Choices Birthing Center hosts Black Maternal Health Week events
Black women make up the majority of patients at Choices’ freestanding birthing center in Midtown, whose midwifery practice has been delivering babies since 2017.
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BusinessLoudean’s bids farewell to Cooper-Young
Sisters June Taylor and Joyce Boggs first opened the Cooper-Young boutique back in 1977 under the guidance of their mother, the late seamstress Loudean Peak.
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Financial Services First Horizon reports growth over previous quarter
First Horizon National Corp. President and CEO Bryan Jordan said in a statement that the bank’s adjusted net income had increased 10% from the previous quarter.
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Health Care Head of Regional One advocates for academic medical center
Dr. Reginald Coopwood continues his community outreach to drum up support for transforming Shelby County’s public hospital into an academic medical center in partnership with UTHSC.
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Health Care UTHSC names new dean to lead College of Dentistry
Ken Tilashalski will succeed James Ragain, who has served as the UTHSC College of Dentistry dean since 2018 and presided over the opening of the Delta Dental of Tennessee Building on the Memphis campus.
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BusinessMemphis pottery brand joins Belltower Studio
After closing her ceramics store, the head of Paper & Clay reached out to Belltower, a cafe and pottery studio, to sell her equipment — a conversation that molded into a partnership.
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Ford Megasite Automotive supplier will bring 500 new jobs to West Tennessee
“Landing Ford Motor Co. created a ripple effect statewide as we continue to see Tier 1 suppliers like Avancez choosing to locate in Tennessee,” said the Tennessee Economic and Community Development commissioner.
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Business Monogram Foods taps longtime Kellogg’s exec to oversee supply chain
Memphis-based Monogram Foods has $1.4 billion in revenue and employs more than 4,000 employees at 13 facilities in seven states.
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Business AutoZone Liberty Bowl names Dinstuhl’s owner its president
Rebecca Distuhl, owner and president of Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company, is a longtime board member and volunteer with the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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Health Care Youth mental-health emergency center coming to Binghampton
The walk-in center for children will be built next to Alliance’ adult crisis-intervention center, which is being built on Broad Avenue, and create a centrally located wellness campus in the heart of Memphis.
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Spirit of Memphis Memphis-based Joffa provides jobs at home, around the globe
The e-commerce site links socially conscious shoppers to handcrafted goods from around the world, and helps provide jobs in the 38126 ZIP code, where Advance Memphis workers staff a fulfillment center.
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Food News Blue Note named official bourbon of Major League Pickleball
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S., and Memphis-based B.R. Distilling Co. has struck a multi-year deal to spotlight its whiskey portfolio during Major League Pickleball events nationwide.
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City of Memphis Mayor Young tells small business owners they are ‘lifeblood’ of city
Memphis Mayor Paul Young Young discussed his vision of Memphis as the next ‘in’ city — a thriving metropolis ripe with amenities and opportunities.
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Health Care Four years after pandemic’s start, UTHSC shutters COVID testing lab
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, UTHSC’s lab provided testing for Memphians across the city, from the Memphis Grizzlies to the city’s homeless community, and analyzed tests from the drive-thru testing site at Tiger Lane.
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Ford Megasite As plant opening nears, Ford Philanthropy hones in on West Tennessee communities
As Ford Motor Co. inches closer to the 2025 opening of its BlueOval City megasite, the company’s philanthropic arm is investing in the West Tennessee communities on which Ford will rely for its workforce.
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Health Care ShelbyCares campaign encourages men to take charge of their health
Through the ShelbyCares Neighborhood Health Club program, more than 5,300 people have signed up for free workouts at neighborhood gyms, but more than 80% of them are women.
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Health Care Le Bonheur unveils $95M expansion
The Stax Music Academy Band belted out a rousing rendition of the Bar-Kays’ “Soulfinger” as hundreds of guests gathered on Le Bonheur’s front lawn Wednesday, May 8.
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Health CareExclusive: Scott Morris will step down as Church Health CEO, successor named
Dr. Scott Morris, a physician and Methodist minister, will step down as CEO of Church Health, the clinic he founded in 1987 that is today the largest faith-based, privately funded health clinic in the United States.
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Business Memphis-based production company expands to Kansas City market
Lauren Ready, an Iowa native who first landed in Memphis working in television news, launched Forever Ready Productions in 2014 while still working at Action News 5 (WMC-TV). Her clientele grew from there.
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Education UTHSC advisory board approves tuition increase
If the UT board of trustees also approves the college’s budget next month, all of UTHSC’s students would see a 2.9% tuition increase in the fall.
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Health CareFormer Opera Memphis building reborn as women’s health facility
Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association has transformed the former Opera Memphis headquarters on Wolf River Boulevard from a center for performing arts into one for the healing arts.
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Health Care Domino’s pledges record-breaking $300 million to St. Jude
Domino’s pledge will help ensure families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food.
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Health Care Varsity Spirit president named St. Jude Marathon’s first corporate champion
Bill Seely will spearhead rallying local and national business leaders to get involved in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend by becoming sponsors, starting corporate fundraising teams and bringing in new donors.
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Ford Megasite Ford details more West Tennessee plans as assembly plant takes shape
The automaker on Tuesday, May 14, released more details about its investments in the $5.6 billion mega campus as the assembly plant at the Ford Tennessee Electric Vehicle Center takes shape.
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Health Care Shelby County to launch Healthy Start to improve maternal, infant health
Regional One Health and the Shelby County Health Department will both launch Healthy Start programs with federal funding to improve maternal and child health outcomes in high-need communities.
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