Seventy years after the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case, the Brown v. Board of Education decision remains one of the most important in U.S. history.

The Board of Adjustment approved a $220 million upgrade to a Wesson Oil facility and Memphis University School’s construction on an arts and sciences building and indoor sports facility. 

Bartlett’s American Paper Optics is on a mission to bring eye safety to millions of people viewing the April 8 total solar eclipse. Small Business Administration official Isabel Guzman visited the company Wednesday, March 27. 

Passenger counts were up 19.2% in 2023, a record year at Memphis International Airport, and there’s talk of possible new flights (think Raleigh-Durham, perhaps San Francisco).

The Urology Group is working on its space along Wolf River Boulevard, while Poplar Towers gets a new tenant. Plus, a church is opening an event center.

Gill Family Law firm and Obsidian Public Relations announce an addition and promotion.

The former Commercial Appeal facility was recently split into two entities: an office building and a warehouse.

The $80 million, which will be divided among 85 awardees statewide, represents just a portion of the total settlement money the state will receive from opioid producers, distributors, pharmacies and marketers over an 18-year period. 

Year-to-date home sales hit 2,344, up 18% from the same period a year ago. However, sales were down from last month.

The new Memphis location is the second Tennessee branch for the Alabama-based commercial bank, which has assets exceeding $16 billion. 

“And when we saw this idea ... we really loved it, because we think it really humanizes our couriers,” said Katherine Flee, head of global sponsorships and advertising. 

FedEx is not commenting on the size of the layoffs, but necessity did not make the week any easier, CEO and president Raj Subramaniam said in a memo to staff shortly before the earnings release Thursday. 

The kids’ area that is more wheelchair-friendly than a traditional playground is an expansion of The Well, Church Health’s wellness program for children.

The Shelby County Joint Economic and Community Development Board met on Thursday to update and discuss ways to promote economic development around Memphis. 

The project, which received key approvals in 2019, ran into the buzzsaw of the pandemic, and then the developer blamed higher interest rates after the pandemic for delays. 

FedEx had another rocky quarter in an economy that continues to force downward pressure on its network. This time, the company showed gains against stubborn headwinds by the stint of its own cost-cutting.

Sean Astin has built a career on playing unlikely heroes. But beyond his celluloid life, he’s taken on the role of mental health advocate, carrying on the legacy of his late mother, the actress Patty Duke.

Two Memphis nonprofits are among 361 community-led, community-focused organizations who received funding from billionaire philanthropist and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott. 

Worried about finding a space? You may soon be able to see it and pay in advance. 

In Tennessee, heart disease is the most common cause of death. The renovation and expansion of Saint Francis’ cardiac catheterization lab will add capacity to help diagnose patients and provide more advanced procedures.

Located in the heart of Soulsville, the new clinic will be on the next block from the Stax Museum and the Soulsville Foundation. 

Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken, Major Pieces Boutique and Glamour Grooming & Boarding received loans to help with hiring employees, renovating facades and other upgrades.

“I’m honored and proud to be a part of International Paper, a strong and resilient company and a force for good in communities around the world,” Silvernail said in a statement.

Plus, a Spa is moving into the Thornwood Development, and Grivet Outdoors secured a distribution center.

Saint Francis Medical Partners and Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis announce additions.