A Memphis emergency physician is transforming the vacant Easy Way grocery store in Bartlett into an urgent care center. 

Dr. Karen C. Johnson is among principal investigators on a six-year nationwide diabetes prevention clinical trial that released findings today at the American Diabetes Association’s 79th Scientific Sessions in San Francisco.

“I was told that if I’d gone to business school I would have learned that pivoting in a business is a smart thing to do. If something isn’t working, discontinue it. ... So, technically I didn’t start and fail; I pivoted.”

FedEx said Friday it will discontinue a FedEx Express contract to carry Amazon packages in the U.S. domestic market after June 30. 

FedEx has reaffirmed it won't make annual incentive compensation payments to employees and top executives alike for the fiscal year that ended May 31, "in response to challenging business conditions."

The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board unanimously approved a plan to unify all elevations of the former Gibson Guitar Factory with brick, windows and black steel, but some members have questions about signage planned by new tenant FedEx Logistics. 

Developers will seek a single-site tax increment financing district for the 55-acre, mixed-use development along the Wolf River Harbor in Uptown.

In an effort to increase the hourly wage for its lowest-paid employees, the University of Memphis board of trustees has approved an across-the-board pay raise for all faculty and staff. 

The final worship service for Grimes Memorial United Methodist Church is Sunday. A developer has bought the property that has featured a large, religious mural seen by Summer Avenue travelers for 37 years.

Memphis medical device company SweetBio recently received FDA clearance.

Were it not for matching American Diabetes Association T-shirts, it would be hard to distinguish between kids playing just to play and those learning how to manage their diabetes. 

Via Airlines has scrapped all scheduled commercial flights, taking down Memphis nonstops to Pittsburgh and Austin before their planned start date on June 25.

Jeffrey Taylor has joined the University of Tennessee Health Science Center as chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and director of the new UTHSC Human Performance Research and Clinical Care Laboratory.

Shelby County is adding 3,535 square feet to a building that houses Shelby Farms Park's operations and development staff.

Arlington approved a master development plan to construct new homes in the Wilson Lake area, one of the last infill parcels in the heart of Arlington.

Orion CEO Daniel Weickenand announced Tuesday the federal credit union is moving its corporate headquarters to the former Wonder Bread bakery building. 

Townhouses and a Goodwill retail store/donation center for Midtown are among the requests that the Land Use Control Board will consider in July.

Homebuilders can't keep up with demand in Arlington for now, helping to send average prices and buyer interest in available homes higher. 

Local nonprofits filling community needs with help from the First Horizon Foundation, which recently released its first annual report. 

An instructor in pole fitness and dancing – as well as yoga, Pilates and aerial hoop – has started a Kickstarter fundraiser to equip the modest building that will become her studio.

After doctors in Jamaica told a mother they could not repair her infant son’s heart defect, she took to the internet to make a plea that led her to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. 

Be present during the inspection, which can take two to five hours. Most home inspectors will be fine with you tagging along and asking questions. You’ll end up with a much better appreciation for the condition of the property, good or bad.

FedEx lands in the crossfire of a trade war between the U.S. and China as an investigation opens into the company's unauthorized diversion of shipments for technology giant Huawei.

Grizzlies leader Jason Wexler stays low key about his high-profile spot to build a home. 

FedEx's latest buyout program ended on Friday, but details about its scope and how it matches up with estimated savings won't be revealed until the company's earnings report later this month.