EDGE throws lifeline amid COVID-19 challenges
Sekisui won a grant from the Economic Development Growth Engine to aid the sushi restaurant's comeback from an extreme loss of business due to COVID-19.
Topic: COVID-19
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July 2020
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Memphis manager Ben Johnson busy, just not on baseball field
He's not managing this season because COVID-19 wiped out the minor league season, but Memphis Redbirds skipper Ben Johnson has players to call and a "honey do" list that just won't quit.
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COVID-19 job cuts reach 1 in 4 workers
Tennessee data showed 53,703 Shelby County residents and 256,645 Tennesseans were receiving unemployment benefits in the week ending July 4.
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Shelby County averaging nearly 300 COVID-19 cases a day in past 14 days
Since pausing a move to Phase 3, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and overall positivity rate continued to rise locally with little signs of changing in the immediate future.
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Calkins: When he said there would be no fans in Neyland Stadium, y’all laughed. Nobody is laughing now.
The Ivy League was the first conference to cancel football this fall. It won't be the last. For that, you can blame those who didn't listen to people like Dr. Jon McCullers, who tried to tell you this is how it could go.
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As pandemic continues, local doctors see other health problems creeping up
Lurking in the shadows – or in some cases, right out there in plain sight for anyone willing to look – are myriad unintended health consequences of this pandemic.
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Zoo cancels 2020 Zoo Rendezvous
The Memphis Zoo cites the pandemic's effects on the local restaurant industry as a factor in cancelling this year's Zoo Rendezvous event.
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FedEx fights to grow profits in pandemic
E-commerce and a shortage of air cargo capacity pushed FedEx fourth quarter earnings well past analysts' expectations. Analysts wonder if trends will continue – and produce a desired goal of double-digit profits.
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State hires consultant to help with spending billions in federal funds
The Lee Administration is paying an accounting firm $250,000 to help it properly spend more than $7 billion in federal funds by Dec. 30, the deadline for using CARES Act money connected to COVID-19 expenses.
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Opinion: In the coronavirus era, viva l’Italia
Italians didn’t deny COVID-19 and science itself. They didn’t lie about the number of cases. They didn’t point fingers at each other, or promote false cures, or stigmatize and demonize care and caution.
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More than 57,000 in Memphis area draw jobless pay
University of Memphis economist warns that ending $600-a-week federal jobless payment would endanger a fragile economic recovery and dampen wages and wage increases for workers.
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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for fall
Starting in August, Shelby County Schools plans to offer both online and in-person instruction for students — and parents can choose which option they want.
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‘Barbecue Rich’ is Charlie Vergos’ new comedy album
Charlie Vergos has released his first comedy album and was No. 1 on iTunes until Weird Al knocked him down a spot.
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June 2020
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FedEx expects e-commerce boom here to stay
Memphis-based FedEx said it does not expect surging e-commerce business to weaken post-COVID-19. Earnings reported Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates.
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MEM flights returning in July, August
Memphis International Airport reports nonstop flights pulled down by airlines because of COVID-19 are returning over the next couple months. A new Salt Lake City nonstop is coming August 1.
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Governor extends state of emergency through August
Gov. Bill Lee signed Executive Order No. 50 Monday to extend the State of Emergency related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to Aug, 29.
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Minority communities deal with confusion, mistrust about COVID-19
When public health agencies are not familiar to residents, it’s difficult to penetrate those communities during a crisis. “That’s like not having a military until you get attacked. It’s a bit too late,” says Shelby County Commission member Reginald Milton.
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FedEx earnings should show COVID impact
COVID-19, trade wars and efforts to increase efficiency and lower costs in residential deliveries are expected to be front and center when FedEx reports fiscal 2020 and quarterly earnings.
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COVID testing lags in Latino community when workers can’t afford job loss
For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.
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U of M announces three athletes, one staff member test positive for coronavirus
Memphis announced Thursday that three student athletes and a staff member have tested positive for COVID-19.
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Rhodes to spend extra $2M on COVID-19 this year, partners with Baptist for testing
As part of the package, Baptist will provide a virtual clinic to help people on campus who test positive know what care they need and when it is safe to return to the public sphere.
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Harris talks COVID-19, the budget and more
This week on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris joins host Eric Barnes and Bill Dries.
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High jobless rate persists in Memphis
Nearly one in four Memphis area workers filed for unemployment benefits at some point since March 15, data shows. As businesses reopened double-digit unemployment rates continued in May.
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Shelby County coronavirus cases rise by nearly 200
The 191 newly reported coronavirus cases come from 1,342 tests, a positivity rate of 14.2%.
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COVID-19 speeds shift into brave new world of technology
Benjamin Pring, co-founder of the Cognizant Center for the Future of Work, said COVID-19 has spurred faster adoption of virtual meetings, voice-recognition platforms and technologies enabled by machine learning.
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