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.

Memphis in May is projecting a record-setting financial loss of roughly $1.9 million for 2022. Its largest loss, previous to this, was in 2020 when the festivities were totally canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The research mobile exhibit, led by the National Institutes of Health, stops in Memphis this week. 

The Center City Development Corp., approved funding for several Downtown projects, including grants for the two new businesses in Central Station and an improvement grant for the historic R.S. Lewis Funeral Home. 

“Since children can’t be what they can’t see, a critical component of this program is that the participating entrepreneurs represent diverse industries and communities across our region,” said Leigh Mansberg, president and CEO of Junior Achievement.

Federal lawmakers sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency citing a report from investigative news outlet Capitol Forum that TD Bank wrongly pressured customers into opening accounts and using banking services they didn’t want.

The $16.5 million Topgolf facility is slated to include 72 hitting bays, a full kitchen and two bars.

Almost six months after announcing it would be acquired by British company Rentokil for $6.7 billion, Memphis-based Terminix is disclosing potential risks associated with the deal, as well as possible golden parachute payouts for its top executive officers.

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This week’s Inked covers updates on the $65 million Butler Row development, pending changes to the Raymond James building, a new tenant at The Altana in Midtown and a new hotel in the South Main district. 

Hollywood Feed was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Best Retailers for 2022.