Adult day center opens at Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab
The Ronna K. Newburger Adult Day Center offers daytime social interaction for older adults through activities such as games, yoga, art and music therapy and an outdoor garden.
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Ford MegasiteAs BlueOval develops, coalition asks to secure union jobs, affordable housing
The BlueOval Good Neighbors Coalition wants a legally binding community development agreement to protect West Tennessee’s historically Black communities.
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Business Archd closing Downtown, but keeping online shop open
Sisters and co-owners Kristen and Lindsey Archer, who opened their storefront at 65 Monroe Ave. last fall, said brick-and-mortar shop sales accounted for just 13% of their total income over the past year.
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Health Care St. Jude gifts relic of namesake apostle to Midtown cathedral
At some point — no one really knows when — the saint’s relic made its way to Memphis as a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and has been in storage on its campus for 62 years.
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Health Care Two years post Dobbs, Planned Parenthood says Tennessee in ‘state of crisis’
Since the abortion ban, more than 10,000 individuals have left Tennessee to get abortions. “This is impacting our state in all sorts of ways,” said Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.
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Financial Services Orion credit union announces next president and CEO
For the past five years, she has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Orion, the Mid-South’s largest credit union with 70,000 members and more than $1.2 billion in assets.
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Metro Supreme Court to tackle Tennessee law on gender-affirming health care
The nation’s highest court has agreed to review a lawsuit that argues a Tennessee law blocking anyone under 18 from receiving transgender-related health care is discriminatory.
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Health Care Longtime United Way president to retire
Kenneth Robinson will step down from his role leading United Way of the Mid-South, an organization that supports nonprofits through grant-making focused on addressing poverty.
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Business Palladio lights up Central Avenue with Memphis artist’s neon sign
The pink neon sign marks the final step in the rebranding of Palladio Interiors and Garden, an iconic Midtown business with a nearly 30-year history.
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Collierville Two Memphis-area products might be the Coolest Things Made in Tennessee
Blank Beauty is co-nominated with partner Aptus DesignWorks, a Knoxville-area business, for a robot called Huey that makes custom nail polish colors in just two minutes for $9 a pop.
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Ford Megasite BlueOval parent company strikes deal with ExxonMobil for Arkansas lithium
The new deal will allow BlueOval SK’s parent company to secure lithium from ExxonMobil’s project in Arkansas for the EV batteries that will be made in BlueOval City.
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Health CareMemphis pediatrician brings back the house call
Eden Pediatrics’ membership rates start at $100 a month and include well checkups, unlimited sick visits, in-home newborn visits, virtual care, routine vaccinations and lactation consulting.
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Health Care Church Health introduces cohort of women leaders
The nation’s largest faith-based, privately funded health clinic has undergone a number of leadership changes — all of them women in senior roles.
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Spirit of Memphis Independence Day celebrations bring Memphis community together
“Fire trucks and Popsicles — what more do you need on the Fourth of July?”
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Health Care Memphis organization participates in new national dementia-care model
Meritan Inc. is a Memphis participant in the new GUIDE Model, which aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia, enable them to remain in their homes and reduce strain on their caregivers.
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Business Federal government wants Memphis entrepreneurs to know about small biz resources
“There is federal investment coming in, but we need local talent and especially diverse entrepreneurs to step in and take advantage of this historic time,” said the deputy administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Spirit of Memphis Horses and people find solace in greener pastures at Southern Reins
This nonprofit creates space for healing and second chances for people with autism, trauma or other diagnoses, and also for horses that had careers in the show ring, on the polo field or elsewhere.
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Health Care Blood services provider issues emergency plea for type O donations
Memphis-based nonprofit Vitalant, which provides blood to 900 hospitals nationwide, has issued an emergency appeal for type O blood.
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Health Care Four days, 465 miles, one goal: St. Jude supporters begin run to Illinois
The St. Jude Runs relay fundraiser is a tradition that dates back more than four decades and ends with a parade in Peoria, Illinois, featuring runners from Memphis, Chicago, St. Louis and three dozen other Midwestern cities.
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Business First Horizon reports better-than-expected second quarter earnings
Bryan Jordan, who has led the Memphis-based bank since 2007, said the company continues to make “significant progress” on its strategic investments while identifying operational efficiencies.
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Ford Megasite BlueOval SK names new executive to lead EV battery production
BlueOval SK’s new chief production officer, Jiwon Park, brings his more than 20 years of experience in the EV battery manufacturing industry to the new plant outside Stanton.
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Health Care Le Bonheur taps Johns Hopkins surgeon for chief role at Heart Institute
The new executive co-director and chief of pediatric cardiac surgery at Le Bonheur’s recently expanded Heart Institute will succeed Dr. Christopher Knott-Craig, who will be stepping down.
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Health Care ‘Rapid Call Button’ speeds up critical gunshot victim care
The process is only for those who are dropped off by a private vehicle with gunshot wounds that require a higher level of care.
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Health CareStigma, limited sex ed contribute to teen HIV uptick in Shelby County
Chris Sinnock, a social worker at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, cites bias against condoms and dating apps as two of the elements contributing to the spread of HIV.
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Business Home goods retailer closing three Memphis area stores
The Texas-based company plans to liquidate its inventory through in-store and online sales that include furnishings, appliances and electronics.
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