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Business
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Real Estate
Ten finalists vying for Overton Park buildings are revealed
The city's selection process has reduced to 10 the number of proposals for repurposing Rust Hall and the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art building.
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Business
U.S. cotton industry curries favor with Indonesian textile execs
Cotton industry hosts Indonesian textile execs in tour that includes Memphis.
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Movers and Shakers
Movers & Shakers
Don Glays has been named president of the Tennessee Builders Education Foundation, a recently formed nonprofit that aims to correct the shortage of skilled workers in West Tennessee by reintroducing career technical education into local high schools.
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Health Care
ALSAC/St. Jude basking in warmth of a global audience
ALSAC/St Jude has a message for every audience; the one no one will miss is how much fun the tournament is for the kids.
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Business
Tipping Point: Grizzlies internships aren’t limited to basketball
College students who attended a New Memphis Launch Session hosted by the Grizzlies learned there are also roles they can play in human resources, communications and IT to make the show go on.
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Real Estate
City’s first Blitz 45 gym to join with chiropractor
A Florida-based boutique gym called Blitz 45 will share space in University Place shopping center with the Midsouth Wellness Center clinic for chiropractic and neuropathy services.
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Real Estate
Navy relinquishing 42 acres on Presidents Island
Demand is high for industrial acreage on Presidents Island, and the property that the Navy is giving the Port Commission is the largest available undeveloped tract on the island.
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Real Estate
TRUE Sports moving headquarters to Downtown
True Temper Sports has rebranded itself as TRUE Sports and will move its 35 headquarters jobs from the suburbs into Downtown's One Commerce Square.
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Health Care
Viral star ‘Back up, Terry’ gets new power wheelchair
Company that manufactures rehab equipment gives Terry Davis a customized wheelchair with an elevating function.
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Spirit of Memphis
Crème de Memph: Planner mines for the joy, quirks in what Memphis has built
Weekdays, Josh Whitehead serves as planning director for Memphis and Shelby County. Weekends, he writes and takes photos for his history blog that has drawn a following.
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Spirit of Memphis
Big Brother wants you to visit home of blues, soul, rock ‘n’ roll
Ashley McHugh, Memphis Tourism’s first research director, said it’s “scary and fun” but not particularly creepy mining aggregated data on visitors to figure out where they come from and why.
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Business
Smith & Nephew upgrading its Brooks Road campus
The medical-device maker is adding employees and spending millions to improve facilities at its sprawling complex on gritty Brooks Road.
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Business
Renovations start on historic Marine Hospital apartments
The $18.5 million conversion of the long-vacant Marine Hospital into 71 apartments should be finished by July 1, 2020.
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Health Care
St. Jude motivates many Invitational volunteers
It's the love of the game and an opportunity to give back that inspire the volunteers, but a BlueCross BlueShield sponsorship sets the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational apart from other PGA Tour events.
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Business
Kane says two new convention center hotels a possibility
On "Behind the Headlines," the CEO of Memphis Tourism predicts growth in hotel rooms and other convention amenities, beyond the current ongoing legal battles.
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Business
Menus4ALL provides dining solutions for visually impaired patrons
Memphis-based startup company offers smartphone solutions for those with limited vision so they can enjoy an easier dining experience.
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Health Care
Methodist cardiologist performs first-of-a-kind heart procedures
An interventional cardiologist at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has performed several experimental first-in-the-world heart procedures on patients that were deemed inoperable by other physicians.
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Business Varsity Spirit launches division for pro dance teams
Memphis-based Varsity Spirit has launched a new division centered around NBA and NFL dance and cheer teams.
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Financial Services
BancorpSouth matches Q2 earnings estimates
BancorpSouth reported higher revenues and earnings in the second quarter compared to a year ago while completing two mergers and repurchasing shares of the company during the period.
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Real Estate
Latest plan for The Clipper excludes hotel
The developers' news release states that brokers are already leasing space for the future Clipper office and retail space, but the original plans for a 250-room, full-service hotel are no longer mentioned.
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Business
Tipping Point: A St. Jude scientist on research, global impact and Memphis
"I have always felt the need to have global reach and impact the most people," says Daniel Bastardo Blanco, a Venezuelan-born scientist who chose a career in research over medical school.
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Financial Services
Bank of America opens new office with Merrill Lynch under new Memphis market president
Livingston Albritten, new Memphis market president for Bank of America, wants the institution to play a bigger role in the city's financial industry.
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Business
Four office buildings in Lenox Park sold
Occupancy rates have been rising for offices in the Tenn. 385 corridor since 2015.
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Transportation & Logistics
Memphis airport taps Carter Malone Group as next marketing agency
RedRover's five-year run as Memphis International Airport's marketing and public relations agency will come to a close. Next up is Carter Malone Group, effective Oct. 1, pending contract negotiations.
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