LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.

Memphis airport officials said Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’ Donuts and Chili’s are among restaurants planned in future phases of concession development, after traffic rebounds toward pre-COVID levels.

FedEx’s Cordova station is seeing more gift items shipped by small, local businesses this peak season, suggesting many have successfully pivoted to the online marketplace amid COVID-19.

The Board of Adjustment approved zoning variances for both a service to the homeless and for the Railgarten entertainment venue. But the board imposed two-year sunset clauses on both approvals.

If Crown World decides to come to Memphis, it would buy and renovate an empty, airport-area office building, invest $2.7 million in the property, and hire 25 people.

At Baptist Hospital-DeSoto, about half of the more than 1,800 employees have signed up to receive the vaccine.

The owner of Alcenia’s restaurant is receiving help from multiple organizations to buy and improve her Pinch District building. And the owner of a historic Film Row building receives help to renovate the exterior of the Art Moderne structure.

A colorful debate is being waged over the striking designs in the renovations of two old, East Memphis apartment communities.

Memphis City Council members heard about the difficulty of getting financing for hotel projects before approving the financing of a third hotel for One Beale. The set of parking projects nearby had a more complex path to approval.

Tiger Tail, a new product made by Grind City Brewing Co., will be the official craft beer of Memphis Tigers athletics. 

AutoZone directors have increased the company’s share repurchase authorization by $1.5 billion, pushing the total since 1998 to $24.65 billion.

Collierville officials approved a conditional use permit for a convenience store and gas station on the south side of Tenn. 385. 

FedEx has taken delivery of first of at least 30 purpose-built turboprop air freighters to serve feeder markets around the world. ATR-72 600Fs will be delivered over five years.

States the marketing brochure: “Owner reserves the right to accept all cash full price offers on a first come first serve basis.”

Dr. Robert Redfield was part of a hour-long Zoom yesterday with Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean of the UTHSC College of Medicine. 

FedEx reported at mid-day Monday, Dec. 14, it had delivered COVID-19 vaccines to more than 100 destinations without incident and ahead of schedule.

Baptist Memorial Health Care’s flagship Baptist-Memphis hospital on Walnut Grove Road will get the vaccine on Thursday, Dec. 17.

The goal is to produce more physicians of color from Memphis and leverage partnerships to enhance research and improve the health of area residents.

International Paper envisions proposed spinoff printing papers company would remain U.S.-based, but impact of transaction on Memphis headquarters isn’t clear yet.

FedEx and UPS could gain $100 million to $300 million in new revenue from COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the U.S., a Bank of America research report says. Related article: COVID-19 vaccine moves through Memphis hub

After Teresa Landrum Caswell couldn’t find an affordable, nearby driving school for her daughter, she started one herself.

The first COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. use arrived at FedEx’s Memphis hub about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. By 4 p.m., vaccine shipments had started moving to final destinations. Related article: FedEx flying high into latest earnings report

“This is among the most important work in the history of our company, and we’re honored to be a part of the effort to help end this pandemic,” FedEx president and chief operating officer Raj Subramaniam said in a release.

Nurses in hospitals are the most vulnerable, according to contact tracing interviews conducted in the last 30 days.

At the first Germantown Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon since social distancing became the norm, Robert Yates saw members tossing business cards across tables, but they did not touch them, they just took photos of the cards.