Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association, the Mid-South’s largest OB-GYN practice, has purchased the iconic Opera Memphis building at 6745 Wolf River Blvd. 

Lakeland’s Economic Development Commission gets an overview of expected impact of the Haywood County project that is generating 32,900 construction jobs to build the megasite, and about 6,000 net new jobs for the site’s assembly facility, battery plant and recycling facility.

Ted Townsend will replace Robertson, the Chamber’s first Black president and CEO.

Victor Boddie, a mechanic, sued his former employer, The Chemours Company, for violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when they fired him in 2019. 

The Memphis-based company recorded $24.4 billion in revenue for its fourth quarter 2022, compared to $22.6 billion it reported in the same time period in 2021. 

D. E. Shaw & Co. is known for its activist investing, including its role in Exxon Mobil Corp.’s decision to add to its board and make $6 billion worth of cost savings changes. 

He was a consummate entrepreneur, in part because his hardscrabble life as the son of Italian immigrants taught him the value of hustle.

Buildings as tall as 100 North Main would be allowed in the Pinch District after a 5-1 vote by the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment on Wednesday.

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Mixed-use projects in Medical District, former Porter Junior High School site approved

The Board of Adjustment approved plans for a 49-unit apartment building in the Medical District along with plans at the historic Greyhound Station in Uptown and the former Porter Junior High School in South Memphis. 

The museum is on the ground floor at 545 S. Main St. inside the historic Central Station, where it has been since 2012. 

This week’s Inked covers plans for an $18 million apartment complex near the University of Memphis and updates on the historic Greyhound site in Uptown, which the developers plan to transform into “an eclectic mixed-use development with apartments and specific retail uses.”

Trustmark recently announced that Johnnie Lee Owens, Jr. has been promoted to vice president in Memphis, where he is assistant community lending manager.

Hundreds of Tennessee residents attended a meeting with Ford Motor Co. execs Tuesday night at a Brownsville high school to learn more about BlueOval City.

Nearby developments include Development Service Group’s The Rise, The Ravine and the pending Rise on the Ravine apartment complex, along with developer Bill Townsend’s investment in the historic Victorian Village. 

The story of Memphis as a hub of sickle cell disease research began in 1929, when Dr. Lemuel W. Diggs encountered the disease within a week of arriving in Memphis to join the UTHSC faculty. The city still attracts researchers and clinicians from around the world. 

For the union, the two primary issues in the current round of negotiations are retirement benefits and matters related to quality of life. 

U.S. health officials on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

The festival at the Pipkin Building celebrates Black-owned businesses.

An SEC filing reveals how much Raj Subramaniam and FedEx founder Fred Smith will earn in their new roles. 

Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board members approved the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes for the mixed-use development in the Edge District. 

Riverview Acquisition Corp. — a special-purpose acquisition company formed by longtime Memphian Brad Martin as a vehicle for merging with a business that then would become public — aims to help small farmers while quenching the thirst for coffees, teas and extracts.

The Greater Memphis Chamber’s new externship program places STEM teachers with local businesses and is part of an effort to build “one of the most robust and inclusive talent pipelines in the nation.”

ZeroTo510, a successful accelerator program founded in 2012 and designed to help entrepreneurs bring medical devices and companies to market, is seeking candidates for its Fall 2022 cohort of med tech founders. 

Germantown residents are seeing the results of Spence Ray’s vision. A hotel is underway and soon Ray will start working on luxury living units.

Brie Carere is a three-time winner of the FedEx Five Star Award, the company’s highest team member honor.