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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December 2018
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Business A Canadian elevator company is no longer pursuing a local tax incentive for its $3.5 million investment and creation of 25 new jobs in Hickory Hill. -
Business GMACW names another interim executive director
The nonprofit tasked with solving greater Memphis’ skills gap is starting 2019 with another interim leader. -
Business Without philanthropy, Ravine will be ‘grittier’ than the renderings
A vacant rail spur beside the former Kudzu’s Bar & Grill received initial funding to be transformed into a shared public plaza. -
Real Estate Indigo Ag secures final incentive ‘puzzle piece’
At its last meeting of 2018, the EDGE board ran through a slew of approvals, including part of Memphis and Shelby County’s promised incentive to land Indigo Ag’s North American headquarters. -
Health Care Personal intervention reducing frequent, uninsured ER visits at Regional One
Early results show new Regional One Health program cutting costs, but also improving the lives of uninsured patients who visit too frequently for a variety of reasons.
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Education Robotics, the sport of STEM education
A new sport is emerging in local middle schools — robot battles. -
Health Care How St. Jude inked a first-of-its-kind esports partnership
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is teaming up with a Los Angeles-based esports organization in a first-of-its-kind partnership to raise money through livestreamed gaming. -
Health Care Baptist partners with NY university to counter local doctor shortage
Tennessee needs an additional 140 primary care physicians to lose its designation as a Health Professional Shortage Area by the federal government. -
Health Care St. Jude latest hospital to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined the national movement to pay employees a living wage. -
Real Estate EDGE: Trucking firm moves, YMCA preps for renovations, manufacturer sells
Power Transport, a transportation and logistics company with a fleet of more than 125 trucks, is seeking a tax abatement to fix up a warehouse near the airport for its corporate offices. -
Real Estate Wiseacre lands tax break to build ‘Instagramable’ Downtown taproom
A swath of vacant land is purposely part of Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s plans for its new brewery and taproom Downtown. -
Health Care Methodist Hospital’s $275M tower nears completion
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare capped its centennial year with the dedication of its 450,000-square-foot, $275 million tower nearing completion at Bellevue and Eastmoreland. -
Real Estate Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval
The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements. -
Health Care Cancer Moonshot: Baptist shares in $9M national cancer research initiative
Sitting at the dining room table at his home in Bartlett, Dan Merrill, 67, holds his smartphone away from his reading glasses. -
Bartlett Silver Bells delivers joy to homebound seniors
At age 85, Alma Blankenship lives in the Bartlett house she’s called home for more than 50 years. -
Health Care Inaugural St. Jude Global Alliance meeting brings 52 countries to Memphis
As 167 health care providers, researchers and foundation executives from 52 different countries made their way into the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration auditorium, a slideshow depicted photos from their journey. One group was spotted at B.B. King’s Blues Club the night before, others took pictures upon their arrival at Memphis International Airport, and many took pictures at their final destination, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. -
Business Greater Memphis Chamber takes ‘opportunity for all’ approach in 2019
After the Bluff City’s political and business dignitaries filled the Grand Ballroom at The Peabody, the music died down and the mood became slightly somber, as attendees knew the Greater Memphis Chamber’s president and CEO would not be there. -
Business Why location is a major ‘opportunity’ for Union Row
The location of Union Row, a $950 million mixed-use project spanning 29 acres of Downtown Memphis, is not happenstance. It's an opportunity. -
Downtown Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront
With a photo of a vehicle-filled surface parking lot projected on the screen, Carol Coletta asked Downtown Memphis Commission board members to look at the current condition of Wagner Place. -
Metro City Council, suburbs consider nixing noon beer sale restriction
Having to wait until noon on Sunday before buying beer may soon be a thing of the past in several local jurisdictions. -
Real Estate Union Row asks for double the max of Downtown TIFs
Developers behind the $950 million mixed-use Union Row project want to double the allotted time period for capturing 75 percent of increased taxes from the project. -
Health Care Historic $50M donation to fund St. Jude Family Commons
Chandler Howard was a freshman in high school when he started getting headaches, neck and back pain.
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November 2018
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Health Care St. Jude Memphis Marathon fundraising gets boost from corporate teams
A large team from Mitsubishi Electric’s Memphis manufacturing facility will be among the record-setting 26,000 participants, 40,000 spectators and 4,000 volunteers at this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. -
Real Estate City Council reacts positively to first official Union Row presentation
Union Row, Memphis’ new nearly billion-dollar planned development, received a warm reception from members of the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Nov. 20, during the body’s Economic Development & Tourism Committee. -
Health Care Le Bonheur Children’s begins search for new president, CEO
After 12 years of leading Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, president and CEO Meri Armour plans to retire in 2019.
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