Dulberger: IKEA seems ‘committed to making the Memphis store work’
Despite creating fewer jobs and paying lower salaries than promised, EDGE CEO and president Reid Dulberger says IKEA is committed to its Memphis store.
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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Health Care Physician groups call for taxes, marketing policies on sugary drinks
It's still common practice in the Mid-South to bring a cooler full of Gatorade or Capri Suns to a youth sporting event, but not for long if two large health groups have their say.
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Health Care Cyclists raise funds for Le Bonheur in memory of child
An annual journey from Nashville to Sewanee University took on new meaning when one of the founding members lost their 10-month-old daughter to SIDS.
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Health Care ‘Senior’ prom stirs memories for those with dementia
High schoolers aren't the only ones attending senior prom this spring. Senior citizen centers across the city are hosting proms of their own as a way to get seniors moving and reminiscing.
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Health Care Armenia becomes the first partner in St. Jude’s global pediatric cancer fight
The former Soviet nation of Armenia is the first country to join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's global effort to improve pediatric cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
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Health Care Grizzlies’ Mike Conley tops $1M in donations to Methodist’s sickle cell center
With his latest donation, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley has now donated more than $1 million to a local effort to provide comprehensive health care to those with sickle cell anemia.
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Business Design Review Board OKs ‘Memphis’ sign on Mud Island
Depending on where the viewer is standing, Downtown Memphis' latest art installation will read "MEMPHIS" to some and "SIHPMEM" to others.
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Business Philip Spinosa leaving Greater Memphis Chamber
Philip Spinosa, senior vice president of the Chairman's Circle, becomes the fifth person to leave a leadership position at the Greater Memphis Chamber since last summer.
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City of Memphis Two Memphis teachers recognized at Holocaust Day of Remembrance
Two teachers from Memphis are being recognized for their teachings on the Holocaust as part of the Tennessee Holocaust Commission’s annual day of remembrance Tuesday.
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Real Estate Poplar Arts Lofts, Midtown office space move forward
Several projects, including new office space and a new six-story apartment project in Midtown, received mulityear tax abatements for their investments Tuesday.
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Health Care Baptist performs first intraoperative radiation treatment
Baptist Memorial Health Care is offering a new breast cancer procedure that enables women to opt out of the weeks of radiation therapy following surgery.
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Health Care Traumatic childhood events in Shelby County double national average
With children in Shelby County experiencing twice as many adverse childhood experiences than the national average, a symposium was held Friday to turn awareness into action.
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Health Care Workplace wellness shifts from weight loss to mindfulness
Workplace wellness used to mean "biggest loser" competitions and smoking cessation, but is evolving as mental health issues have become more apparent.
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Health Care Trial runs help prepare for Methodist University’s big move to Shorb Tower
Doctors, nurses and staff are going through a "day in the life" of patients to prepare for the consolidation of various Methodist University Hospital departments into the new $275 million Shorb Tower later this month.
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Real Estate Midtown apartment developers seek tax abatements
Two development groups are looking for a break on property taxes to help balance the cost of their Midtown apartment projects.
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Business Hickory Hill manufacturing plant says it is not closing
When EDGE learned that a local manufacturing operation had not fulfilled its job creation promise, it began steps to remove the company from a tax incentive program.
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Business BCBS breathes fresh air into Le Bonheur asthma program
A brigade of community health educators are tearing out carpets and cleaning up dust to help local children with asthma breathe a little easier thanks to funding from BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee.
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March 2019
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Health Care UTHSC reduces out-of-state tuition, tacks on maintenance fee
Beginning July 1, out-of-state students in certain programs at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will pay a reduced tuition rate.
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City of Memphis Collaboration, cooperation are Memphis’ ‘secret sauce’ in blight fight
Representatives from cities ranging from Pittsburgh to Little Rock are in Memphis this week to learn how local stakeholders came together to equip code enforcement with the power of the law to take down blighted properties.
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Health Care Judge overturns decision denying Baptist’s standalone Arlington ER
As community hospitals have closed in Haywood and Fayette counties, Baptist Memorial Health Care has been trying for years to get a certificate of need to build a freestanding emergency department in nearby Arlington.
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Real Estate New Uptown brewery moves forward with zoning approval
Following Wednesday's zoning approval, more details were revealed about who Belz Investco GP is partnering with to open a new brewery in Uptown.
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Health Care Prevalence of suicide increases mental health ‘first aid’ training
The definition of “first aid” is growing given that 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. experience a mental health crisis in a given year.
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Health Care Methodist North prepares students with disabilities for health care jobs
Recent Shelby County Schools special education graduates have been preparing for jobs in health care this year through Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's expanded partnership with Project SEARCH.
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Health Care Meri Armour reflects on Le Bonheur career, talks next steps
In the 12 years Meri Armour has led the children's hospital, Le Bonheur has grown from a community hospital to a national center of pediatric innovation.
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Real Estate Recent college grad grows business through Miss Muff’n acquisition
As a new small business owner, networking seemed like something Kelsey Loebel didn't have time for, but a connection helped lead to buying a commercial kitchen and storefront for the home baker.
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