Strong industrial real estate activity happened in the Memphis market during April, May and June, in part because of the pandemic, not despite it. 

The three Memphis business leaders all acknowledged that some aspects of COVID-19 life will continue indefinitely.

Four industrial robotic arms have been installed to load letter envelopes and small boxes onto conveyors at the FedEx Express world hub small package sorting system in Memphis.

Southwest Airlines' daily nonstop between Memphis and Phoenix has been re-slotted for a summer start.

University of Memphis economist John Gnuschke said it will take years, not months, for Memphis to recover from devastating job losses caused by COVID-19.

A free, reservation-only version of the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil will feature social distancing and smaller crowds.

Lawsuits allege no connection between bars and the spread of COVID-19 has been established and that their closings were arbitrary.

The pandemic is now layered onto the everyday statistics of depression and suicide, which counselor Grace McLaren called a dangerous brew.

Home sales and construction activity were among the brightest spots in economic activity in the Federal Reserve District that includes Memphis. 

A two-story commercial building at the seam of Central Gardens and the Medical District will soon become 18 units of luxury apartments.

New delivery business is set to open its first fully automated grocery fulfillment center next year to serve customers across Memphis.

Hotel occupancy rates nationally nearly doubled between early April and July 4, but industry is still hunkered down because of business travel shutdown and recent spikes in COVID-19 cases.

FedEx is promoting a dozen entrepreneurs, including Memphis' Phillip Ashley Chocolates, as part of its Big Days of Small promotion July 15-16.

Advocacy group Stop Animal Experimentation Now asked the agriculture department to investigate a 2019 UTHSC research experiment with baby pigs. The university said the issue was dealt with appropriately.

American Paper Optics – best known for its solar eclipse and special effects glasses – is now making and marketing face shields as an added layer of protection, especially for students.

Mural's creator: "Life is often hard and challenging. Sometimes it feels like it’s chasing you with a bat, waiting to crack you down."

Yet another seafood boil restaurant is coming to Memphis. The Hook & Reel will breathe new life into a building where an O'Charley's Restaurant closed recently.

Memphis International Airport’s periodic behind-the-scenes tour will be offered in virtual format Friday, July 17, in collaboration with CityCURRENT.

Blind Bear and other bars and limited-service restaurants are seeking an injunction allowing them to stay open.

Washington Football Inc. says it will drop the controversial name of its NFL team and announce a new name later. FedEx was among companies applying pressure for the change.

Owners of the new restaurant at 669 S. Mendenhall anticipate Southall Cafe will open by mid-August. It's part of Boyle Investment Company's newly renovated Williamsburg Village Shopping Center.

With hospitals 90% full in and right at the red range of capacity, leaders are working their plans for the COVID-19 surge.

Chick-fil-A's unusually short but expensive move seems to affirm the Wolfchase shopping district has still got 'it': The power to draw customers from far and wide.

The number of houses for sale in the Memphis area has dropped by a third over the past year.

FedEx founder, chairman and CEO Frederick Smith also is looking to sell his ownership stake in the NFL Redskins franchise, The Washington Post reported.