FedEx’s Air Line Pilots Association unit said on Tuesday, Dec. 8, that 292 pilots had tested positive for COVID-19. The number has doubled since late October.

Part of the variable is the strain COVID-19 has placed on the funeral industry.

A planned, Cooper-Young subdivision of 11 lots on just 1.2 acres won approval from the Land Use Control Board after the developer made substantial changes to make the site connect better with with the neighborhood.

The 5.5-acre, $60 million mixed-use proposal for the north edge of Cooper-Young will next be reviewed by the City Council.

Residential development in Lakeland is at a premium, leading to a high demand for new houses in a tight market.

The next Shelby County Health Directive, expected soon, will include recommendations that hospitals test employees regularly.

A large, colorful and sometimes controversial life has died with the passing of developer William R. “Rusty” Hyneman. He owned and flew personal jets, drove exotic cars and lived in mansions. His early developments, for some, symbolized the excesses of suburban sprawl. But friends and family remember his quiet generosity and indomitable spirit.

DJ Naylor lives life with purpose and passion, loves a properly drawn Guinness, his family, his pub and most definitely, his whiskey.

City of Memphis and Memphis River Parks Partnership officials hold virtual groundbreaking on Cutbank Bluff, the first phase of a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park.

Statutory liability under the False Claims Act triples the $800 million in damages to $2.4 billion.

A $300,000 grant from International Paper to the Mid-South Food Bank is the first installment in a three-year, $900,000 pledge.

The average price of a house sold in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties during November was $217,080, up 10.7% from a year earlier. But the number of houses for sale continues to shrink.

FedEx shares closed above $300 for the first time in the company’s history on Tuesday Dec. 8, after falling as low as $88.68 in mid-March.

The Memphis Regional Megasite made the organization’s top 3 in its 15-year list of worst government waste.

Among the 14 newest applications submitted to the planning board are ones to accommodate a short move by Third Church of Christ, Scientist, to allow construction of a Shelby County fire station, and to double the size of a Downtown condo development.

The Center City Revenue Finance Corp. voted unanimously in support of $129.5 million worth of public incentives for One Beale’s fourth phase, plus a 5 percent tax surcharge on One Beale customers that is projected to generate another $139 million over 30 years.

Shelby County has about one primary care physician for every 1,200 people, according to Clint Cummins, executive director of the Memphis Medical Society.

Olymbec is a Canadian company, but Memphis is headquarters for its operations in the U.S.

AutoZone has about 100,000 employees including about 2,500 in the Memphis area.

Given the increasing popularity of outlet stores, it’s even more important that shoppers understand what they’re getting when they shop there.

The developers who have been wanting to build office space on undeveloped land in East Memphis have returned to the planning board with a new proposal.

Christian Brothers University seeks approval for a 7.2-acre planned development it labels as its “North Campus.” The area is just southwest of South Hollywood and Avery.

The Greens at Irene Woods would transform undeveloped property across Forest Hill Irene Road from the Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

The Canadian government has agreements with seven vaccine makers including Pfizer and Moderna.

The Nashville-based pizza chain that serves Black culture, art and community as well as pizza expands into Memphis on Dec. 16 when a Slim & Husky’s opens at 634 Union.