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Countdown to candy: Memphis sweets shops brace for Halloween demand
With Halloween on the horizon, local family-owned businesses Wayne’s Candy Co. and Macklin Candy Co. are working hard to stay stocked with sweet treats for candy shoppers.
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With Halloween on the horizon, local family-owned businesses Wayne’s Candy Co. and Macklin Candy Co. are working hard to stay stocked with sweet treats for candy shoppers.
Greater Memphis Chamber launched the event three years ago, and this was the biggest yet, with vendors including insurance companies, dessert shops and a representative of Whitehaven Plaza Shopping Center.
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said risk increases with age and that women, who are more often caregivers, should make their own health a priority.
Some of the candidates at the St. Jude Career Fair Tuesday, Oct. 22, come from International Paper, which last week announced it was laying off hundreds of Memphis workers.
Eighty girls and young women registered for SHE Leads the Way, a symposium at Baptist Memorial Hospital where Jamila Smith-Young served as the special guest speaker.
The nonprofit focuses on developing partnerships, services and programs to serve Memphis’ entrepreneurial community.
The Church Health Scholars program bridges the gap between undergraduate education and medical school for high-performing college graduates with fewer resources and connections.
A weekend pop-up at clinic Oct. 19-20 at Neighborhood Christian Center will offer general medical exams, dental cleanings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses made on-site.
The Ford Community Center, a public-private partnership, will be housed at the historic Stanton School located just minutes down the road from Ford’s new plant in BlueOval City.
With HIV cases spiking in the area, Mayor Lee Harris and his team took the opportunity to advertise the Shelby County Health Department’s free, confidential walk-in testing.
“This year we want people to join us in walking to create a world without suicide,” said Robert Gebbia, CEO of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
“Our results reflect the strength of our diversified business model and our continued focus on growing and deepening client relationships,” FHN President Bryan Jordan said.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location.
In April, International Paper said it had reached an agreement to acquire DS Smith and expected to close the deal by the fourth quarter.
Donte Johnson, 23, of Memphis, no longer lives with chronic pain caused by sickle cell disease, thanks to the gene therapy he received as clinical trial participant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
A new video game store joins the existing stretch of businesses just east of the intersection of Cooper & Young, which includes 901 Toys, 901 Comics and Goner Records.
“We are proud and honored to receive this funding, which we hope will be instrumental in retaining newly graduated nurses in areas with nursing and health care gaps,” the dean of UTHSC’s College of Nursing said.
Anuja Ghorpade, who comes to Memphis from the Albany College of Pharmacy, is a cell and molecular biologist by training. She has helped secure more than $13 million in research funding.
The new Grow Tennessee network will feature a variety of shows highlighting different aspects of Tennessee agriculture, including urban farming, local food production, research and agricultural technology.
Her first day on the job coincided with The Daily Memphian’s sixth anniversary.
The hospital plans to double the capacity of the hospital’s ICU and add more than 4,700 feet to its ER.
“I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain additional free COVID-19 test kits delivered to your home address,” said the Shelby County Health Department’s director.
The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.
“We want to empower our community to advocate for themselves, know the right questions to ask and get the right treatment,” said the chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported a higher net income compared to the same period last year, and earnings per share rose 11%.