COGIC moves its largest event from Memphis to St. Louis
The Church of God in Christ held its annual event in St. Louis from 2010 to 2019. It returned to Memphis in 2022.
Topic: Renasant Convention Center
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January 2025
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November 2024
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Local leaders announce new safety initiative — but it uses Biden funding
“No matter what happens with respect to the Trump administration, the city and county are prepared to make this office sustainable and continue the commitments,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said of the question of continued federal support in the Trump administration.
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October 2024
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Humanoid robots to work alongside people in 2 years or less, expert says
Humanoids already exist in some workplaces, managing repetitive and dangerous jobs. But, at a robot forum in Memphis, Melanee Wise said that switch is about to flip.
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Robotic events, including humanoid forum, bringing big names to Memphis
The Humanoid Robot Forum and the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference, both at the Renasant Convention Center, will bring together experts, industrial users and suppliers, including AI companies.
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Sheraton’s impact worth risk despite hotel’s volatile past, mayor says
The 39-year-old Sheraton hotel has a history of bond defaults, the first one a year after it opened.
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September 2024
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Hospitality experts say without convention hotel, it’s lights out Downtown
The Renasant Convention Center’s general manager said the convention center would be “like a racecar without wheels” without the hotel.
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Why the City of Memphis is trying to buy a hotel
Memphis Mayor Paul Young said he felt “very compelled” to purchase Downtown’s Sheraton because of the financial risks associated with not buying it.
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August 2024
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AI and young professionals are focuses at Tennessee HR conference
Almost 1,000 HR professionals from across Tennessee and 16 other states are in Downtown Memphis this week for the Society for Human Resources Management’s 2024 State Conference.
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Hotel industry bullish amid challenging economy
But compared to the rest of the country, Memphis is struggling more than most.
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March 2024
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Memphis leaders discuss police, racism and legislation at national convening
Speakers throughout the day included family members of Tyre Nichols and other nationally recognized police brutality victims, Memphis Mayor Paul Young and state Sen. Raumesh Akbari.
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February 2024
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Sheraton hotel is on the market
Despite receiving a 30-year pilot, the owners of the hotel at 250 N. Main St. are planning to sell.
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November 2023
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Downtown revenue still recovering from pandemic
The Downtown Memphis Tourism Development Zone is likely to face another shortfall in next year’s debt payment, though it should be the smallest seen in the past three years.
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May 2023
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The To-Do List: Beignets at the drive-in, Star Wars Day and Groucho Marx
This week, celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Overton Square, catch 1990s hip-hop act Digable Planets at Minglewood and meet the artist behind Memphis Botanic Garden’s new “Rich Soil” exhibition.
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April 2023
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Sistine Chapel artwork will be closer — and with no neck strain
More than 500 years later and 5,205 miles away from Rome, Michelangelo gets “his own private gallery experience.”
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March 2023
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Sculptures, master builders and 300,000 Legos ‘ignite creativity’ at Brick Fest Live
“Kids are winners when they build something and think, ‘I built that,’” said Lego Master Emmanuel “Manny” Garcia. “That reverberates for adults.”
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December 2022
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In the Pinch: Developer maps out long-awaited plans
“We’re thinking about a Jewish deli and an Irish pub. And what if we could get a really nice Lebanese place that would be a nod to St. Jude. We’d like to honor the history of this being an immigrant neighborhood.”
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St. Jude patient art unveiled at convention center
St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend kicked off Thursday, Dec. 1, with the unveiling of a St. Jude patient art display at the Renasant Convention Center where it completely covers two walls on the center’s second floor.
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November 2022
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COGIC Holy Convocation returns to Memphis after 12-year hiatus
The 114th annual Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ kicked off at Mason Temple Tuesday, Nov. 8. COGIC Bishop Jerry W. Macklin said of Memphis: “It feels good to be home.”
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October 2022
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The To-Do List: Dancing vampires, brewing witches and the ‘Evil Dead’
This week offers Halloween happenings galore; plus, the Buckman Arts Center turns 25 and Rick Springfield plays Graceland on “General Hospital” fan weekend.
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COGIC convocation returns to Memphis
The 114th COGIC convocation returns Downtown next month.
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September 2022
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3,000 ‘AutoZoners’ gather for annual sales meeting
AutoZone opened 118 new stores and closed one in the U.S., opened 39 stores in Mexico and 20 stores in Brazil in 2022.
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July 2022
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National Bar Association brings annual convention to Memphis
The National Bar Association was founded in 1925 and has a membership of about 66,000 Black lawyers, judges, law professors and law students.
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Memphis’ hotel pipeline and why a convention center hotel is still needed
Despite the influx of nearly 7,000 hotel rooms over the next few years, the lack of rooms adjacent to the Renasant Convention Center remains challenging.
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April 2022
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Ford’s Blue Oval City on display at Memphis International Auto Show
This year’s show is the first since the start of the pandemic and the first since Ford announced its $5.6 billion manufacturing campus in West Tennessee.
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February 2022
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Why did Downtown Loews hotel deal collapse?
“The pandemic put challenges on the hotel market and the lending market, making the economics of our proposed transaction remarkably difficult.”
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