The Planning Commission unanimously endorsed plans for adding West Tennessee Bank to the collection of medical offices in Wolf River Professional Center.

The century-old congregation would move from its current sanctuary to a new church at the corner of Poplar Avenue. 

After four years of contract negotiations with FedEx, several hundred pilots lined the sides of Shady Grove Road Tuesday. 

For the past several months, Memphis City Councilman Jeff Warren has been giving tours of Methodist University Hospital. His goal is simple: Convince the community it doesn’t need to spend $1 billion on a new campus for Regional One. 

The contract that has kept The University of Tennessee Health Science Center operating the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center is expiring, and a request seeking a new operator ended without a bid.

“This is the first time since the inception of the building that we’ve had any substantial or any availability beyond one or two suites. This building offers way more than any other building in this city.” 

The announcement said Prairie Farms will work with area manufacturers and employment agencies to support transitions.

Terms of the sale include a condition that the new owners will not operate a movie theater without the written consent of the seller and Malco for the next 20 years. 

Local artist Andre LeMoyne Miller will open an art gallery Saturday, May 31, as part of the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Open on Main initiative.

Plus, Bar Limina opens and Dutch Bros Coffee plans second Memphis-area location. 

The Wolfchase Galleria Bahama Breeze closed in mid-May, as did Bahama Breeze locations in Nevada and Florida. 

Logistics company closing its Bartlett location. 

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.

The shopping center includes Incredible Pizza, the University of Memphis Kemmons Wilson Culinary Institute and The Tile Shop. Plus, an RV park is planned for Cordova. 

A new coalition is hoping to jump-start the development of both rented and owned homes.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announces an addition.

Actors Jasmine Guy and Dawnn Lewis spoke during Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis’ Women Build Luncheon.

The new SVP will lead Methodist’s strategic partnerships and expansion in the region, as well as oversee patient engagement.

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.”