The grant program is meant to help “restore and revitalize some of Tennessee’s most historic buildings so that they once again can flourish.”

XAI’s planned expansion comes with a pressing question: Where would the project get its power? 

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The Design Review Board approved the architectural design for the Falls Building redevelopment into apartments and the recently announced Crosstown/Live Nation indoor event venue. 

Tech giants Nvidia, Super Micro Computer and Dell are also eyeing Memphis for new manufacturing space.

Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said the announcement highlights the growing economic partnership between Memphis and South Korea. 

Plus, a warehouse is getting an upgrade, and a Memphis firm was acquired by a Michigan-based company. 

One analyst said cargo volumes at Memphis likely will not return to the glory days of past years as FedEx pushes for higher-margin packages. 

With elections over, housing developers and lenders are optimistic about the state of sales and the inventory of property for the coming year.

Law firm Lewis Thomason announces additions. 

The Mid-South Innovation Corps is designed to help local researchers collaborate with other academic institutions.

Longer-term lodging has become an attractive alternative for displaced families, traveling business people, and those who don’t know their next step. 

Three panelists and a keynote speaker will talk at the Daily Memphian Commercial Real Estate: Review and Forecast Seminar at the Memphis Botanic Garden on Thursday, Dec. 5.

They offer charcuterie boards, sandwiches, salads and healthful drinks at the new Feast & Graze X HighP Hour Wellness. Guests can grab food to go or relax and spin vinyl records while they eat.

Premier Flowers’ owner said she loved being Downtown, but ongoing break-ins and vandalism coupled with constant parking issues contributed to her decision not to renew her shop’s lease this fall.

Mayors along the Mississippi River have watched as intensifying rain storms and floods wreak havoc. This fall, the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative announced a new pilot program to help river towns better recover.

“We would like to have to be first choice for the new chemical engineers, data scientists, chemists that are coming out of the local universities,” said the company’s CEO. “We also hope to attract talent from around the country and perhaps even around the world to come to Memphis.”

Crazy Coop looks at a new location, and the former Cooper-Young Korean barbecue spot gets a new purpose. Plus, something big is coming to Bog & Barley.

Beverly Becton, 38-year employee of Delta Air Lines, lights up the gates at MEM with her customer shoutouts, including roses for birthdays and anniversaries, right down to the family pet. 

Local, independent retailers said they plan to woo customers this holiday season with unique items and personalized gift recommendations.

The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished. 

Plus, a Bartlett building was sold for $685,000, and the County Line Express gas station on Winchester Road is set to be demolished. 

Saint Francis Healthcare, Tioga Environmental Consultants and Pinnacle Financial Partners announce additions. 

Less than a mile from its $5.6 billion mega campus, Ford’s childcare center will help out parents working at BlueOval City.

Phase One of the 100 N. Main redevelopment is more than 75% complete, with plans to begin construction next year. So what exactly goes into cleaning out a 58-year-old, 38-story building?

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