Baptist employee Marilyn Davis was the area’s first-known COVID-19 patient, collapsing at work on her way to the ER: “I was so sick, and I really thought I was going to die.”

The company, with brands including Spam, Skippy, Applegate and Planters, will open a 280,000-square-foot facility at 8690 Tulane Road.

It sits a few hundred yards from the Tennessee Valley Authority Southaven Combined Cycle Plant. The plant will provide a power source for the energy-intensive data center.

Allen & Hoshall, Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C. and Bank of America announce additions. 

Memphis is getting a new happy place. Plus, a local bakery is on pause after a fire broke out. 

An inventory of available commercial spaces in Bartlett shows several significant spots open, some of which are on the verge of being occupied.

The busiest days will be Friday, Sunday and Monday, with more than 10,000 passengers passing through the security checkpoint. 

A new mailing and shipping center is headed to Jackson Avenue, and the Mid-South Paralyzed Veterans of American begins to develop its recently acquired property.

Independent record label Light in the Attic Records, which sells directly to hundreds of record stores and retailers worldwide, is set to open a warehouse facility in Memphis.

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority officials said daily flights will be offered until April 10 when they will decrease to three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Buckman operates six manufacturing hubs, has more than 1,300 employees and serves customers in more than 90 countries.

Former Jerry’s Sno Cones on Wells Station Road to become a convenience store; Home Dash furniture store moves into former American Freight space.

With the nonstop flight, Memphians have access to six-night vacation packages to resorts in Cancún, Riviera Maya and Costa Mujeres.

The Memphis-based automotive-parts retailer has warned inflation was holding customers back, impacting its do-it-yourself market.

After both working at Cordelia’s Market on Mud Island, Robert and Erica Humphreys bought the business earlier this year.

In 2024, ABB’s revenue in the U.S. was $9 billion, more than a quarter of the ABB Group’s total. The company, present in all 50 states, has 17,000 employees and 40 facilities nationwide. 

Cost estimates total about $88 million, up from an estimate of about $84 million a year ago. It’s the first major expansion since the venue opened in 2000.

The gynecologist did not tell patients that he was re-using the devices, prosecutors said, and also billed Medicare and Medicaid as if the procedures were necessary.

At the Women and Business seminar, three local women highlight the importance of seizing opportunity. “You say, ‘Yes, and;’ quit playing off your back foot, and get on your front foot.”

A recent plan from President Donald Trump’s administration to reduce federal funding could put a major dent in UTHSC research. 

The Memphis office market is starting to gain momentum again since the pandemic. But the tenants are more picky.

Newly appointed chairman of the Greater Memphis Chamber Chairman’s Circle Mike Keeney said he believes if Memphians can work together, “we can create a place where people want to live.”

New guidelines emphasize walkability, attractive streetscapes, appealing facades, sustainability and authenticity to Memphis.

Raising Cane’s will go in a former Red Lobster, Shawarma King is open for dine-in, to go and events and the Grecian Gourmet Kitchen opens to the public.

Germantown leaders are considering a new Starbucks in Exeter Village, which will have the added convenience of a drive-thru.