Study will probe the damage Type 2 diabetes causes in arteries and how that contributes to cardiovascular disease.

The Regional Economic Alliance announced goals for 2020 on Thursday, Jan. 8: 68 projects, 3,800 jobs, $1.1 billion in capital investment, $109 million to minority and women-owned enterprises.

A proposed residential development just outside Collierville has failed to gain county support before the Land Use Control Board for a second time.

The Land Use Control Board on Thursday approved plans for the first 10.5 acres of the $1.3 billion Union Row mixed-use development. But the board rejected a proposed convenience store with gas sales in a wooded part of southeast Shelby County.

Up to several dozen labs will move to the new facility, expected to be completed in July.

Venus Austin entered the Salvation Army’s Renewal Place program nearly 15 years ago. Today, she owns a hair salon 800 feet from the facility that she credits for changing her life. 

Board approves signage, light and art for series of other projects including Equality Trailblazers monument.

Memphis-based nexAir has just acquired the 16 Southeast branches of Linde LifeGas as well as a production facility in Georgia.

Medtronic has sold its Memphis office campus to a Chicago real estate firm, and leased back just more than half the space. The rest will be marketed to other office tenants. 

A New York developer plans to convert one of the South Main District's brick, two-story buildings into 18 short-term rental apartments and three ground-floor retail bays. 

Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has applied for a building permit for $22.5 million in work at its hub at Memphis International Airport.

The private club has purchased all the property bordering a short street near its tennis courts and is asking the city to close Terrell Place and vacate the right-of-way.

A growing part of the practice is helping men and women through hormone therapy to improve sleep and stamina. 

Crye-Leike Real Estate Services Affiliate Broker Frances Anderson has earned the Commitment to Excellence (C2EX) Endorsement from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR). 

Choices is the modern remake of Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, started in 1974 by a group of Midtown women.

Former Metropolitan Bank CEO Phillip May comes out of consulting to take post as Memphis president of Pinnacle Financial Partners. 

Indigo Ag announces that FedEx has invested in the startup's latest round of capital fundraising. 

A suspected Amazon facility in Frayser/Raleigh will include 787,000 square feet for "robot storage" platforms.

Double-digit growth in e-commerce returns are providing a bump for FedEx and other carriers as peak season winds down, opening a window of opportunity year-round.

Flu is spreading in Shelby County and has come early this season, meaning some could get sick more than once. Officials say it’s not too late for a flu shot. 

Google has been looking for a site in Southaven for its operations center, according to sources not directly involved in the company's search.

Seven notable Memphians, led by University of Memphis head basketball coach Penny Hardaway, are lending their voices to Memphis International Airport for overhead messages greeting visitors and giving helpful information.

The Downtown Review Board will consider public art and signage for a number of projects, including Wiseacre Brewing Co., a suffrage monument and Sugashack on Beale. 

Nucor Steel Memphis is expanding its mill in the 3,500-acre Pidgeon Industrial Park.

Campbell Clinic controls more than half the local market share for orthopedic care. It was the first medical office to build in the Wolf River Boulevard corridor. Its new building now towers over the landscape.