UTHSC lays off 70 in downturn; 59 are maintenance workers
University posts 17 new jobs but for less pay, according to one of the laid-off workers.
University posts 17 new jobs but for less pay, according to one of the laid-off workers.
Commencement ceremonies for both classes will be Saturday, May 15 at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
Later this year, Lakeland should get its third grocery store when The Stock Market opens as part of the first phase of retail in the $400 million The Lake District mixed-use project at Canada Road and Interstate 40.
The Vollintine-Evergreen Community Association’s effort to become the 17th neighborhood with historic-overlay protections was delayed when an adjoining neighborhood asked to be included. The application now goes back to the Landmarks Commission.
Early data shows Memphis airport surpassed Hong Kong International Airport in the handling of cargo in 2020.
The application process for the $7,500 in home-loan payments starts March 15. United Housing will host a free, online workshop on Thursday, March 11, to guide homeowners through that process, but also will counsel anyone struggling to keep current on their mortgage payments.
Several MedPost locations are now called Urgent Care of Saint Francis. One is located in Olive Branch and the others are in Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, East Memphis and Germantown according to a release by Saint Francis Healthcare.
Sticks X Stones is expected to open April 30. While Bartlett has several smoke and vape shops, this will be the city’s only cigar lounge.
View Inc., a company that manufactures “smart” windows in Olive Branch, went public this week to fund its aggressive expansion plans.
Leah Fox-Greenberg has a deep history with both preservation work and nonprofit organizations. She will start her job as chief executive of Memphis Heritage in April.
“This will allow us to get rid of a black eye that exists right in the heart of our Downtown,” said the DMC’s interim president.
Twenty-six-year-old Hurston Reed has just launched his career at TSCG despite the challenges to retail real estate caused by COVID and e-commerce. “People want to get out of the house and be socially interactive. … I’m very confident in it,” he says.
The course to become a certified nurse-midwife is three years for full-time students; part-time students can finish in four years.
A 36-year-old construction worker fell to his death while helping renovate a building in the Cotton Row National Historic District.
Cameron Ellis is just 27 years old, but his real estate business called WeOffr buys and renovates about 100 houses a year in Memphis and 20 to 40 annually in Nashville. Plus, Ellis is rapidly buying and renovating multifamily properties in the core city.
Statistically, COVID-19 is more likely to claim the lives of people 65 and older than any other age group. But apart from that, the pandemic has introduced layers of complications for seniors, especially those living alone and/or on fixed incomes.
All proceeds from the sale of the $30 ties go to GoDaddy Empower partner, The Tapestry Project, to help Black entrepreneurs.
Eduardo Sanchez Borja came here from Mexico at age 14. Laurynas “LP” Petrauskas arrived from Lithuania at 13. Now partners in development, they may help change how Memphians see their built environment.
Pat Gamble is now senior vice president at Avison Young after spending 24 years with CBRE. Gamble also is broadening his focus to include industrial as well as office real estate.
For Dedicated Senior Medical Group, it’s better for them when patients stay healthy.
Holly Jansen Fulkerson started work as executive director of Memphis Heritage in January 2020, and resigned on Thursday, March 4.
Columnist Geoff Calkins, Grizzlies writer Drew Hill and Tigers basketball writer Danielle Lerner were named top 10 in three writing categories.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris believes he may have found a way to stop the Byhalia Connection oil pipeline. Or at least give the community a tool for better regulating projects like it in the future.
The convenience store with fuel pumps would be built on the southwest corner of Jackson and Evergreen, requiring the demolition of an 86-year-old commercial structure.
Minglewood Plaza owner Richard Roberts also is looking for someone to manage Minglewood Hall concert venue. Other businesses inside Minglewood Plaza continue to operate.