According to the latest figures from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, traffic across the I-55 bridge has gotten substantially better this past week. 

The new flight, from MEM to LAS, will begin August 12. 

Work colleague Simon Wadsworth recalls George Cates’s extraordinary attention to detail that went far beyond the balance sheet.

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Contractors are making “significant progress” on repairs to the Hernando DeSoto Bridge, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reported in an update Monday, June 21. 

Memphis civic leader, philanthropist and real estate entrepreneur George E. Cates was killed Monday when the single-engine plane he piloted crashed near Jackson, Tennessee.

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Dr. Lisa Powell will provide care for children in the growing northeast Shelby County town.

After welcoming new member Brian Sullivan, the Lakeland planning commission approves businesses and discusses new regulations.

The same guy who reeled in Marvel Comics so 20th Century Fox could make the X-Men movies is now leading the city’s art museum. Meet Mark Resnick.

After tens of thousands of Memphis schoolchildren were vaccinated during the 1994-96 outbreak, the CDC looked at results and changed its rules on when shots are given. 

As America comes out of the pandemic, workers are embracing the opportunity for career change while employers large and small scramble to adjust to a new paradigm. 

As the economy has started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have been having a hard time finding enough workers to meet the demand. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, the labor shortage might not be ending any time soon.

When Mike Glenn retired from FedEx at the height of his career in 2016, the news release said it was to “transition his focus full time to his family.” This is the story behind that decision, one that is hard and beautiful all at once.

Business travel hasn’t resumed its pre-pandemic pace, even with vaccination rates rising and COVID-19 restrictions being lifted. Some are questioning if it ever will.

David Skinner sues Germantown and its Planning Commission after they denied a request to rezone his property.

Despite being automated, the distribution center will employ 350 people. 

A developer plans to build 15 townhouses and dual-purpose public art on another acre of Midtown’s abandoned I-40 property.

West says it provided no services for the $16 million contract and provides records that show how much its physicians’ salary pool increased during the “partnership.”

In a few weeks, a robot that could change the logistics industry will be transported from Ithaca, N.Y., to Memphis in a U-Haul.

Doug Emhoff will be in Birmingham today, delivering a similar message as part of the Biden Administration’s “We Can Do This” campaign ahead of July 4th goal of vaccinating 70% of U.S. population.

EDGE awarded a $100,000 grant focusing on Whitehaven as part of a large effort to work with local economic development partners throughout the county.

Shelby County Schools officials say the Head Start contract with Porter-Leath is unprecedented in terms of its autonomy. A Porter-Leath representative says the relationship started to go bad two years ago.

The former Sears location in the Hickory Ridge Mall will reopen as an indoor storage business as early next month.

A real estate investment firm ran afoul of the Memphis Landmarks staff and created a stir in the Evergreen Historic District and among preservationists.

Details of a lengthy investigation of Axel Grothey for allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual relationships with two female colleagues, were recently made public. He lied about a Mayo Clinic reprimand when he applied for a license to practice medicine in Tennessee. 

Oak Court Mall houses about 70 retailers including anchors Macy’s, Dillards and H&M.