COVID-19 is both highly infectious and mildly to moderately lethal, similar to the 1918 influenza pandemic that infected nearly a quarter of the world population.

Designers are revising a proposed revamp of Tom Lee Park according to specifications of a city-ordered mediation agreement and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

A Florida company has come to Memphis to convert distressed, crime-plagued hotels into small, affordable apartments with 24/7 security.

Nurse practitioners and other advanced-practice nurses say mandatory supervision is a way for doctors to keep control. They have taken the battle to work without physician oversight, including prescribing drugs, to the Tennessee Legislature for the fourth time since 2014.

Dorothy Robinson has joined HealthChoice as a certified medical assistant for the organization’s Population Health Services team.

Committee leans toward giving the Downtown Sheraton hotel owners a tax incentive that would put the property back on the tax rolls but also, the city hopes, encourage a more substantial renovation. 

Environmentalists believe a Farm Bureau bill pending in the General Assembly threatens to clip the wings of Shelby County regulations on water wells tapping into the aquifer that supplies drinking water. 

A Chattanooga-based real estate firm is collaborating with an Edge District developer to carry out a $3.6 million adaptive reuse of the Memphis Cycle Shop building.

Memphis River Parks Partnership wants to update Beale Street Landing to serve growth in cruises and special events and provide a gateway into Tom Lee Park.

Businesses have until Friday, Feb. 21, to register for the free event on Feb. 25. It's MCA's last jobs fair, but one that may continue on anyway. 

Dr. Shawn Hamm: "We are in the middle of an epidemic. It’s a huge public problem, and we have 75 fellowships. We need to train more physicians, and we need to do it the right way."

Memphis International Airport's future will be shaped by a new strategic overview outlining projects and priorities for 2020-2024.

Eleven others who have returned from countries affected by the virus are still in quarantine. 

The Land Use Control Board also approved plans for a gated, 19-lot subdivision in East Memphis, modifications to a commercial development in Raleigh and a request to close a public street at Memphis Country Club.

National chain's services include transportation to medical appointments and “we can meet them at the hospital. If our patients have an ER episode, we will be there."

Princeton Heights would be a 19-lot, gated subdivision about a block east of Princeton at Mendenhall. 

Havana Mix Cigar Emporium and Cocktail Lounge, 250 Peabody Place, is seeking a Downtown development loan for expansion.

Early-detection tests have already been produced that could be quickly shipped to state health departments around the nation. 

Replacing a seven-flagpole installation at the tip of Mud Island, including one that flew a Confederate flag, is among Memphis River Park Partnership's priorities for upgrades at riverfront parks.

Kathryn Garland, a former chef turned real estate agent, is the new president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors. 

The University of Memphis has received more than $6 million to help a modern but untrained workforce learn data science without having to attain a university degree in statistics.

City touts Sheraton hotel incentive deal, expansion or not, for boosting ability to host larger conventions, putting tax-exempt land back on tax rolls.

Memphis-based nonprofit Seeding Success recently welcomed Lisa Williams as its new communications director.

Memphis River Parks Partnership will make "a concerted effort" to hire minority- and women-owned contractors for Tom Lee Park improvements.

Memphis School of Excellence buys Harding Academy of Memphis' 20-acre campus in Cordova for $6 million.