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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development.
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The Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office said Wednesday that the issues some voters had accessing their registration Tuesday night stemmed from a computer glitch.
The city needs sales-tax growth at Liberty Park to pay bonds at the Memphis Sports and Events Center. To generate that tax growth, it needs hotel and apartments to become something more than hypothetical.
FedEx executive Richard Smith said the family inquired about acquiring a majority interest in the team from owner Robert Pera. “But he knows of our possible interest if he ever changes his mind.” Calkins: Robert Pera remains the best hope for keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis.Related content:
A thaw on city streets at week’s end gives way to another cold snap complicating plans to resume solid waste services and continue clearing streets.
Elon Musk, the CEO of both companies, has spoken about putting artificial intelligence data centers in space in recent months.
Meteorologists and municipalities have described the wintry mix, now largely frozen solid, as a unique challenge to clear from roadways.
A media company’s report claims Robert Pera’s Ubiquiti equipment ended up with the Russian military, but offers no direct evidence the company knew or that the products reached Russia.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem invoked Memphis Saturday as the DHS sought to explain federal officers killing 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Memphis public works director Scott Morgan said city crews continued to make grinding progress on priority streets. But side streets could be treacherous come morning.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water CEO Doug McGowen said Memphis should dodge the severe effects of the freezing rain.
Memphis emergency officials cautioned Saturday that the full effect of the winter storm has not yet been felt.
The emergency declaration allows the city to seek reimbursement for emergency expenses incurred during the storm scheduled to hit Memphis this weekend.
Memphis continued to wait for the winter storm’s full effects Saturday afternoon as leaders remained apprehensive about the arrival of freezing rain that is expected to last through the night.
Conditions over the weekend could be as bad as the 1994 ice storm that crippled Memphis.
MLGW is working to ensure its water-pumping infrastructure is insulated and they encourage homeowners and residents to do the same for their pipes. Related content:
As the federal government loses cases about deploying troops to cities across the country, the U.S. government has weighed in on whether the Tennessee National Guard should remain in Memphis.
The funding comes as Memphis and Shelby County continue to negotiate with the Grizzlies for a new, long-term lease and the city tries to find a way to renovate AutoZone Park.
While people in the Memphis area grapple with the real-world effects of xAI’s “rapid execution” in Mississippi, many see a company that is innovating its way to become a major player in the worldwide AI race.
DMC CEO Chandell Ryan said the city sought the state money with Beale Street in mind — in part to send a signal to the private sector that Beale Street, and the area around it, is worthy of further investment.
MLGW is in the process of providing updated records, which are expected to significantly alter the totals initially reported in this story.
Initial public records provided to The Daily Memphian showed only a fraction of xAI’s true electric consumption and almost none of its natural gas usage, prompting questions about incomplete disclosure.
“This is an exciting day, not only in Mississippi’s future, but this is an exciting day for Mississippi’s kids and for Mississippi’s workforce and for Mississippi’s economy,” Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday about xAI’s new data center in Southaven.
In the days before a Nashville judge ruled on the legality of Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the Tennessee National Guard, hundreds more guardsmen surged into Memphis, according to public records.
At a hearing that displayed a clash of environmental activism and the city’s business establishment, the Air Pollution Control Board said the controversial air emissions permit will stand. But it may come with a policy change.
Some say the National Guard “shouldn’t be here,” while others say Memphis “got the message.” The Daily Memphian captured a snapshot of where Memphians stand on the Memphis Safe Task Force and its impact.