“The MSCAA staff has overcome many challenges that resulted from the pandemic,” said the chair of the airport authority’s board. 

Blair Parker Design and W.H. Porter Consultants, both based in Memphis, and Millington-based UrbanInsites are helping with the planning and design of the project.

This week’s Inked includes news on Heights Community Development Corp.’s 36,000-square-foot pedestrian-friendly plaza along National Street along with the pending opening for Inches Taco Shop in Harbor Town. 

“Genetics is becoming more and more integrated in lots of different areas, and there are now ways we can test a patient to know what drugs are going to work better for them,” says Memphian Lorrell White. 

Wildlife cameras, native species, river quests and a citizen science experiment are poised to help people understand the river as more than just a pretty view or a shipping corridor. 

The infant formula shortage has been caused by the closing of an Abbott Labs facility in Sturgis, Michigan, as well as the greater global supply chain crisis.

As part of Lyft’s new partnership with micro-mobility business Spin, Memphians will now be able to rent e-bikes and e-scooters using the Lyft app. 

The 176-unit @the Park apartment complex near Overton Park is scheduled to be completed this fall. Construction on the $22.25 million development near Sam Cooper Boulevard and East Parkway began in fall 2019. 

“I had a customer come pick up his ‘21 model Hyundai Palisade to drive it around with no rear bumper because we’ve had it since February,” said one body shop owner. “Nobody can even tell us when the bumper is coming.” 

In an updated proxy statement, FHN directs employees on answering client questions about the merger, including questions about its continued involvement in the region. 

Ridership is booming at Groove On-Demand, which serves about 1,500 passengers a month with shuttle rides throughout Downtown and the Medical District. 

Therapist Savannah Burton has parlayed the loyal social media following she built during the global pandemic into a brick-and-mortar office focused on women’s mental health. 

She added social services for adults, saying that there is no way to reduce generational poverty without engaging the adults and the children in the family.

Staks Pancake Kitchen has secured its second franchise agreement, this one with a Collierville resident. 

After receiving a $15,000 grant from EDGE, Kaye’s Pints & Scoops has opened at 2089 Winchester Road in Whitehaven, where the owners craft ice creams made with locally sourced ingredients.

St. Jude Global’s preexisting partnerships throughout 15 countries in the Eurasia region have allowed the children’s research hospital to act quickly to evacuate patients when the war began.

Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis plans to launch the program this summer to help newly graduated nurses transition from the classroom to the bedside with confidence.

Insurance companies often require patients to try other, perhaps less effective, treatments before covering what is prescribed by their doctor. 

A Downtown landmark, the Falls Building at 22 N. Front St., sold this week for $10 million.

Bill Townsend’s enthusiasm for the building’s history nearly overshadows his excitement for what the future of the site holds.

The drug was created as an anti-cancer agent in collaboration with GTx, a former Memphis pharmaceutical firm.

Lighthouse Community Ecosystem plans to build a “holistic” community with more than a dozen buildings near the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library.

“Most of our peer cities have more super-wealthy people that have private foundations. We’ve got some great private foundations, but on a per capita basis, I don’t think we have as many private foundations as Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta.”

On Thursday, May 12, the Land Use Control Board approved plans for the Parkview Apartments to shift from a senior living residence to apartments. 

Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks plans to build two warehouses in southeast Memphis, and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties is set to build two warehouses in northeast Memphis.