Ashlar Hall was approved for a use variance in 2023 to allow an event center on the property. However, that variance was set to expire in September. 

Vince Smith is turning his focus to Ashmont, a 100-acre mixed-use project just north of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announces an addition.

The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer’s growth in revenue was stronger than expected, but its profit fell short of analysts’ expectations.

With affordable tuition and help with job placement, Tech901 often attracts career changers, people who are underemployed or stuck in jobs without growth — including many college grads.

Table Ready is designed to fill former Downtown businesses by allowing restaurant owners to try out the property with the Downtown Memphis Commission covering some of the rent and utility costs for a year. 

Since ShelbyCares opened its first neighborhood health hub, Penny Ward has dropped about 100 pounds, stopped taking two medications and seen her blood pressure and blood sugar numbers drop to their lowest in decades.

“Once it passes into history,” said a fan, “we will have lost another unique part of what makes Midtown, Midtown.” 

Dr. Trey Eubanks, Le Bonheur president and surgeon-in-chief, said they are “fully equipped to take care of the tiniest babies — premature infants to trauma patients to severely ill patients with pneumonia — from all across our community.”

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament is the largest donor event to Make-A-Wish Mid-South outside of events curated by the nonprofit. 

The “Shark Tank” sensation is stopping in Memphis for a one-time event. 

The closure, which was a surprise to at least one group planning an October event at the hotel, comes as the school’s contract with the current hotel vendor comes to an end. 

Incoming restaurants in the Edge District received financial backing from the Downtown Memphis Commission, and the Main Street Mall will soon see more musicians.

The Memphis and Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine committed the money to build an economic development plan for South Memphis neighborhoods. 

Shelby County has closed on the office building and warehouse on the site of The Commercial Appeal’s former 16-acre campus at 495 Union Ave.

“With many University of Tennessee students and alumni based in Memphis, this route provides an affordable and fast alternative to driving,” said Michael Keeney, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.

Playground Memphis will offer adults a space to play, ALSAC will demolish more than 12,000 square feet of buildings, senior housing is coming to the Medical District and a Midtown apartment building was sold.

ALLMemphis, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Red Door Wealth Management and ProTech Services Group announce additions and promotions. 

John A. Smith is considered one of FedEx’s best operators. One analyst said, “What do you do? Put in a jockey that’s never won the derby on a horse, or do you put in a jockey that won a dozen derbies?”

The first phase of the project — which includes a new science building consisting of 14 labs — will begin with the demolition of the library in June.

Four liquor store owners and two moms have sued the City of Memphis, the Memphis Alcohol Commission and the owner of The Station over an alleged loophole in the city’s alcohol regulations. 

Site plans submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis office describe a 920-acre site with five large-scale data center buildings, office buildings, parking areas, internal access roads, a utility substation, stormwater management facilities, utilities and associated infrastructure.

The chefs behind the popular Marshall Avenue deli are putting their twist on a dive bar, with retro details and the return of their smashburger. 

“XAI is creating hundreds of jobs — from skilled trades to advanced technical roles — offering higher wages and economic stability. These jobs can lift families out of poverty, boost local businesses, fund improvements to our schools and infrastructure.”

The renovated European-style boutique hotel has been through many iterations, including a bordello, a bar, a recording studio and a bathhouse.