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Business You’ve heard it time and time again. Content marketing is how your marketing will win. When developing your content strategy, there is one asset you can’t ignore: user-generated content. -
Business FUNdraising Good Times: Three cornerstone plans all nonprofits need
Planning is at the heart of nonprofit organizations and institutions. That’s everyone from grassroots organizations, to colleges and universities, to hospitals and museums, to international aid organizations, and more. Planning is the work of the board, executive leadership, staff, volunteers, and community members and stakeholders. All have a role to play. -
Education U of M names Dr. Damon Fleming dean of Fogelman College of Business
The University of Memphis has named Dr. Damon M. Fleming the new dean of the Fogelman College of Business and Economics. Fleming will be replacing former dean Rajiv Grover, who announced he was stepping down in May 2018 to devote more time to research.
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Business Indigo Ag offers free crop forecasts during shutdown
Indigo Ag on Friday made its proprietary crop forecast available to growers for free since the government shutdown prevented the USDA's January report.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx agrees to $35.3 million settlement over illegal cigarette deliveries
FedEx has settled a lawsuit claiming it illegally shipped cigarettes directly to consumers in New York, according to that state's Attorney General Letitia James.
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Health Care Facing national shortage, St. Francis recruits nurses from abroad
St. Francis Hospital's CEO has taken a different slant to stem the nursing shortage, using a national recruiting company to help bring in nurses from outside the United States.
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Real Estate Memphis vies for 166 new order fulfillment, distribution jobs
An opportunity for a distribution operator to pursue a new contract could bring 166 new jobs to Memphis.
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Downtown Hotel Indigo Memphis readies slice of authenticity for 2019 debut
The Hotel Indigo in Downtown Memphis has begun taking reservations for the New Year as a $15 million project to retrofit a former Holiday Inn winds toward conclusion.
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Real Estate Midtowners, developer spar over proposed Art Lofts near Overton Park
An experienced apartment developer engaged with a savvy group of Midtown residents over his proposed Art Lofts apartments across from Overton Park. -
Real Estate Soccer bar to offer many ways to embrace the game
A Memphis couple is creating a place for soccer enthusiasts to eat, drink and play and its arrival should coincide with the inaugural season of the United States Soccer League here.
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Business Memphis trivia companies provide group bonding over shared culture
Memphis groups have been conducting trivia nights as an entertainment offering that brings patrons into restaurants and facilitates bonding over shared cultures.
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Business Let’s Grow: The long sleep – innovative product gestation
You could call it hibernation, but that’s too kind. You could call it neglect, yet some are working on it pushing the proverbial boulder up the corporate mountain. To be kind, let’s simply call it the long sleep. This condition happens inside organizations when an innovation concept bounces along internally for a long time without launching. -
Health Care Collierville chiropractor opening East Memphis office
A Collierville chiropractor is opening a second office in East Memphis and has her sights set on additional locations.
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Real Estate Opposition buries proposed gravel mine for Rosemark
A proposed, 173-acre stone and gravel mine in Rosemark was unanimously rejected Thursday, Jan. 10, by the Land Use Control Board.
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Real Estate Memphis-area Realtors name new chief executive
Katie Shotts will return to Memphis from Florida to be chief executive of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
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Real Estate Soul Fish Café to open Cordova location
Soul Fish Café, a Southern-style soul food restaurant that specializes in fried cat fish and fresh vegetables, will start construction soon on a fourth location.
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Business Planning & Development hires first architect as 3.0 approaches
Office of Planning and Development hires the staff's first architect to help carry out Memphis 3.0 long-range plan.
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Real Estate State moving Memphis welfare offices to Raleigh, Hickory Hill, airport area
Welfare offices in Memphis are changing neighborhoods, growing in number.
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Transportation & Logistics Via Airlines to launch MEM nonstops to Pittsburgh, Austin in June
Maitland, Florida-based Via Airlines will enter the Memphis market in June, offering four nonstops weekly from Memphis to Pittsburgh and Austin, Texas.
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Business Rays of Wisdom: Special needs children and your finances
Ray’s Take: A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that 2.8 million American families are raising two or more children with a disability. It can cost up to $250,000 to raise a typical child, but for a family with a special needs child the costs can be overwhelming. -
Business Critical financial estate planning considerations
Many people believe that “estate planning” is a one-time event that involves drafting a last will and testament that will not be revisited until after they’ve died. In reality, however, effective estate planning is often an ongoing process that can have complex and far-reaching implications, both for the planner and the planner’s beneficiaries. -
Business Madonna Learning Center celebrates its 50th anniversary
Madonna Day School, now Madonna Learning Center, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It is a private, independent, faith-based school for children and young adults with disabilities.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx sets first job fair of New Year to bolster hub workforce
FedEx's first job fair of 2019 is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 12, near the FedEx Express hub at Memphis International Airport. The company says 500 jobs are available.
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Real Estate Downtown’s Royal Furniture building may grow taller after sale
The historic Royal Furniture building in Downtown Memphis has sold for $3.5 million, and the new owner may make the building taller for new commercial tenants.
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Germantown The Exercise Coach bringing workout technology to Germantown
The Exercise Coach opened Monday. It is the first of its kind in the Memphis area, but Luke Eickmeier hopes to open more locations.
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