American Airlines announced it will launch nonstop service between MEM and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) starting in January.

Shareholders approved the company’s 15 nominees to the FedEx board of directors, including two who were named to the board following an agreement between FedEx and activist investor D. E. Shaw, and compensation for the company’s executive officers. 

The automotive parts retailer reported its operating profit increased 5.7% to $1.1 billion and net income for the quarter increased 3.1% over the same period in 2021 to $810 million.

Shops of Saddle Creek is fully occupied with the additions of some unique-to-market tenants.

Youdle, a mobile-friendly, web-based platform that helps connect consumers with the goods they need, is currently in the development and beta testing phase. 

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Come November, Regional One will have the only burn center in a 400-mile radius that’s certified by the American Burn Association. 

Their assignment is to make more people aware of the free, 130-bed Adult Rehab Center on Kirby Whitten Road and to bring in more donations for the Family Thrift Store next door.

News from FedEx has left some wondering what the company’s cost-cutting measures could mean in Memphis. FedEx, the city’s largest employer, has around 30,000 employees here.

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Developers Joseph Lewis and Tony Kuhn plan to begin $3.2 million restoration this fall. 

The two cases are also the first in Tennessee. 

MIFA hopes events kicks off frank discussions in city about housing and homelessness.

Citing adverse “macroeconomic trends,” FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam announced a variety of cost-cutting initiatives, including reduction in flight frequencies and the closure of over 90 FedEx Office locations.

“We believe in this technology. This team believes in the need to pay attention to what happens post-operatively to patients as they recover from surgeries,” said the co-founder of the company. 

A spinoff of International Paper, Sylvamo became a standalone, publicly traded company last fall. 

President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been devastating to the economy before the pivotal midterm elections.

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Uptown’s Malone Park Commons sought the special grant after rising construction costs increased the budget, according to staff reports.

Fisher House, on the campus of the Memphis VA Medical Center, will provide no-cost accommodations for 16 families or veteran caregivers. The $9 million project is expected to open next fall. 

The majority of containerized goods coming into the Mid-South from overseas come in on one of the five Class I rails based here, said Woodson Dunavant of the logistics and supply chain management company Dunavant Enterprises.

There are a number of challenges that accompany BlueOval City, the production site by Ford Motor Co. about an hour’s drive from Memphis. 

During “LIVE with Kelly and Ryan” Tuesday, Sept. 13, media personality Ryan Seacrest announced that his foundation is investing in a broadcast media center at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

New Memphis moving to Emerge Building. Number of homes sold drops but August home prices up 5.2% over a year ago. Monster Mini Golf coming to Cordova.

Jani Rad moved here for a career at the intersection of public health and urban planning. Four years later, she’s hosting a podcast, finding community and feeling at home. 

Tioga Environmental Consultants, FORVIS, Pittco Management, Rhodes College, Agape Child & Family Services, Moskovitz, McGhee, Brown, Cohen & Moore, Lehman-Roberts and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel and Shelby Residential and Vocational Services announce promotions and additions.

The Bartlett company expects to be the largest producer of vinyl records in North America by next year, making about 130,000 records per day.