Wayne Risher
Reporter
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 :
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October 2018
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Transportation & Logistics Amazon’s move to pay at least $15 an hour could have a ripple effect on Memphis wages that are near the bottom nationally in the transportation and logistics sector. -
Transportation & Logistics Southwest, Allegiant collect bulk of airport’s incentives
Southwest Airlines has been the biggest beneficiary of Memphis International Airport’s incentives for new nonstop flights, receiving more than half of $837,000 awarded since 2012. -
Business Graceland lighting, Christmas festivities launch Nov. 15
Graceland will kick-start the holiday season Nov. 15 when country music stars Scotty McCreery and Marty Stuart flip the switch on a lighting display and made-in-Memphis Hallmark Channel movie “Christmas at Graceland” makes its world premiere. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx volunteers make short work of 14,000 care packages for military
It would be hard to find a community service project more in FedEx’s wheelhouse than the assembly of holiday care packages for U.S. military personnel that took over the FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms Thursday. -
Transportation & Logistics Postal workers protest privatization proposal
Letter carrier Maurice Hill worries what would become of people on his Berclair postal route if U.S. mail were privatized and he didn’t go door to door each day. -
Business Downtown tourism zone revenues decline for second year
Downtown tourism development zone (TDZ) revenue fell for a second straight year, signaling lower spending at Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid and other businesses. -
Transportation & Logistics Former Yahoo! chief Carol Bartz featured in CBHS FedEx Speaker Series
Former Yahoo! and Autodesk chief executive officer Carol Bartz will speak in Memphis Thursday as part of Christian Brothers High School’s FedEx Speaker Series. -
Transportation & Logistics Bids top $62 million on first round of Lamar Ave. upgrades
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is reviewing bids received Friday, Oct. 5, for the first section of Lamar Avenue’s long-awaited upgrade in southeast Shelby County. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx, Williams-Sonoma among firms hiring thousands
FedEx will hire 3,800 people in the Memphis area for the holiday shipping season, out of 55,000 additional personnel systemwide. -
Business Order would bar Carrier from using Memphis inventor’s product testing system
Carrier Corp. will be barred from using a quality testing system created by a Memphis software engineer on its assembly lines, a federal judge says. -
Transportation & Logistics Last section of I-269 set to open Oct. 26, completing new loop around Memphis
DeSoto County’s last segment of Interstate 269 opens Oct. 26, completing a seamless four-lane expressway from Tunica to eastern Shelby County. -
Transportation & Logistics TDOT sets weekend road closings, including at Poplar, I-240 for bridge replacement
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has scheduled full weekend closures of Interstate 240 and Poplar in East Memphis for the next three weekends as part of a project to replace bridges over I-240. -
Business Hu.Hotel Memphis blends quirky charm with heavy dose of TLC
A Downtown boutique hotel at 79 Madison, formerly known as the Madison, is on the rebound after nine months of renovations and a public relations battle royale with a pair of local artists. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx hubs ramping up hiring for holiday shipping season
FedEx isn’t worried about recruiting employees for the coming peak season despite Amazon’s move to a $15 minimum wage starting Nov. 1, a high-ranking official said Friday. -
Transportation & Logistics Airport’s mock disaster drill unleashes walking wounded on runway
Zombies didn’t take over a runway at Memphis International Airport Monday morning, but it sure looked like it. A mass-casualty disaster exercise featured 117 students, moaning, limping and generally pouring on the theatrics as they pretended to be victims of an airliner crash landing. The mock disaster, which closed Runway 36L/18R from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, began with explosions and fireballs around 10:30 a.m., attracting fire trucks and ambulances to the airfield southwest of the terminal. -
Millington From drag racing champ’s tragedy comes free teen driving program BRAKES
Multi-time Top Fuel champion drag racer Doug Herbert founded a defensive driving program for teens after his two teenage sons died in a car crash a decade ago. -
Financial Services First Horizon reports profits up 13 percent in third quarter
First Horizon National Corp. assured analysts Tuesday it’s poised to deliver solid returns by maintaining its historic stronghold in Tennessee and growing market share in the Carolinas, South Florida and Middle Tennessee. -
Business Health care products maker slates 99-worker layoff
A health care products manufacturing site on Presidents Island expects to lose 99 jobs by April 2019 as a contract production agreement runs out. -
Business Graceland sues city in federal court over zoning delay
Graceland has sued the city of Memphis again, this time in federal court, over an indefinite delay of a zoning change allowing Elvis Presley Enterprises to expand the Whitehaven tourist magnet. -
Transportation & Logistics Port master plan envisions heavy capital investment, big rewards
A new master plan for the Port of Memphis calls for infrastructure upgrades to keep Presidents Island stable and a concerted push to maximize the potential of 2,300 undeveloped acres in nearby Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park. -
Transportation & Logistics I-40 bridge lighting to cause occasional lane closures next week
Bridge lighting installation is scheduled to cause intermittent lane closures on Interstate 40 on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 22, to Thursday, Oct. 25, weather permitting, the Tennessee Department of Transportation says. -
Transportation & Logistics American Airlines adds 2nd daily Memphis-Miami flight
American Airlines has beefed up Memphis-Miami service with a second daily nonstop that started Oct. 4. -
Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves hangar renovations at Charles Baker Airport
Charles Baker Airport, the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority’s facility for small planes in north Shelby County, is getting a renovation of four aircraft hangars. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx announces agreement to buy Australian logistics services company
FedEx on Thursday announced an agreement to buy Australian logistics services company Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd. -
Business Downtown agency to posthumously honor Phil Trenary in rescheduled awards
The Downtown Memphis Commission will posthumously honor Phil Trenary during an Oct. 26 awards program that was postponed after Trenary’s death.
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