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Business
The television station landscape in Memphis could be changing with Nexstar Media Group’s bid to acquire Tribune Media Co. and create the nation’s largest TV conglomerate. -
Health Care
Historic $50M donation to fund St. Jude Family Commons
Chandler Howard was a freshman in high school when he started getting headaches, neck and back pain. -
Business
Career Corner: More work means a fair process
Have you ever had to do extra work in a job interview? One of my most intense interviews ever was at Target. I interviewed there after graduate school for a project management role. The process was unlike one I had ever seen up to then. -
Business
Movers & Shakers
Agricenter International and University of Tennessee Extension have announced two additions to their joint education partnership. Laura Robertson and Michael Owen have joined the staff as Shelby County extension agents focusing on 4-H and youth education. -
Real Estate
Union Row asks for double the max of Downtown TIFs
Developers behind the $950 million mixed-use Union Row project want to double the allotted time period for capturing 75 percent of increased taxes from the project. -
Midtown
Midtown Cabinetry continues legacy of high-end custom millwork in Memphis
Despite big-box retailers such as Lowe's, Home Depot and Ikea, the custom cabinet business is alive and well in the Bluff City. -
Real Estate
Ollie’s discount retailer coming to Memphis
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet will fill two spaces in Memphis vacated recently by the closing of Toys R Us stores. -
Business
AutoZone beats Wall Street consensus for Q1
Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. posted net sales of $2.6 billion during the first quarter of its fiscal year that ended Nov. 17, resulting in a 2 percent increase year over year. -
Transportation & Logistics
House Democrats seek investigation to clear air about XPO
A majority of House Democrats is seeking to clear the air about allegations of workplace abuses by logistics giant XPO at a Memphis warehouse operated for Verizon. -
Transportation & Logistics Business diversity gains touted by airport
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier. -
Real Estate
One & Only BBQ expanding to Southaven
One & Only BBQ is expanding its footprint outside of East Memphis for the first time with the purchase of a closed restaurant property in Southaven. -
Business
FUNdraising Good Times: A nonprofit’s letter to Santa
Think letters to Santa are written only by kids? Think again. We found this letter floating across a local parking lot and thought it best to share, just in case there’s a Santa out there. -
Business
Guerrilla Sales & Marketing: Instagram vs. Snapchat for your business
With photo-sharing platforms Snapchat and Instagram both having large audiences, photo-editing filters and chat features, it can be tough to choose where to invest your time and money. Consider these three factors to determine what's right for your business: target audience, discoverability and advertising features. -
Business
Roadhouse Casino closing probably won’t be Tunica’s last
When Tunica Roadhouse Casino shuts down Jan. 31, owner Caesar’s Entertainment Corp.’s will have gone from three casinos to one in the Mississippi Delta gambling haven within the space of four years. -
Real Estate
Gibson moving Memphis guitar production to Nashville
Gibson Brands Inc. will stop making guitars in Memphis by April and move the operation to its Nashville headquarters. -
Business
Verizon installing new technology at Memphis-area switch station
Verizon Wireless is spending nearly $3.5 million to update its Memphis-area switching station. -
Business
Lime scooters poised to return Monday
California-based scooter rental company Lime will launch a fleet of 250 scooters throughout Memphis Monday, Dec. 3. -
Business
TVA says Bellefonte purchase misses closing date
Tennessee Valley Authority officials have called off the sale of the Bellefonte Plant in northeastern Alabama at Friday’s deadline for Nuclear Development LLC to close on the purchase. TVA officials confirmed they called off the sale of the mothballed electricity-producing plant because Nuclear Development, owned by Chattanooga developer Franklin Haney, did not have the necessary approval from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transfer construction permits. -
Real Estate
FedEx Trade Networks backs out of deal for Gibson Guitar space
A deal that would have placed FedEx Trade Networks' headquarters in a prominent Downtown location is dead, FedEx officials confirmed Thursday. -
Transportation & Logistics Airport reports spending 30 percent with disadvantaged businesses
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority spent $16.5 million or 30 percent on contracts with disadvantaged, minority and women-owned businesses in fiscal 2018, up 3 percent from a year earlier. -
Real Estate
Jobs center moves to Midtown
Workforce Investment Network is moving its central employment center from Downtown to Midtown, at 155 Angelus. -
Food News
Two Madison Avenue staples close doors
It’s the end of an era at the corner of Madison and Belvedere. Zinnie’s, called Old Zinnie’s since Zinnie’s East opened a few doors east of the original in the 1980s, has closed. -
Business
Let’s Grow: Keep your business nimble by thinking ‘the Startup Way’
Highlights of a Back End of Innovation Conference keynote by Eric Ries, author of “The Lean Startup” and “The Startup Way.” -
Business
Hutchinson: ‘All natural’ means all natural
Even if you’re not a chemist, you’ll probably surmise that butyloctyl salicylate and polyquaternium-37 are not naturally occurring substances. Yet they and other synthetic ingredients with similarly difficult-to-pronounce names were contained in products marketed as “all natural” or “100 percent natural.” -
Health Care
St. Jude Memphis Marathon fundraising gets boost from corporate teams
A large team from Mitsubishi Electric’s Memphis manufacturing facility will be among the record-setting 26,000 participants, 40,000 spectators and 4,000 volunteers at this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.
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