Old Medical District Holiday Inn to be demolished as UTHSC modernizes
The demolition is part of the $100 million in capital projects planned or underway that will modernize the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s aging campus.
The demolition is part of the $100 million in capital projects planned or underway that will modernize the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s aging campus.
Church Health CEO Jennie Robbins talked on “Behind The Headlines” about concerns that show up with the nonprofit’s patients amid national policy changes in Washington, D.C.
Hosted by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council, the Pinnacle Awards honor the top commercial real estate professionals and projects each year.
The Gourmet Gallery owners will open a new soul food restaurant at 629 Chelsea Ave., the former Ms. Girlee’s Soul Food. Also, a new burger restaurant is coming to Arlington.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is using AI to build three-dimensional models of patient tumors while IMC is using it in customer service. And Southwest Tennessee is creating a new two-year associate degree in AI programming.
The Greater Memphis Chamber partnered with NextOp, a nonprofit connecting veterans and military service members with careers, to fly in 22 veterans to meet and interview with companies in the area.
The Logistics Industry Opportunity Challenge is meant to help connect startups to local logistics companies, solve critical industry issues, promote entrepreneurship and attract new companies to Memphis.
San Diego-based LPL will expand its wealth-management services while gaining access to First Horizon Advisors and its $16 billion in assets across a 12-state footprint.
In other news, apartments, offices and retail are planned for the former TV station at 2701 Union Ave. Extended.
Shelby County Emergency Management and Homeland Security announces a promotion.
Two weeks after announcing the first local case of measles, the Shelby County Health Department announced it has determined it not to be measles.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, has been on the rise nationally in recent years, and Shelby County has reported five cases so far in 2025.
The DUX flies to the Renasant Convention Center for the next three years.
St. Louis-based Bunzl Distribution USA Inc. is moving out of Memphis, filing a worker adjustment and retraining notification notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The newly renamed Orion Financial is the Mid-South’s largest credit union with 70,000 members and more than $1.2 billion in assets.
During one of the biggest global fashion weeks, Pavo Salon senior stylist Emily Newton traveled to Paris to style hair for designer brands.
MidtownMemphis.org is encouraging residents to speak out against Memphis 3.0’s future land use map, but other residents say the city’s zoning plan will be beneficial.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Jude employees stepped up to donate their blood and platelets. But since the pandemic ended, the Blood Donor Center has been recruiting the public to become donors.
Tom Voss served in the army from 2003 to 2006, including a combat deployment to Mosul, Iraq, during which he conducted multiple security patrols.
Contrast therapy, sometimes called “fire and ice,” is a wellness trend its proponents say reduces stress, improves sleep, boosts the immune system, decreases pain and even provides a natural high.
The U.S. does not have enough electricity to continue powering the artificial intelligence boom, according to experts and studies, which raises questions on how Memphis can provide power to xAI’s supercomputers.
Depending on people’s points of view, tariffs will jumpstart U.S. manufacturing and create jobs or mire the economy in inflation. There’s little in-between. Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlashRelated story:
President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs reverse a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers.
Kat’s Sourdough and Juice Bar opened in the former Clean Juice, and Half Shell in Germantown has opened.
“There’s nothing sad about any of this,” Falling Into Place owner Mary Claire White said. “I feel really, really good about what I’ve done for 10 years. I’m excited to focus on the next thing.”