More than $139 million will be pumped into parks and community centers managed by several entities within the city, an investment that will change the face of the city for years to come.
The head of the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corporation and the founder of the I Love Whitehaven effort talk on Behind The Headlines about economic and business development.
The improved results were partially offset by the effects of the Omicron variant, as well as higher transportation and wage related costs.
EDGE board approves razing a building on Presidents Island, a PILOT extension for Thrive and updates to the Parkside at Shelby Farms development.
The Uptown development got underway last year with the first phase completing 11 cottages in June.
Upon the acquisition, the combined company will have 56,000 employees serving 4.9 million customers worldwide, including 790 locations.
Bite Ninja opens, Trek Bicycle closes and Memphis region employment recovers to pre-pandemic levels.
The Seam, a leading provider of food and agribusiness software and commodity trading solutions, recently announced Rex Vandiver has been named platform manager, peanuts.
JSU notified the Southern Heritage Classic in February that it plans to withdraw from the series.
Topgolf looks like it might finally be headed to Memphis. An application for a large golf and entertainment venue was submitted to the Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board.
The U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to intervene in a lawsuit accusing Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare of fraud.
More than 375 companies around the world — including FedEx Corp. and Sylvamo Corp. — have suspended operations in the region following the humanitarian crisis created in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
“I would suspect that most of the companies that entered into the Russian market either had a contingency plan,” the Bartlett Chamber president said.
Amtrak released its “Connect US 2035” plan last month, rekindling interest among state leaders for a Memphis-to-Nashville connection.
Russian courts can appoint external administrators for companies that cease operations and are at least 25% foreign-owned, if a plan favored by Vladimir Putin is approved.
Don’t know the DMC from the MLC, or the CCRFC from the CBID? Here’s a quick guide to some commonly used business and economic development terms and organizations.
Trevia Chatman has her eyes set on making her hometown more financially secure by helping connect banking and investment resources to people across the Mid-South.
“They know that Ford will change our town,” said Diane Hooper, executive director of Sugar Creek. “But I think they’re very excited for future generations and what this is going to mean for our county.”
Airport officials expect peak days to include Friday, March 11, and Sunday, March 13.
“We want it to be inviting,” Jack Dawson of LPI Memphis said of the former home of Bari Ristorante e Enoteca. “This is the entrance to the space. It needs to be worthy of that sort of greeting.”
Pinkel served as CEO and director of St. Jude until 1973.
International Paper declined to comment further about its plans for operating in Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Memphis area saw a 15.5% increase in average sales price last month compared to a year ago, and Whitehaven’s increase was 80%.
Accidents are common on the interchange, where drivers have to slow down and take an exit in order to stay on the highway.
Richard W. Smith will become president and CEO-elect of FedEx Express following the announcement Thursday, March 10, that Donald F. Colleran will retire effective Dec. 31, 2022.