Perkins filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month and indicated a court-supervised auction of the restaurant business and a segment of the bakery business was forthcoming.

Slow, steady growth and a commitment to consistency and quality are the lessons three successful Memphis entrepreneurs shared Thursday at a Daily Memphian seminar.

Raymond James confirmed Thursday that more than 800 employees will work at new locations once its move within Memphis is finished. 

Two newer Memphis lounges, both owned by Tennessee State University alumni, are celebrating the Southern Heritage Classic this week. 

'Bluff City Law' gave Memphis some love – and got it right back – as the NBC series premiered its pilot episode at the Halloran Centre. 

Joint replacement surgeons celebrate 1,000th robotic surgery at St. Francis in gathering for high school students.

A free, 1 ½-hour First Responder Coaching seminar for the public will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at Bornblum Jewish Community School.

The Memphis Library Foundation has named Christine M. Weinreich executive director.

The U.S. Commerce Department has asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss a lawsuit arguing Export Administration Regulations unfairly burden FedEx with watch-dogging the contents of shipments.

Arrow, the organization that provides space and support to artists, is renovating 2535 Broad as a temporary, "stepping stone" home.

Kappa Sigma fraternity says it has role to play in stopping campus sexual assaults.

The Outlook 2019 Memphis Economic Summit is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Memphis Botanic Garden. Presented by Paragon Bank, it is free and open to the public.

A FedEx Express Boeing 757 named Ryanne airlifted 56,000 pounds of relief supplies and equipment from Memphis to the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas on Monday, Sept. 9.

Fred’s Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, Sept. 9, bringing an end to a longtime Memphis institution.

Memphis College of Art endures the challenges of an extraordinarily long "teach-out" to give its last students a chance to graduate. 

The Mid-South Food Bank has partnered with the Urban Child Institute to help low-income parents and women in Shelby County by providing diapers and feminine care products through a new program called the Bare Needs Diaper Bank.

U of M professor taps student to help him with set design for 2020 presidential primary debate this week in Houston.

Comcast came to Memphis on Friday bearing free laptops for students, free internet service for their families and tech grants for local nonprofits. 

A developer plans to renovate and convert a historic industrial building in Uptown into an event space for 300 to 400 people.

Hotel executive Pace Cooper and car dealer Jim Keras Jr. have been reappointed to the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority board of commissioners.

St. Jude is first in the world to acquire a 1.1-gigahertz magnet. In a month, it will be ready to use.

A nearly $33 million building permit for interior finishwork has been pulled for the FedEx Logistics headquarters project in Downtown Memphis.

FedEx SameDay Bot Roxo delivered a gift bag of swag to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland as FedEx marked the midpoint of a two-week test of the autonomous delivery device.

Developers are seeking tax incentives Tuesday, Sept. 10, on adaptive reuse projects at 82-88 South Main at Union, 99-105 South Front in Cotton Row district, and 345 South Main.

The proprietors of Lucy J's Bakery are paying employees $15 an hour, a tall order for small businesses but one they say is paying dividends beyond profits.