Orion, Financial Federal deal is dead
Orion Federal Credit Union said in 2021 it would acquire a Memphis-based community bank, but Financial Federal CEO Kent Wunderlich said the acquisition was “mutually terminated.”
Aisling Mäki
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Health CareMedical District Park’s reinvention includes new permanent sculpture
Once at the center of a controversy over a statue honoring a Confederate Civil War general, the recently renamed Medical District Park is reinventing itself with a new public art installation that honors the community’s caregivers.
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Business Panelists will share stories — and listen — at Women in Business Seminar
MLGW’s Ursula Madden, Junior Achievement’s Leigh Mansberg and former longtime Overton Park Executive Director Tina Sullivan will lead a conversation on women in business at The Daily Memphian’s Feb. 27 seminar at Memphis Botanic Garden.
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Health Care Memphis-based medevac adds life-saving treatment on the fly
Hospital Wing, which provides helicopters across the region for emergency dispatch, is taking the next step to provide critical care when “every minute matters.”
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Financial Services Local credit union names new CEO
Chartered in 1961, Shelby County Federal Credit Union serves 10,000 local members in two counties.
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Financial ServicesOrion credit union has a new leader, and she’s focused on growth
Ashley McDurmon might have become the CEO and president of Orion Federal Credit Union in January, but her understanding of its culture dates back more than a decade.
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Spirit of Memphis Life after death: Heart recipients meet families of people who saved their lives
In a tearful Valentine’s Day event, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis brought together heart-transplant recipients and their donors’ families so they could hear their loved one’s heart beat again.
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Neighborhoods $34M mental health crisis center unveiled in Binghampton
After the ribbon-cutting for the adult wellness crisis center, Alliance Healthcare Services broke ground on the neighboring $11 million children’s wellness center.
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Millington Campbell Clinic expanding its footprint with Millington clinic
“The Millington community has just kind of been on our radar for a long time,” Campbell Clinic’s CEO said. “We found the right development, and we’re able to get it done. And we’re excited about it.”
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Health Care St. Jude, WHO partner to get cancer meds to sick children around the world
St. Jude and WHO said they’d begun delivering lifesaving medicines for children with cancer in pilot countries Mongolia and Uzbekistan, with the next shipments planned for Ecuador, Jordan, Nepal and Zambia.
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Health Care Millington will be home to Tennessee’s largest VA outpatient clinic
The new clinic for veterans in Millington will be the tenth community-based outpatient clinic under the Memphis VA Healthcare System umbrella, which covers 53 counties in West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and North Mississippi.
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Health Care Inaugural UTHSC chair departs board to standing ovation
Former small-town dentist Dr. Phil Wenk was the CEO of Delta Dental, the only dentist to be inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame and led the UTHSC advisory board since its inception.
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Health CareCaring for the caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients
When Zelda Fitzgerald Hill’s mother struggled to care for his father who had Alzheimer’s disease, he and his sisters stepped in to divvy responsibilities and provide their mother with support.
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Real EstateRegional One Health build could bring new life to Downtown ‘gateway’
Regional One Health’s new billion-dollar hospital, which will be built on The Commercial Appeal’s former campus, could forge a new gateway to Downtown and help generate more business and residential activity.
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FoodDry run: How local and national attitudes toward alcohol are changing
As the U.S. surgeon general raises the alarm about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, the “sober curious” are seeing the benefits of abstaining.
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Health Care School district, Health Department team up to battle exploding HIV rate
A new agreement will allow Shelby County Health Department to provide screenings, treatment, preventative care and education to public middle and high school students, whose HIV infection rates are rising at an alarming rate.
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Business Innovate Xcelerate: Program to boost Memphis entrepreneurs
The two-year program comes with legal and accounting support, marketing guidance and access to corporate buyers.
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Business Memphis businessman with storied career honored with legacy award
Howard Robertson was honored Thursday, Jan. 23, with the Legacy Achievement Award for a career that has spanned more than half a century.
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City of Memphis Mayor Paul Young recognized as Communicator of the Year
Memphis Mayor Paul Young was named Communicator of the Year, joining a roster of past honorees that includes Joe Birch, Otis Sanford, Dr. James Downing, Penny Hardaway, Ted Townsend and Beverly Robertson.
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Health CareHealth Sciences Park gets new name and owner
The park has been the site of events like fitness classes, happy hour, festivals and A Taste of the District, which spotlights local restaurants.
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Shelby County Health Department to make opioid-overdose supplies more available
The vending machine, a pilot project, is part of a larger effort to increase access to harm-reduction supplies across Shelby County, which recorded 910 suspected opioid overdose-related deaths in the last two years.
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Health CareTips for living a long, full life from two octogenarian doctors
Dr. Vance Shappley and Dr. David Usdan are both in their 80s and both still practicing medicine. Here are their secrets.
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Health CareA lifetime of practice: Memphis doctors celebrate half-century of healing
As Saint Francis Hospital toasts to its 50th anniversary, two octogenarian specialists were honored for their impact from the start.
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Financial Services First Horizon reports 2024 fourth quarter and full-year earnings
FHN President and CEO Bryan Jordan said the fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results reflect a “focused execution” of the bank’s strategic priorities.
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Neighborhoods HopeWorks breaks ground on housing to help men turn the page after prison
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, HopeWorks broke ground on Next Story, a new $3.6 million short-term housing facility near Binghampton for men transitioning from prison into society.
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