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.
Michelle Corbet
Reporter
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 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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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 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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Real Estate 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.
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Business Perry: Growers, environment will benefit from regenerative farming
Indigo Ag is challenging the agriculture industry to unlock its potential of having a positive impact on atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions by nurturing the soil instead of creating more dirt.
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Metro Teach For America recruits begin summer training to change lives
Coming from 34 states, 115 recent college graduates and career changers arrive in Memphis this week to begin a six-week training to impact the education of Memphis' most disadvantaged students.
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Health Care Bartlett Easy Way to be transformed into urgent care center
A Memphis emergency physician is transforming the vacant Easy Way grocery store in Bartlett into an urgent care center.
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Education Across-the-board pay raises coming at U of M this fall
In an effort to increase the hourly wage for its lowest-paid employees, the University of Memphis board of trustees has approved an across-the-board pay raise for all faculty and staff.
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Metro Memphis doctor opens alternative antidepressant clinic in greater Los Angeles
Dr. Michael Steuer, president and medical director at MidSouth Pain Center, has opened a clinic in Beverly Hills that uses ketamine, traditionally used for anesthesia, to treat depression, PTSD and other psychiatric disorders.
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Downtown Design board approves FedEx Logistics’ Downtown HQ
The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board unanimously approved a plan to unify all elevations of the former Gibson Guitar Factory with brick, windows and black steel, but some members have questions about signage planned by new tenant FedEx Logistics.
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Education U of M expands culinary arts, food service program with L’Ecole Culinaire lease
Vatterott Career College’s shuttered culinary school in Cordova will reopen this summer as an extension of the University of Memphis Kemmons Wilson School of Hospitality & Resort Management.
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Health Care Camp Day2Day teaches kids how to manage diabetes through play
Were it not for matching American Diabetes Association T-shirts, it would be hard to distinguish between kids playing just to play and those learning how to manage their diabetes.
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Health Care Rotary Club, Le Bonheur provide gift for children around the world
After doctors in Jamaica told a mother they could not repair her infant son’s heart defect, she took to the internet to make a plea that led her to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.
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May 2019
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Business FedEx Logistics seeks design approval for Downtown HQ
The design of FedEx Logistics' plans to transform the vacant Gibson Guitar Factory into its new Downtown Memphis headquarters is up for review.
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Health Care Pharmaceutical funding could bring syringe exchange centers to Shelby County
An $11.3 million initiative to reduce the rise in Hepatitis C infections tied to the opioid epidemic will fund local harm reduction efforts such as centers where users can exchange used needles for sterile ones.
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Midtown Midtown multifamily infill continues on Peabody, Rembert
Two proposed new multifamily infill projects in Midtown are requesting variances from the Board of Adjustment.
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Health Care Saint Francis-Bartlett shifts growth strategy
After Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett backed away from its plans to build a free-standing emergency department in Arlington, it has created a strategy to draw patients from surrounding areas based on service.
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Health Care St. Jude studies flu’s effect in infancy on lifelong immune system
Evidence shows getting the flu as a child could have lifelong implications on how well a person's immune system fights influenza and other viruses.
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Health Care CAR T therapy turns patient’s T-cells into cancer killers
A new cancer treatment is giving lymphoma patients who are not responsive to chemotherapy another option than hospice care.
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Health Care Knocking out Parkinson’s: Studies show throwing punches slows disease progression
Boxing classes across the Mid-South are slowing and even reversing the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that results in the loss of hand-eye coordination, posture, reflexes and other motor skills.
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Health Care Brain tumor removal via nostrils leaves patients scar-free
Local doctors at Methodist University Hospital have teamed up for a multidisciplinary approach that removes brain tumors through the nose, which doesn't leave a scar across a patient's face or head.
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Education Run, hide, fight: Local colleges, universities bolster security as campus shootings persist
As school shootings continue to occur in America, local colleges and universities are investing in equipment, training and counseling services to take every measure against a shooting on their campuses.
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Health Care UTHSC plans to lobby state for campus operations funding
Three years ago, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center got cut out of the state's higher education funding for campus operations, and plans to lobby the governor's office to reinstate its share.
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Real Estate Brooks’ plans to demolish garage causes ‘concern, anxiety’
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's plan to demolish a parking garage to make room for its new riverfront museum has Downtown residents and commuters in a tizzy.
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