Loews Hotels & Co. won a 30-year property tax abatement Tuesday, Nov. 19, for its $240 million project to build a second Memphis Convention Center hotel.

Allegiant will increase its nonstops from Memphis by about one-third next summer with added frequencies to Las Vegas and Fort Lauderdale.

Orion plans two to three new branches in the Little Rock area and is replacing or redesigning three branches in the Memphis market as it considers other new markets.

FedEx won't offer a pension plan for new hires starting Jan. 1, but will offer a stronger 401(k) retirement savings plan.

A new Amazon fulfillment center will handle larger products with the help of 500 employees receiving starting pay at $15 an hour. 

Cargill Cotton said Monday it will move its headquarters and about 75 people from Cordova to One Commerce Square Downtown next spring.

Historic preservation advocates cast a wary eye toward a developer's $1.1 billion plan to transform the Pinch historic district into 2.8 million square feet of apartments, hotels, offices and retail.

Three substantial developments have been proposed for the north edge of Shelby Farms Park, and it appears the 267-unit Velo at Shelby Farms may be the first to be built.

FedEx chairman Frederick W. Smith labeled as an "outrageous distortion" a Sunday New York Times article on FedEx capital investments and tax savings following the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.

Marketplace Development hopes to close on a deal for the property by the first quarter of 2020. 

Methodist rolled out the ultrafiltration treatment in October, with Baptist planning to start soon.

The Daily Memphian Commercial Real Estate: Review and Forecast Seminar explored the latest trends and developments across the Commercial Real Estate industry, with insights and projections for 2020 from experts across the industrial, retail, office and capital market sectors.

FedEx says it's mourning "tragic accident" that killed Memphis hub material handler Duntate Young on Nov. 13, 2019, and defends its safety record.

The Land Use Control Board has approved a UPS plan that includes enlarging its Memphis airport hub by 266,000 square feet.

Mid-South Peace & Justice Center started on Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday in 1982.

The plan for redeveloping the Fairgrounds for a big youth sports complex, retail, offices, residences and other uses was approved Nov. 14 by the Land Use Control Board. 

Eric Miller has resigned from his post as senior vice of economic development for the Greater Memphis Chamber. 

Despite mounting evidence Amazon plans to build and operate another big facility in Memphis, the company won't elaborate on its plans.

Inmates take the first three courses at the Shelby County Detention Center and have the chance to transfer to credits to the University of Memphis new culinary arts program.

As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.

The EDGE board approved new tax incentives for four companies that will invest about $70 million and create about 140 jobs.

The $544 million first phase would include 942 apartments, 406 hotel rooms, 160,000 square feet of retail and 200,000 square feet of office.

An $8 million building permit for a four-story sort facility on land purchased this week by Amazon.com Services has been filed for 4055 Memphis New Allen Road under code name "Project Iris."

Rajiv Grover says business silos create conflicts that raise the cost of doing business and undermine revenues.

Carvana opens an eight-story, glass-encased “car vending machine” along Interstate 40 just southwest of Germantown Parkway.