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Business
Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. posted net sales of $2.6 billion during the first quarter of its fiscal year that ended Nov. 17, resulting in a 2 percent increase year over year. -
Business
Historic $50M donation to fund St. Jude Family Commons
Chandler Howard was a freshman in high school when he started getting headaches, neck and back pain. -
Guest Columnists
Guerrilla Sales & Marketing: Instagram vs. Snapchat for your business
With photo-sharing platforms Snapchat and Instagram both having large audiences, photo-editing filters and chat features, it can be tough to choose where to invest your time and money. Consider these three factors to determine what's right for your business: target audience, discoverability and advertising features. -
Guest Columnists
FUNdraising Good Times: A nonprofit’s letter to Santa
Think letters to Santa are written only by kids? Think again. We found this letter floating across a local parking lot and thought it best to share, just in case there’s a Santa out there. -
Business
Verizon installing new technology at Memphis-area switch station
Verizon Wireless is spending nearly $3.5 million to update its Memphis-area switching station. -
Neighborhoods
I-40’s solar visitor center is open
A ribbon-cutting ceremony 30 miles northeast of Memphis will be held this week for one of the most unusual visitors center/rest stops along Tennessee interstates. -
Business
Proposed TV deal could spell changes for Memphis stations
The television station landscape in Memphis could be changing with Nexstar Media Group’s bid to acquire Tribune Media Co. and create the nation’s largest TV conglomerate. -
Transportation & Logistics Airport reports spending 30 percent with disadvantaged businesses
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier. -
Business
Roadhouse Casino closing probably won’t be Tunica’s last
When Tunica Roadhouse Casino shuts down Jan. 31, owner Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.’s will have gone from three casinos to one in the Mississippi Delta gambling haven within the space of four years. -
Business
TVA says Bellefonte purchase misses closing date
Tennessee Valley Authority officials have called off the sale of the Bellefonte Plant in northeastern Alabama at Friday’s deadline for Nuclear Development LLC to close on the purchase. TVA officials confirmed they called off the sale of the mothballed electricity-producing plant because Nuclear Development, owned by Chattanooga developer Franklin Haney, did not have the necessary approval from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transfer construction permits. -
Guest Columnists
Hutchinson: ‘All natural’ means all natural
Even if you’re not a chemist, you’ll probably surmise that butyloctyl salicylate and polyquaternium-37 are not naturally occurring substances. Yet they and other synthetic ingredients with similarly difficult-to-pronounce names were contained in products marketed as “all natural” or “100 percent natural.” -
Guest Columnists
Let’s Grow: Keep your business nimble by thinking ‘the Startup Way’
Highlights of a Back End of Innovation Conference keynote by Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” and “The Startup Way.” -
Business
Gibson moving Memphis guitar production to Nashville
Gibson Brands Inc. will stop making guitars in Memphis by April and move the operation to its Nashville headquarters. -
Real Estate
Jobs center moves to Midtown
Workforce Investment Network is moving its central employment center from Downtown to Midtown, at 155 Angelus. -
Business
Lime scooters poised to return Monday
California-based scooter rental company Lime will launch a fleet of 250 scooters throughout Memphis Monday, Dec. 3. -
Neighborhoods
St. Jude Memphis Marathon fundraising gets boost from corporate teams
A large team from Mitsubishi Electric’s Memphis manufacturing facility will be among the record-setting 26,000 participants, 40,000 spectators and 4,000 volunteers at this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. -
Real Estate
Memphis has big presence at World Architecture Festival
They didn’t win this week, but two of Memphis’ new architectural gems were among 535 “short-listed” projects in the 2018 World Architecture Festival Awards in Amsterdam. -
Guest Columnists
Rays of Wisdom: Choosing the right life insurance
Ray’s Take: When choosing a life insurance plan that’s right for you, the most important question you need to ask yourself is whether you need the insurance to be temporary or permanent. -
Real Estate
FedEx Trade Networks backs out of deal for Gibson Guitar space
A deal that would have placed FedEx Trade Networks' headquarters in a prominent Downtown location is dead, FedEx officials confirmed Thursday. -
Real Estate
One & Only BBQ expanding to Southaven
One & Only BBQ is expanding its footprint outside of East Memphis for the first time with the purchase of a closed restaurant property in Southaven. -
Metro
City Council reacts positively to first official Union Row presentation
Union Row, Memphis’ new nearly billion-dollar planned development, received a warm reception from members of the Memphis City Council Tuesday, Nov. 20, during the body’s Economic Development & Tourism Committee. -
Healthcare
Le Bonheur Children’s begins search for new president, CEO
After 12 years of leading Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, president and CEO Meri Armour plans to retire in 2019. -
Real Estate
Citizens offer more feedback on future of Overton Park buildings
However Overton Park’s two iconic buildings are reused in the future, they should welcome the public with open arms, continue to celebrate art and support artists, and provide continuing education. -
Business
Bicentennial Memphis makes Frommer’s list of 19 places to visit in 2019
Memphis is one of Frommer’s travel guide’s “Best Places to Go in 2019” on the strength of the city’s 200th anniversary celebration next year, Memphis Tourism announced Wednesday. -
Business
Convention center project clears final hurdle
A long-planned modernization and expansion of the 44-year-old Memphis Cook Convention Center is in the clear after approval of a $163.5 million construction contract Wednesday, Nov. 28.
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