The cuts this week are likely the result of the company’s massive work to merge its Express, Ground and FedEx Services divisions.

Sondra Howell of the Greater Memphis Chamber will be the interim director of a regional workforce development board as the program seeks to smooth out a rocky year of transition.

Swankys Taco Shop will close its Carrefour location in two weeks. Redevelopment and the resulting construction contributed to its departure from Kirby Woods after two decades.

The Houston Levee Galleria and a four-plex property were sold. Plus, Arlington Psychological Associates moves to a new location. 

The Office of University Advancement at the University of Memphis, and Marx-Bensdorf Realtors names additions. 

Major importers in Memphis rely on the Canadian National Railway’s service from Prince Rupert because that route shaves 500 miles off the sail time from key Asian harbors.

After Alliance Healthcare Services unveils its new $34 million adult crisis center in Binghampton early next year, it will break ground on an $11 million children’s wellness center next door, creating a mental-health campus.

Cathy Pope is leaving the Mid-South Food Bank to take another job in Georgia closer to her family. The organization’s board of directors is beginning a search for her replacement.

The American Job Center on Angelus Street, which provides free services to the Greater Memphis area, is expected to relocate to the sixth floor of Crosstown Concourse. 

The Greater Memphis Workforce Development Board is set to vote on Executive Director Amber Covington’s future in the role after she declined requests to resign from the board and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.

Buc-ee’s are big, and they’re getting bigger.

CBRE and Cushman & Wakefield | Commercial Advisors released their quarterly market industrial reports with both showing cautious optimism for the fourth quarter.

“He’s here to fundamentally rework IP and make it successful,” a financial executive said about CEO Andy Silvernail.

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center advisory board also observed a moment of silence for slain medical student Ellie Young who was killed at Shelby Farms.

After decades of filling prescriptions, Bartlett Station’s Regel Pharmacy is shuttering its doors. Meanwhile, Side Porch Steak House are drafting plans for the building. 

Wild Beet Salad Co. is on the hunt for a new retail space, Elise Desserts Co. finds warehouse space and the old Mellow Mushroom at Park Avenue and White Station Road will become a Bojangles. 

The United States is Canada’s largest trade partner. Ships loaded with containers for now are waiting offshore. 

The Economic Development Growth Engine Board approved a Jobs 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes incentive for AAON Inc., three forgivable loans, and an extension of the closing date of Richardson Oilseed PILOT at its special call board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 6. 

 The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer. 

The Stratford Memphis venue sold, ProHealth Wellness Clinic to open its sixth location in Arlington, Horn Lake shopping center sold for $2.3 million and an Olive Branch warehouse also sold. 

Fifth Third Bank, Memphis Music Initiative announce an addition and promotions. 

Starting this week, Pattillo Industrial Real Estate will begin working on the 200,000-square-foot facility for a California-based business. 

The new sorting technology is expected to end nights at the hub when the bottom falls out due to weather, outages or package spikes. 

Hera Health is experiencing a growth spurt after striking a deal that allows a South Korean company to use technology developed in Memphis in Asia’s veterinary-drug market.

“A person’s not born with Type 1 diabetes; it develops over time,” said Kathryn Sumpter, Le Bonheur’s chief of endocrinology and a Type 1 diabetes patient. “It’s an autoimmune disease, so it takes time to progress.”