Recent interest rate cuts haven't created the surge in economic activity many were hoping for, but local sources don't see further cuts anytime soon. 

The Memphis area needs to take advantage of its strengths and address its shortcomings to avoid falling behind in the medical device industry, those attending a gathering this week agreed.

FedEx marked what was expected to be one of its busiest days in history on Monday, Dec. 2, as more than 33 million shipments moved through the Memphis-based company's network.

Renasant jumps two spots in deposit market share in the Memphis MSA as smaller banks take share from the large regional and national banks.

How do you jump-start nearly $1.4 billion worth of new apartments, stores and offices? A Downtown board answers that by approving $306 million worth of tax incentives, with $143 million more to come from other sources, for two large developments. 

Lower interest-rate environment putting pressure on banks' net interest margin, Federal Reserve official notes. 

Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint. 

The supply of hotel rooms in Memphis would increase by nearly 25% if everything in the pipeline was built. That's unlikely, but oversupply is a concern.

Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.

Kesha Whitaker’s job will be to increase the reach and readership of the Daily Memphian by reaching out to and coordinating with schools, community centers, affordable housing developments and other groups and organizations.

Customers will expect easier, more convenient ways to bank as time goes on, making it imperative for banks to invest in technology. 

Momentum of Small Business Saturday continues to grow every year.

A Silicon Valley startup licensed the technology; it will use it in its own line of products. The U of M still owns the patent.

Local planning boards are sometimes criticized for giving rules exceptions to developers at the expense of residents and neighborhoods. But this month even St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - arguably the most popular and influential "developer" in town - did not get its way.

Plans to turn a 99-year-old Downtown warehouse into a pub will be reviewed by the Downtown Review Board next week.

A 120-room, boutique hotel has been added to plans for the One Beale mixed-use development. 

Shipping industry consultant SJ Consulting believes FedEx peak season volume will increase a relatively modest 3%, in part because of the expansion of Amazon's delivery network.

Dani Bowers has been appointed to Human Resources Manager at Paragon Bank. Bowers reports to Robert Shaw, chief executive officer at Paragon Bank. 

The service and distribution of donated shoes can help some people find employment.

A pair of $1 billion-plus Downtown development projects that would require heavy doses of public incentives are scheduled for an initial vote on Monday, Dec. 2.

Crooks will often create lookalike websites with URLs that are a character or two off from the real thing. More sales are being made using mobile devices and the small screens make it more difficult to detect the deception.

Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.

Two apartment developments totaling 487 units and more than $73 million in construction costs are about to rise next to a well-known Midtown bar and the city's 4,500-acre park.

The busy LRK has added 14 employees this year as part of its effort to meet the work demands created by a robust economy for new development. 

Goal of engineering college to double B.S. graduates in 10 years would begin to fill void in West Tennessee, which produces about one-third the national average of bachelor of science engineers.