Community Redevelopment Agency extends Jackson Avenue makeover
A portion of Jackson Avenue seen as a gateway to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is scheduled to get upgrades that will make it more visually appealing and pedestrian friendly.
Wayne Risher
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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.
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April 2019
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Business FedEx Logistics sends advance team Downtown to scout landscape, oversee HQ project
FedEx Logistics' top executives will move to Peabody Place Office Tower in May, giving the Memphis-based company its first significant office presence Downtown.
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Downtown 100 North Main owner touts hotel as reducing blight, public subsidy
Townhouse Management Co. says 100 North Main would cost less in public incentives to retrofit as a convention center hotel, compared to the planned Loews on Civic Center Plaza.
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Business Southern Airways Express flexes up for day trips between Memphis, Nashville
Southern Airways Express is aiming an expansion of Memphis-Nashville nonstops at business travelers who don't want to stay overnight. It goes from one daily roundtrip to four May 2.
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Business Seed company reports no settlement in mediation with black farmers
Lawyers for Stine Seed Co. and other defendants reported no settlement after mediation sessions with black farmers who have alleged a race-based conspiracy in the sale of low-yielding soybean seeds.
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Real Estate Loews, THM part company on convention center hotel project
Loews says it is moving ahead with a hotel in Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall. Meanwhile, THM indicated Friday it intends to turn the 100 North Main building into a 500-room hotel.
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Business Bass Pro Shops at Pyramid annual sales tick up for first time
Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid posted its first ever year-over-year sales increase in 2018. The city released sales numbers in response to a public records request.
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Downtown Downtown tourism development zone captures sales tax growth
A special tax financing district Downtown has ginned up more than $223 million since its inception in 2001, capturing sales tax growth for projects to lure more visitors.
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Transportation & Logistics Fullen Dock and Warehouse touts ‘competitive edge’ of Memphis Foreign Trade Zone
Fullen Dock and Warehouse has received a foreign trade zone designation as part of Memphis Foreign Trade Zone No. 77, which received $1.4 billion in goods in 2017.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis-Cancun nonstop returns in May for summer vacation season
Vacation Express brings its Memphis-Cancun nonstop back for the 2019 summer vacation season starting in May. Flights leave Memphis International Airport on Saturday mornings and return on Friday nights.
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Transportation & Logistics E-commerce powers rising brand value for FedEx, UPS, study says
A consultant that places values on commercial brands picked four Memphis companies and nine in Tennessee for its ranking of 500 most valuable brands. FedEx was No. 34.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx Office marks milestone with opening of 2,000th store
FedEx Office, which grew out of FedEx Corp.'s 2004 acquisition of Kinko's, has marked the opening of its 2,000th store, and the 150th store located inside a Walmart.
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Transportation & Logistics River turns wheels of industry, stokes city’s economic engine
The Mississippi River has been lubricating the economic machinery of Memphis since land speculators put down stakes where a high bluff overlooked the muddy terminus of the Wolf River.
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Business Southland Casino Racing launches live gambling with early bird crowd
Southland Casino Racing added 100 employees in recent weeks to gear up for live gambling. Customers showed up in the wee hours to play craps starting at 4 a.m. Monday.
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March 2019
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Transportation & Logistics Staying or going? FedEx nears decisions on voluntary buyouts
Some buyout-eligible FedEx employees could be left behind as a new payroll-trimming project comes to a head in April. FedEx aims to save up to $275 million a year.
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Transportation & Logistics Former FedEx career employee Sean Healy joins Amazon
Former longtime FedEx executive Sean Healy, most recently regional chief operating officer for FedEx Express Europe, is listed on LinkedIn as an Amazon director after a 32-year FedEx career.
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Transportation & Logistics ‘Significant’ music industry growth seen among promising job sectors
The Memphis & Shelby County Regional Economic Alliance met publicly for the first time Thursday and agreed on priorities for job growth, ranging from transportation and logistics to the music industry.
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Business Insurer claims Wei Chen’s company didn’t disclose aircraft ownership
The late Wei Chen's company, Sunshine Enterprise, and Memphis agency Lipscomb & Pitts are named in a lawsuit alleging Sunshine didn't disclose aircraft ownership in applications for workers' compensation insurance policies.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis hangs at No. 2 on ranking of world’s busiest cargo airports
Memphis remains No. 2 in the world and No. 1 in North America in an Airports Council International preliminary ranking of the busiest cargo airports by volume.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx says bonus plan ditched because of changing economic reality
FedEx said it cut out annual bonuses because of changing economic circumstances, but some employees complained the company was taking away a benefit they'd previously been led to expect.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport eyes solutions to spring break, Thanksgiving parking crunch
Airport officials are looking at ways to improve the customer experience when parking garages fill up at peak times, such as spring break and Thanksgiving.
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Business Nexstar plans to hang onto Channel 3, sell WATN and WLMT to Tegna
Nexstar plans to keep WREG Channel 3 and sell WATN Channel 24 and WLMT Channel 30 to Tegna Inc. when its merger deal with Tribune Media closes later this year.
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Real Estate EDGE holds Graceland TIF public hearing, approves Midtown project
A public hearing on Graceland expansion drew no public comments, and changes to a tax abatement agreement for Midtown apartments sailed to easy approval Wednesday.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx plans to scrap employee bonuses this year
FedEx told employees in the wake of a disappointing earnings report Tuesday that the company expects to scrap annual incentive compensation bonuses this year.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx earnings slide as global trade slowdown continues
FedEx's earnings missed company and analyst expectations Tuesday. The company cited a continuation of economic softness in Europe and Asia that prompted announcement of a cost-cutting plan in December.
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