The award recognizes the ability to engage the public, achieve high visibility and make significant community contributions. 

“As part of our regular course of business, we evaluate our vendor partners based on a number of factors and make changes to meet our business needs. As a result of a recent review, we’re changing janitorial vendors,” said Amazon spokesman Sam Stephenson.

Kennedy View Retail Center and a Bartlett office building have been sold, a new tenant is at Goodlett Farms Parkway and 666 Riverside Drive will become an indoor climate-controlled storage facility.

Frase Protection and SoapStandle announce new positions.

Participating gyms will provide free, 50-minute group fitness classes that are beginner-friendly and suitable for residents ages 16 and up. 

The official sports medicine provider for the Memphis Grizzlies has more than doubled its footprint in Southaven to meet the growing demand for physical therapy. 

In the past year, 53% of Tennessee’s high school girls and 30% of high school boys reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks, which represents a 63% increase since 2011.

It’s been a rough couple of years for restaurants but local eateries say the industry’s previous staffing challenges have lessened and they can be more selective in hiring. 

The lender for the 109-townhome section, dubbed The Willows at the Lake, has taken back the property from The Lake District developer Yehuda Netanel.

Tri-State Orthopaedics has agreed to pay Tennessee to resolve claims it improperly billed TennCare for the use of compounded steroids at its practices.

The post-storm water situation in Memphis has cleared up just in time for Mid-South Mission of Mercy, a free two-day dental clinic slated for Jan. 26 and 27 at Bellevue Baptist Church.

A 2,500-space parking garage will be built in the eastern part of the St. Jude campus, and the Chick-fil-A Downtown is one step closer to construction.

Judy Martin retired from the health department in 2020 after more than 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine expired; her lawsuit alleged Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris damaged her reputation with a social media post. 

Insight Global moves into TraVure, Chase Bank proposed to be in Cordova and TwelveStone Infusion Clinic is moving into the Wolf River Medical Building. 

Diversified Trust and ATA announce promotions and additions. 

Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.

In a leaked recording, a FedEx vice president tells pilots a new contract with the U.S. Postal Service will eliminate daytime flights in 29 cities. 

The U.S. Department of Justice complaint alleges that from 2015 to at least 2020, Patriot avoided providing mortgage services to majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods and discouraged people seeking credit in them from obtaining home loans.

When completed this summer, the Avaline at River Oaks will have 90 assisted-living and 24 memory-care apartments managed by Claiborne Senior Living.

The University of Memphis’ Center for Applied Earth Science has hired a professor known for using data to guide long-term planning for infrastructure.

Recent winter weather coupled with MLGW’s indefinite boil-water advisory is making life a little bit more challenging for restaurants as they have to figure out what to do about food, drinks and even the restrooms. 

“This program will accelerate and amplify this region’s work to create more pathways to prosperity for all, and especially for people who are looking for a second chance,” said Ted Townsend, Chamber president and CEO.

Macy’s plans to lay off both retail and corporate employees.

The $1.5 million sale expands office space for Memphis Tourism, which keeps its office just 120 feet away and allows Memphis in May to remain in its headquarters after a year of big changes in the festival.

“We’re just very grateful that people accepted us for who we are and enjoyed our food and came and supported us,” Dino Grisanti said.