Demand for the F-150 Lightning will be crucial to Ford’s planned operations in West Tennessee. 

A new grocery store ready to open in South Main. More funding has been arranged for several development projects in Uptown, Medical District. 

Site work at Blue Oval City could begin as early as March 15, and local officials say Shelby County is poised to be an electric vehicle hub “if we dare to dream big enough.” 

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“(Ford) has not built an assembly plant in 50 years,” said Herbison, a key figure in the project’s development over the last several years. “And it’s the largest investment they’ve made as a company.”

AutoZone reported net sales up almost 16% from the second quarter last year.

Like Union Planters, which was acquired by Regions in 2004, and National Bank of Commerce, also acquired in 2004 by SunTrust, First Horizon could not avoid industry consolidation forever.

On a conference call Monday, Feb. 28, Toronto-Dominion group president and CEO Bharat Masrani announced plans to invest $150 million to keep First Horizon employees.

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Memphis’ Hollywood Feed LLC is acquiring a Columbus, Ohio-based pet-supply store. 

A Canadian banking and financial firm will pay $25 a share, a 37% premium on FHN’s last close. Shares of the Memphis-based financial institution were up nearly 32% in early trading.

The future of home sales, both existing and new construction looks bright for the three suburbs in Northeast Shelby County.

Months after a Postal Service slowdown in first-class mail delivery, the USPS estimate of 2.7 days to deliver parcels and letters doesn’t match what we heard from readers.

“In a city that is more than 60% African American, I couldn’t believe that there weren’t any Black-owned bookstores,” Jeremee DeMoir said before opening DeMoir Books and Things on White Station Road. 

The way people shop is shifting, but it’s not necessarily due to an increase in online sales.

Russian invasion prompts FedEx to indefinitely suspend its services in Ukraine.

Adrian Granderson, Joe Johnson and Robert Higgins, all originally from Memphis, opened WKND Hang Suite in the South Main Historic District in 2018. 

The Daily Memphian hosts its annual Women and Business seminar on Thursday, March 3, at 3:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

She will be replaced by a former VP at Hormel Foods.

State Rep. Jason Powell plans to start a new caucus, the Train Travel Caucus, to increase rail infrastructure in Tennessee. 

Capital Square bought the Butler Row property at 509 S. B.B. King Blvd. from Drapac Capital. Construction on the mixed-use project is set to begin later this year. 

Live rodents, dead rodents in “various states of decay,” rodent feces, dead birds and bird droppings were found inside a West Memphis Family Dollar distribution facility, prompting a voluntary recall. 

As electric vehicle footprint director and project manager of Blue Oval City, Greg Christensen will be tasked with helping the iconic brand transition into the era of EV. 

Recent economic development throughout West Tennessee, including Ford’s $5.6 billion auto campus in Haywood County, has been a boon to business.

About 79% of human genomes collected in repositories worldwide are from people of European ancestry, which are primarily Caucasian. This makes it challenging to study and understand the genetic causes of diseases or mutations in other populations.