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Financial Services During college, native Memphian Phillip Rogers, branch manager and senior vice president of investments at Stifel, heard that at one time Memphis had, per capita, more financial brokers and advisers than any other city in the U.S. The culture of the financial landscape in Memphis during that period was primarily based on regional investment banking and wealth management firms. -
Transportation & Logistics Airport testing paves way for drones’ future as eyes in sky, delivery workhorses
Drone testing by Memphis International Airport and technology partners could pave way for commercial uses like food, package deliveries. Memphis offers highly restricted airspace as proving ground.
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Business Jernigan Capital is go-to lender for self-storage, just not in hometown
Memphis-based, publicly traded Jernigan Capital has invested about $200 million in self-storage projects around the country this year and is in the early stage of a shift into acquisition and ownership of facilities it financed.
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Business Community Foundation awards $200,000 to 19 organizations
Local organizations getting funds for technology enhancements, personnel training through Coummnuity Foundation grants.
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Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Memphis-based architecture firm Looney Ricks Kiss has named three new principals, including two in its Memphis office. LRK’s 115-member staff is now led by 15 principals. -
Business Career Corner: Landing a work-from-home job
Finding a work-from-home (or remote job) can seem to be an impossible proposition. It’s like finding a unicorn. You’ve heard they exist, but you’ve never actually seen one. -
Business Guerrilla Sales & Marketing: Make video your first choice in 2019
It should come as no surprise that video content will continue to dominate social media in 2019. It’s certainly key to making your brand’s presence felt in a meaningful way across social platforms. -
Business FUNdraising Good Times: A Christmas gift that lasts a lifetime
“She has been there for me and I have been there for her.” This is the story of a woman who gave her kidney to her best friend, so she could have a longer life and a higher quality of life. -
Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport builds future on local traveler base
Memphis International Airport expects 2019 to be a banner year for serving travelers who are flying to and from the city and not merely making connections.
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Business About 12,000 Memphians have been helped through pro bono legal clinics
From tenant and landlord issues to debt collection and family estate problems, Memphis-area attorneys have been providing free legal guidance and services to Memphians for more than a decade through a series of clinics offered at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library. -
Food News L’Ecole Culinaire closes, part of national Vatterott shutdown
Students and instructors at L’Ecole Culinaire on Germantown Parkway were taken aback Monday when they were told the school is closing, effectively immediately. -
Business New dorm proposed near University of Memphis
A developer is looking to turn the former Sigma Alpha Epsilon house near the University of Memphis campus into a privately owned and operated dormitory. -
Business GMACW names another interim executive director
The nonprofit tasked with solving greater Memphis’ skills gap is starting 2019 with another interim leader. -
Business Canadian elevator company ‘no longer pursuing’ approved tax incentive
A Canadian elevator company is no longer pursuing a local tax incentive for its $3.5 million investment and creation of 25 new jobs in Hickory Hill. -
Business Amazon to build Marshall County facility, first in Mississippi
Amazon will build its first fulfillment center in Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee state line. -
Health Care UT interim president wants more money for medical residencies
University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd is considering seeking more state funding for medicine residencies, an effort to offset stagnant federal dollars and enable the UT Health Science Center to graduate more physicians. -
Business Wei Chen’s adventurous spirit, love of flying recalled
Memphis businessman Wei Chen was remembered Friday as an ardent booster of his adopted hometown, which was on full display in his 2011 flight around the world.
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Business Let’s Grow: Leverage suppliers to accelerate innovation
Corporate innovation teams face an uphill battle to commercialize products and services. Instead, leverage the people who depend on your business to thrive – your suppliers – to innovate on your behalf.
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Transportation & Logistics 4 killed when local businessman Wei Chen’s aircraft crashes in Atlanta
A twin-engine jet registered to company owned by a Memphis businessman crashed Thursday in Atlanta, killing all four aboard.
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Shelby County Commission approves TIF for $950 million Union Row development
The Shelby County Commission voted to authorize a 30-year, $100 million tax increment financing district for phase I of the $950 million Union Row development Monday, despite a request from Mayor Lee Harris and two county commissioners to delay the vote. -
Real Estate New hotel to be built near Ikea
A TownePlace Suites by Marriott, designed for longer guest stays, will be built near Ikea in Cordova.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx expects growth to continue despite trimming of workforce
FedEx may be trimming jobs with its newly announced voluntary buyout program, but if history is a guide, it doesn't mean the Memphis-based company is done growing. In fact, its workforce has kept pace with rising global shipping demand, despite notable personnel cuts in 2004, 2009 and 2014.
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Business ServiceMaster divesting Terminix fumigation business
Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings is divesting part of its Terminix pest control business. -
Real Estate Free falling: Furniture, debris plunge from future hotel
Old desks, chairs and rubble have been flying out the back of the 10-story Dermon Building, as an interior-demolition crew prepares the historic structure for a future renovation.
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Business Rays of Wisdom: When is the right time to retire?
Ray’s Take: When can (or should) I retire? This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions I get from my clients. And the short answer is … it depends. Deciding when to retire is a very personal decision. There is no magic number or one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to retiring.
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