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Business news reporter, 43-year veteran of print journalism, 35-year resident of Memphis, University of Georgia alumnus and proud father and spouse of University of Memphis graduates.
There are 745 articles by Wayne Risher :
The Shelby County trustee's office has forwarded to public school systems $463,582.72 in local sales taxes collected by Graceland's tourism development zone over two years ending June 30, 2018.
Analysts and a shipping industry consultant dissect FedEx Corp.'s longtime mantra of "operate independently, compete collectively" in view of flagship FedEx Express unit's recent difficulties.
Memphis-based Sedgwick, provider of claims and risk management services, announced an agreement to buy York Risk Services Group, a New Jersey company with nearly 5,000 employees and 60 offices.
Six months after becoming part of Gray Television, WMC-TV has added more automation technology to its newscasts, displacing an undisclosed number of employees.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced more than $15 million in grants for Memphis International Airport, for a master plan update and a consolidated de-icing facility.
The family of Starkville teenager Lake Little received FedEx pilot wings and condolences from Memphis-based FedEx Express after Little was fatally injured in a crash in Oxford July 6.
Southwind residents Randy and Laurie Higginbotham became advocates for trucking safety after their son Michael was killed when his Jeep struck a U-turning big rig in Memphis in 2014.
Business executives with ties to Memphis in May have formed Get Our Riverfront Right to push for reexamination of plans for Tom Lee Park.
Rulings are pending in Davidson County Chancery Court on a variety of dismissal motions in a Downtown Memphis Sheraton lawsuit challenging incentives for a proposed Loews Hotel.
Harold Burson is called a living legend, icon, godfather and founding father of the public relations industry. And he's switching his office from New York to Memphis at age 98.
Lawyers for Memphis, the Downtown Memphis Commission and Sheraton sparred Tuesday in Davidson County Chancery Court over a bid to block state-approved incentives for a new Loews Hotel.
RedRover's five-year run as Memphis International Airport's marketing and public relations agency will come to a close. Next up is Carter Malone Group, effective Oct. 1, pending contract negotiations.
Ashley McHugh, Memphis Tourism’s first research director, said it’s “scary and fun” but not particularly creepy mining aggregated data on visitors to figure out where they come from and why.
A realignment of McIngvale Road in Hernando will soon be under construction, clearing the way for a new interchange with Interstate 269.
Developer Tom Intrator's 18Main will partner with New York-based Dream Hotel Group on a Dream Memphis hotel at 122 South Main, site of Royal Furniture's Downtown store and headquarters.
FedEx is increasing its financial commitment to modernization and expansion of the FedEx Express Memphis world hub, which will total $1.55 billion over six years.
Perkins & Marie Callender's LLC has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware seeking protection from creditors who are owed more than $100 million.
FedEx said Wednesday it will stop delivering Amazon packages via FedEx Ground in the U.S. The Memphis-based carrier previously stopped carrying Amazon packages in its U.S. air network June 30.
The Memphis-Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance is considering adding representation from Shelby County suburban cities' chambers of commerce as a way of creating a unified approach to economic development.
A street-closing application to the Office of Planning and Development cites plans for a UPS expansion at Memphis International Airport.
Memphis and Shelby County economic development organizations are promoting eight newly designated opportunity zone areas consisting of 32 census tracts, 30 in Memphis and two in Millington.
Fred's Inc. grew from a single store in downtown Coldwater, Mississippi, in 1947 to a chain of 700 stores across the Southeast, but is it being downsized out of existence?
Don Nehring, FedEx Ground truck driver from Southaven, Mississippi, has become eligible for a coveted FedEx Aces designation after a series of wins at the National Truck Driving Championships.
The Memphis River Parks Partnership takes steps to increase the frequency of grass mowing in riverfront and Downtown parks under its jurisdiction.
Long-term incentive bonuses added millions to FedEx's compensation of top officers after annual bonuses were cancelled because of recent business challenges.