Former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker believes the United States’ trade war against China is “getting out of hand” because of the nation’s failure to bring allies into the fight.

The next capital project at the University of Memphis, a $30 million Center for Wellness & Fitness off Southern Avenue, is close to breaking ground.

FedEx Logistics, a Memphis-based trade and specialty services unit of FedEx Corp., has announced an acquisition that will boost its presence in Colombia and Latin America.

The Board of Adjustment approved variances so that ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital can build temporary surface parking lots to accommodate the big expansion of its campus.

An informational meeting is scheduled Thursday, Sept. 5, for disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses interested in competing for contracts at Memphis International Airport.

Three well-known Memphis institutions are seeking approval from the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment to expand their operations.

The Memphis area hotel industry is making progress in absorbing a glut of new hotel rooms, particularly in the Downtown area, though the additional supply is affecting occupancy.

An unidentified distribution and warehouse operation wants to build a multimillion-square-foot center in the Frayser-Raleigh area.

Memphis planners are endorsing – with conditions – St. Jude’s request to build rule-breaking parking lots in Uptown because the lots will support the research hospital’s massive expansion.

Memphis River Parks Partnership recently welcomed Van Turner and Gary Wunderlich to its board of directors. 

Planning consultants on Monday evening unveiled proposals to make a half-mile of Highland near the University of Memphis safer for walkers and more appealing for everyone.

FedEx is rolling out Roxo, the FedEx SameDay Bot, in Memphis as part of a test of the autonomous delivery vehicle. 

PGA professional Jon Goin saw a way for a semi-private golf course to succeed in the Memphis area, bought a course, renamed it Timber Truss, and is speeding along with his outside-the-box changes. 

Ninety-eight-year-old K.T. Robbins of Olive Branch will return to France next month with Forever Young Senior Veterans. While the other 13 vets, ages 93 to 102, visit Battle of the Bulge sites, Robbins will split off for a second reunion with his wartime sweetheart in France. 

Methodist is using technology to keep stroke patients in hospitals close to home and provide the care needed when they are most critical. 

University reaching out to establish relationship with middle school boys, is confident it has internal resources to get them to college and beyond.

Owners of 70 Downtown businesses signed off on a June 26 letter to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland supporting Tom Lee Park transformation, but critics are keeping the heat on.

The first of 10 Memphis-area Manduu studios opened recently on South Perkins, and the second will open at 6165 Poplar around the first of October.

Strong first half of 2019 for local banks facing headwinds in the second half with changing monetary policy.

Richard W. Smith, son of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith, is slated to be promoted Sept. 1 to the No. 2 spot in the company’s largest operating unit, FedEx Express. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board on Thursday, Aug. 22, approved a sale of nearly 51 acres of former noise abatement buyout land to a Georgia company.

Memphis International Airport’s board voted Thursday to hire Cynthia Daniels & Co to decorate the airport for holidays, promotions, artistic projections and special events.

Highwoods Properties Inc., an owner of premier office buildings in Memphis including Crescent Center and others in the Poplar corridor, has announced it will sell its Memphis holdings.

A permit application shows that Chick-fil-A plans to erect a $1 million building on a site that is twice as large and much more visible than its existing restaurant nearby.

Tennessee Carriers Inc., a Memphis-based broker of non-emergency medical transportation, expects to serve about 100 riders a day initially through a new pilot partnership with Lyft.