biodegradable drug delivery implant startup based in Memphis has launched a private placement investment offering through MicroVentures.
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Real Estate Midtown pasta maker secures loan for former Fuel Cafe space
The canopy of the former gas station that most recently housed Fuel Cafe is one stop closer to being closed in to increase seating capacity for a new homemade pasta and pizza restaurant.
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Business Adams returns to practice, focuses on Memphis after 21 years as Baker Donelson CEO
After 21 years leading one of the 60 largest law firms in the country, Baker Donelson chairman and CEO Ben C. Adams is taking more time to focus on his practice and serve his hometown.
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Business Neighbors question height of proposed Peabody Avenue apartments
Some neighbors surrounding a proposed apartment building off Peabody Avenue have concerns about height, but in a zoning district that allows multifamily construction, the developer has the right to build it three stories high.
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Real Estate Cupboard Restaurant plans to add ‘Express Grab & Go’ on Carolina Avenue
The owners of the Cupboard Restaurant plan to add an “Express Grab & Go” component to their shipping and receiving and catering office on Carolina Avenue.
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