And then there were 6: Shrinking of Tunica’s casino center continues
The planned June 30 closing of Resorts Casino will leave Tunica County with six casinos among five owners. Has the market's downsizing reached the bottom?
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.
There are 745 articles by Wayne Risher :
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April 2019
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Transportation & Logistics Airport grabs Memphis Tigers by the tail in extension of marketing partnership
Memphis International Airport officials on Thursday approved a two-year, nearly $200,000 marketing and sponsorship agreement tied to University of Memphis athletics.
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Business Spring break crowds pace ‘amazing’ growth in airport traffic
Memphis International Airport passenger boardings jumped 9 percent in March from a year earlier as airlines added flights to accommodate spring break travelers.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx, Open Skies proponents take umbrage with latest salvo by legacy carriers
Executives of FedEx, Atlas Air Worldwide and JetBlue are urging Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao Tuesday to stand by Open Skies agreements.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx touts economic, social, environmental impacts in Citizenship Report
FedEx by the numbers: 2019 Global Citizenship Report takes a deep dive into FedEx's workforce makeup, energy consumption, charitable programs and financials.
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Transportation & Logistics Painting of St. Jude patient that hung in airport is reunited with family
Enrique Ramirez surprised his wife Letitia with a painting of their late daughter, Arianna, who battled a rare cancer for nearly five years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx wraps up voluntary buyout notices to employees Monday
FedEx finished notifying approved participants in its latest voluntary buyout program on Monday. The company isn't expected to disclose the program's results until a June 25 earnings report.
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Metro City signs letter of intent with Loews for new convention center hotel
A letter of intent signed Tuesday replaces one being pursued for a joint development by Loews and THM. THM wants to build the second convention center hotel at a restored 100 North Main Building.
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Transportation & Logistics State looks to provide $21 million sweetener for FedEx hub expansion
Tennessee's largest employer, FedEx Corp., may get a sales tax break from the state on the $1.3 billion overhaul of its hub at Memphis International Airport that will continue to 2026.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx volunteers spruce up Wolf River Greenway’s newest section
About 100 volunteers from FedEx Corp.'s Memphis home base turned out Wednesday to plant trees and tidy up the Wolf River Conservancy's newest section of Wolf River Greenway.
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Transportation & Logistics Amazon Prime One-Day: Will it hurt or help FedEx?
Amazon says it will roll out one-day delivery as the standard for Amazon Prime customers over multiple quarters, and that it will need help from 'external transportation partners.'
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx touts convenience network as antidote to porch piracy, missed deliveries
FedEx and Walgreens executives tout the value proposition of their FedEx OnSite network of pickup and drop-off locations in 9,000 Walgreens across the country.
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May 2019
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Business Transformation turns convention center into hard-hat zone
Memphis Tourism officials touted the economic impact of travel and tourism and previewed future possibilities of a modernized Memphis Convention Center during a hard-hat tour of the construction zone Tuesday.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport chief joins industry task force on drone incursions
Scott Brockman, president and chief executive officer of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority, has joined an industry group's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Unmanned Aircraft System Mitigation at Airports.
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Transportation & Logistics Delayed retirement of aircraft slows FedEx progress on emissions goal
FedEx says it made insufficient progress in fiscal 2018 to meet a goal of reducing aircraft emissions on a revenue basis by 30% by 2020.
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Business 100 North Main owner sues Loews, former convention center hotel partner
One New York firm is suing another over the breakup of their joint venture to develop a second Memphis convention center hotel using local and state financial incentives.
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Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport pursues international service as numbers rebound
Memphis International Airport officials are working to secure a trans-Atlantic nonstop flight, and airport chief executive officer Scott Brockman is hopeful it will happen sooner than later.
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Real Estate BAM Thrift Store wins grant to spruce up, add coffee shop at 1340 Madison
The Business as Ministry (BAM) Thrift Store at 1340 Madison will add a coffee shop later this year in conjunction with an exterior facelift of the old Stewart Brothers Hardware.
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Business Pigs may fly (only in Memphis), but BBQ sauces can’t clear airport security
Here's a friendly warning from Memphis International Airport and Transportation Security Administration: Bottles of barbecue sauce exceeding 3.4 ounces can't pass through security and should be stowed in checked bags.
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Transportation & Logistics Millington airport, FedEx backstop and pilot training center, wins $10 million runway grant
Millington-Memphis Airport has won a $10 million federal grant to rehab its 8,000-foot runway, which serves FedEx, general and military aviation and a flight training school.
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Business Airport unveils Penny Hardaway as new spokesperson, says farewell to Grindfather
Penny Hardaway is the new official spokesman for Memphis International Airport.
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Transportation & Logistics Airport hikes landing fees, terminal rents slightly in $125M budget
Memphis International Airport officials approved a $125 million budget and a contract to replace and realign airfield markings to meet new FAA standards.
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Business Graceland TDZ mistakenly shortchanges public schools
Tourism development zones provide little to no direct benefit to public schools from growth in local sales taxes, despite public statements to the contrary over the years.
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Transportation & Logistics Are longer waits at TSA checkpoints the new normal at Memphis International?
Longer lines at Memphis International Airport security checkpoints are a sign of the times. Passenger service is rebounding, and travelers need to allow more time to catch their flights.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx Supply Chain steps in to operate Cummins distribution center
Cummins Inc. said it's working to transition employees of its regional distribution center in Memphis from the current operator, XPO Logistics, to FedEx Supply Chain.
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