Global Cafe named a fastest-growing inner-city business
Crosstown Concourse’s Global Cafe, where immigrant and refugee food entrepreneurs serve up authentic cuisine representing their home countries, is a 2023 Inner City 100 award winner.
Aisling Mäki
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December 2023
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Health Care Doctors can help women navigate ‘change of life’
“There is life after menopause,” said Breia Loft, a certified midwife at Regional One Health who entered menopause several years ago. “I probably feel better now than I did in my mid- to late-40s. Your life is definitely not over: it’s just going to be a little bit different.”
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January 2024
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Health Care Memphis Medical District marks banner year of growth
In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives.
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Transportation & Logistics Whitehaven’s IMC Supply sold to Tacoma firm
Based in Tacoma, Washington, Stellar Industrial Supply distributes more than 90,000 maintenance, repair and operation products and tools from more than 1,500 brands for metalworking, safety, marine supply and other industries.
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Midtown Wizard’s will close Midtown shop, Ebbo to move in
Ebbo has been in business in Memphis since 1993, selling herbs, crystals, candles, incense and other supplies.
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Health Care Methodist settles West Cancer lawsuit for just over $7M
The settlement is significantly less than the $800 million the government had originally sought from the Memphis-based health care system.
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Health Care West Cancer Center expands wellness division
West Cancer Center & Research Institute has acquired Lifesigns, a Memphis-area clinic offering exams such as hearing, blood work, EKGs, X-rays, ultrasounds and stress tests.
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Health Care Friends for All kicks off the new year in its new home
Diane Duke, who has served as Friends for All executive director since 2016, says the renovation of the new facility is “a thoughtful expansion.”
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Health Care Planned Parenthood opens Illinois clinic offering abortion services
Easily accessible for out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood’s Carbondale health center is just four miles from the clinic Memphis-based Choices Center for Reproductive Care opened shortly after Tennessee banned abortion.
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Health Care Shelby County Health Department warns of winter COVID-19 surge
The county’s health department is urging residents to be prepared to test themselves, isolate if necessary, seek treatment when needed and to consider wearing a high-quality mask in high-risk settings.
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Health Care Memphis facility to make gene-editing treatment for sickle cell
Boston-based Charles River Laboratories manufactures clinical and commercial cell and gene-modified cell therapies at its Shelby Drive facility.
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Health Care Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab opens day center for older adults
Ronna K. Newburger Adult Day Center will offer activities like games, yoga, art and music therapy as well as amenities that include an outdoor garden and a relaxation lounge for quiet time. The program will also offer medical and rehab services including physical, occupational therapy and wound care.
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BusinessSissy’s Log Cabin moves into the former Rafferty’s spot
Three generations of the Jones family have worked for Sissy’s Log Cabin, a family-owned-and-operated jewelry business born more than 50 years ago inside an actual log cabin in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
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Spirit of Memphis Global Café steps in to feed hundreds sheltering from freezing temps
Freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall have forced many local businesses to close this week, but Global Café has been delivering warm, hearty meals to those in need citywide.
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Financial Services First Horizon reports 2023 fourth quarter and full year earnings
The results showed the company’s “ability to successfully execute on our strategic priorities and navigate the economic headwinds during the year,” according to FHN president and CEO Bryan Jordan.
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Business Macy’s will shutter stores, slash jobs
Macy’s plans to lay off both retail and corporate employees.
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Financial ServicesMemphis-area bank to pay nearly $2M to settle redlining accusations
The U.S. Department of Justice complaint alleges that from 2015 to at least 2020, Patriot avoided providing mortgage services to majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and discouraged people seeking credit in them from obtaining home loans.
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Health Care Steve Cohen tours federally funded projects underway at Regional One
Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.
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Health Care Free dental clinic will provide as much as $2M in care in two days
The post-storm water situation in Memphis has cleared up just in time for Mid-South Mission of Mercy, a free two-day dental clinic slated for Jan. 26 and 27 at Bellevue Baptist Church.
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Health Care Memphis orthopedic business to pay more than $540,000 to resolve TennCare billing claims
Tri-State Orthopaedics has agreed to pay Tennessee to resolve claims it improperly billed TennCare for the use of compounded steroids at its practices.
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Spirit of MemphisThese all-terrain angels braved icy roads to help health care workers
The recent freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall were no match for members of the Mid-South Jeep Club who shifted into gear to transport hundreds of health care workers to hospitals across the region.
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Health Care Report: Tennessee children face a myriad of challenges
In the past year, 53% of Tennessee’s high school girls and 30% of high school boys reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks, which represents a 63% increase since 2011.
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Health Care OrthoSouth more than doubles physical therapy space in Southaven
The official sports medicine provider for the Memphis Grizzlies has more than doubled its footprint in Southaven to meet the growing demand for physical therapy.
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Neighborhoods Shelby County offers free classes at neighborhood gyms
Participating gyms will provide free, 50-minute group fitness classes that are beginner-friendly and suitable for residents ages 16 and up.
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February 2024
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Business Chamber’s Ted Townsend honored as Communicator of the Year
The award recognizes the ability to engage the public, achieve high visibility and make significant community contributions.
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