Coronavirus live blog, April 15: County approves $2.5M for virus expenses
Shelby County Commission has approved spending $2.5 million for coronavirus testing and other expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Shelby County Commission has approved spending $2.5 million for coronavirus testing and other expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The EDGE board on Wednesday approved a $1 million fund for Neighborhood Emergency Economic Development grants to coronavirus-impacted businesses in distressed neighborhoods. EDGE immediately began accepting applications.
Greater Memphis Chamber has retooled a live, monthly, members-only small business program to a twice-a-week, virtual, free presentation to help businesses navigate COVID-19 recovery. It begins Thursday, April 16.
The Memphis airport has gone from 6,000-plus passengers and 80-90 flights a day to 20 or fewer flights and a few hundred passengers as COVID-19 hammers air travel.
There have been 633 hospitalizations and 1,969 people are classified as having recovered from the disease.
Memphis International Airport expects to receive $24.6 million from the federal CARES Act in April to help offset some of the airport's losses due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The state also says it has opened the unemployment claims process to self-employed, freelancers and gig economy workers who are newly qualified for benefits because of the CARES Act.
Medtronic's U.S. distribution network, which runs through Memphis, is moving ventilators made in Galway, Ireland, to hospitals battling coronavirus.
FedEx Freight says it will offer "voluntary furlough opportunities" to a small percentage of workers to offset declines in volume due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A supply chain company and a countertop fabricator are seeking tax incentives from the Economic Development Growth Engine Wednesday, April 15.
Collierville's mayor has said so long as the Easter Bunny "washes his paws," he may leave treats for children this year.
With centennials turning away from conventional advertising media such as broadcast TV, Millington-based Navy recruiters are all in on digital marketing, including rolling out a new esports team, Goats & Glory.
A FedEx pilot who lived in Florida and last flew on a domestic flight March 7 has become the company's first fatality from COVID-19.
FedEx, UPS and other cargo carriers are on board with FEMA-led airlift of relief supplies into the U.S. to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 25% staffing cut at Memphis’ daily print newspaper and alternative weekly's plan to go biweekly are among temporary fixes for falling media revenues, amid sky-high demand for local news.
Amazon will suspend Amazon Shipping in June to focus on delivering its own packages. It had been testing a delivery service competing directly with FedEx and UPS in certain markets.
Memphis-based pest control company Terminix Commercial says a new business cleaning service, Disinfectix Site Disinfecting Service, is an extension of cleanups it has done for years after pest clean-outs.
Memphis-based auto parts retailer has added emergency time off benefit for employees, temporarily suspended share buybacks and restructured borrowing capabilities.
The number of coronavirus cases in Shelby County currently stands at 789, according to the Shelby County Health Department.
With testing still in progress, Willowbend Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Marion, Arkansas, had 9 residents and 2 workers testing positive for coronavirus. The affected residents were in quarantine at the facility.
FedEx Express pilots are operating in some of the most challenging conditions ever as the company navigates the coronavirus pandemic. At least 15 have tested positive for COVID-19.
Some FedEx pilots have been pulled out of China and returned to the United States after tests for coronavirus proved inconclusive.
The funding comes from the Federal Transit Administration through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that became law.
Considering the slowdown in travel and tourism, it's surprising about 8,000 hotel rooms are still occupied each night in the Memphis area. Hoteliers are seeking their niche in the coronavirus pandemic.
FedEx chief Frederick W. Smith has taken a voluntary, 91% pay cut as the Memphis-based company reports COVID-19 continues to negatively impact operations, cash flows and liquidity.
The two-week toll in unemployment claims in Greater Memphis counties in Tennessee came to 16,903 when state officials reported regional numbers Thursday, April 2.