The deli will provide hot sandwiches, salads, soups and grab-and-go items on weekdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the former Big River Market space at 516 Tennessee St.

The airline’s new service will operate Thursday through Monday, joining several Memphis nonstops added in the last six weeks, including Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

XAI is set to lease a site via CTC Property LLC, a California LLC affiliated with the Elon Musk company.

“Now, hopefully equipment will be discharged where it was ladened to be discharged or at least at another U.S. port so we can get it delivered to our customers,” said the president of Mallory Alexander International Logistics.

Zinnie’s is back open with a new look and menu, Newk’s is targeting the Memphis area for three additional stores and Second Street Taco & Tequila and DWJ Midtown have closed. 

The hospital plans to double the capacity of the hospital’s ICU and add more than 4,700 feet to its ER. 

The city is positioned to be a transportation powerhouse, but crime is a problem. Cargo thefts in Memphis were up nearly 60% in the first six months of 2024 over all of 2023, said Memphis Logistics Summit panelist Melzie Wilson.

The much-talked-about Southwest Memphis greywater facility, which could save billions of gallons of freshwater a year, is a few steps closer to reality. 

The Daily Memphian will have a permanent office, and Red Door Wealth Management gets a space, too. Plus, a fully leased Collierville building is up for sale.

Importers in Memphis are trying to locate loads dropped off ships before the strike started and notify customers.

The flight service comes after American Airlines dropped the same route earlier.

“I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain additional free COVID-19 test kits delivered to your home address,” said the Shelby County Health Department’s director.

After more than a decade working in his family business, Allworld Project Management, Brent Hooks has been tapped to spearhead the regional expansion of Louisville, Kentucky-based Cornerstone Engineering.

The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.

“If we don’t find a way to work together, ... these problems can get bigger and worse,” said William Yotive, coordinator for World Federation of United Nations Associations. “Then, we lose control.”

“We want to empower our community to advocate for themselves, know the right questions to ask and get the right treatment,” said the chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. 

Also, Staks Kitchen will have an Arlington location, and Scooter’s Coffee is adding multiple locations across the region.

About 43% of imports into the U.S. flow through the coastal ports.

The Renasant Convention Center’s general manager said the convention center would be “like a racecar without wheels” without the hotel. 

Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.

Also a home-theater store opens in East Memphis, a Southeast Memphis warehouse has been bought and Amazing Lash Studio is moving to Poplar Commons Shopping Mall.

Memphis native Cathryn Stout is among 205 leaders selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program.

The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported a higher net income compared to the same period last year, and earnings per share rose 11%.

Teamsters sought reporting on what FedEx is doing to protect jobs as it moves away from reliance on fossil fuels; United Church Funds wanted the company to align lobbying with climate goals; both failed. 

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a global brokerage and investment bank, first moved into Tennessee in 2022, when it opened a Nashville office.