When families have children in the hospital, the last thing they want to worry about is finding a place to stay nearby.

Developers planning a mixed-use apartment and commercial building next to Loflin Yard in Downtown Memphis have upped the ante, adding a warehouse redevelopment to the project.

Two new crosswalks on Cooper Street at the corners of Felix and Oliver avenues wrap up the first phase of an effort by area businesses to make the Cooper-Young neighborhood safer for pedestrians.

Memphis-based human resources, payroll and benefits provider Adams Keegan has announced it will extend its national footprint in Texas.

The closure of Target’s Cordova store could affect up to 173 employees, according to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notice filed with the state of Tennessee.

It was an emotional moment for both of them.

Like most old or abandoned buildings, some say the vacated U.S. Marine Hospital is haunted, but that’s not stopping a local developer from pursuing plans to renovate the historic building.

Vaco Memphis has hired three employees for its supply chain and logistics team. Andy Gliemann and Victoria McDaniel will lead client relations and business development efforts for the division, including building and maintaining relationships with clients throughout the Mid-South. Elise Ladley will connect top talent and industry leaders with job placements at supply chain and logistics companies in the region.

I recently had the opportunity to attend LinkedIn’s annual human resources event, Talent Connect. Held in Anaheim, California, the event showcased everything LinkedIn’s been working on in 2018, and their plans for the future.

Andre Jones and Curtis Jones, partners in Jones Urban Development Co., are seeking a 15-year PILOT incentive to build Malone Park Commons, a 25-unit, ground-up rental development on 0.8 acres in the Malone Park section of Uptown.

An area of Nutbush that is often used for illegal dumping could become a full-time landfill operation.

Arlington is moving forward with plans to build six tennis courts with an open lawn and other amenities.

If “one size fits all” is the phrase that best describes your email marketing strategy, you have most likely experienced declining opens and clicks and increasing unsubscribes. In a market saturated with messaging, your emails must create what appears to be a one-on-one conversation. So, how can you do that in a mass scale? The answer is in segmentation.

It’s almost 2019 – do you have a plan for year-end fundraising?

Gibson’s Donuts is about to expand for the second time in less than three years.

The developers of a multifamily project in South City filed a $10 million building-permit application with construction code officials Friday, Nov. 2.

FedEx Corp. announced it will increase shipping rates for three of its subsidiaries, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, effective Jan. 7.

Amy Schaftlein was an elementary student in the Arlington area in the 1990s when her yellow school bus stopped in front of a blighted house.

The new Collierville High School – with its price tag in the neighborhood of $100 million – was recognized Saturday night for its design, crowned “School of the Year” by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA). 

“The sky’s the limit” is a recurring theme in conversations among students, faculty and administrators of a school for aircraft mechanics in the shadow of FedEx Express’ Memphis world hub.

Five top executives from five large businesses in Memphis participated in a panel discussion Friday on the importance of building and maintaining diversity in the workplace.

At Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, diversity has always been part of the hospital’s DNA. When Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, joined the team in 2017 as president and chief executive officer, he was tasked with continuing the momentum that propelled diversity and inclusion throughout the health system.

Growing up in western Kentucky, Jim Meeks was not exposed to a lot of diversity. After attending Murray State University and living in Sarasota, Florida, for 20 years following graduation, his first encounter with any sort of diverse population was during a time when he was living in Louisville, Kentucky.

Carolyn Hardy’s passion for diversity in the workplace began decades ago during her tenure at J.M. Smucker Co. Taking advantage of Smucker’s 100 percent tuition reimbursement, she received her master’s degree and also became a CPA, which opened the door to new opportunities at the company.

Before moving to Memphis in 2010, Dr. Reginald Coopwood had a successful private practice as a general surgeon and later moved into administration as the chief medical officer at Nashville General Hospital at Meharry in 2005. Since joining Regional One Health in March of 2010 as president and chief executive officer, Coopwood has made it his mission to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace.