He’s responsible for handwritten notes and extras that pamper Hotel Napoleon guests: chocolates and champagne, or rose petals scattered on the beds of people celebrating anniversaries.

A Back End of Innovation conference keynote by Jon Kolko, partner, Modernist Studio. Kolko started out by discussing the myth of creativity and how it becomes mystified in the workplace. “Nothing is further than the truth,” he adds.

Two new crosswalks on Cooper Street at the corners of Felix and Oliver avenues wrap up the first phase of an effort by area businesses to make the Cooper-Young neighborhood safer for pedestrians.

The new Collierville High School – with its price tag in the neighborhood of $100 million – was recognized Saturday night for its design, crowned “School of the Year” by the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA). 

Arlington is moving forward with plans to build six tennis courts with an open lawn and other amenities.

During the spring, controversy sparked a joint meeting of the Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

FedEx volunteers and the national nonprofit Operation Warm blanketed two Memphis-area schools with TLC this week, distributing more than 700 winter coats at Hawkins Mill and Hamilton elementary schools.

The Hyde Family Foundation will donate an additional $5.2 million to further Memphis riverfront redevelopment.

The Land Use Control Board on Thursday approved a planned development for a three-story, 24-unit apartment building at 1655-1665 Madison in Midtown.

Leading by example is something Rebecca Bowers, third grade teacher at Kingsbury Elementary, lives out not just daily but hour by hour. As she encourages her students to stay curious and ask questions, she, too, endeavors to remain a lifelong learner.

RAY’S TAKE: Back in the 1990s a Pennsylvania man spent $4 at a flea market for a painting that he didn’t even like. He bought the painting because he liked the frame. When he tossed out the painting, he found an envelope with one of the first printings of the Declaration of Independence. Documents like the one he found have sold for up to $8.14 million.

Andre Jones and Curtis Jones, partners in Jones Urban Development Co., are seeking a 15-year PILOT incentive to build Malone Park Commons, a 25-unit, ground-up rental development on 0.8 acres in the Malone Park section of Uptown.

Memphis-based Fogelman Properties has joined with a Dallas company to buy a 268-unit apartment complex in Jacksonville, Florida.

When Big River Crossing initially opened, many wondered if it would be a bridge to nowhere. Over the past two years, that question has been answered.

CrossFit Hit & Run’s Midtown location will move early next year to Crosstown, directly across Autumn Avenue from Crosstown Concourse.

The long-suffering Ashlar Hall – the 122-year-old castle-like and historic house – is finally being repaired and restored after years of decay and broken promises.

Local government and business leaders have joined together to propose new changes to the economic development process, which includes a new joint venture to oversee how the Greater Memphis Chamber and the EDGE board recruit new jobs.

An area of Nutbush that is often used for illegal dumping could become a full-time landfill operation.

The closure of Target’s Cordova store could affect up to 173 employees, according to a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notice filed with the state of Tennessee.

When families have children in the hospital, the last thing they want to worry about is finding a place to stay nearby.

Like most old or abandoned buildings, some say the vacated U.S. Marine Hospital is haunted, but that’s not stopping a local developer from pursuing plans to renovate the historic building.

Developers planning a mixed-use apartment and commercial building next to Loflin Yard in Downtown Memphis have upped the ante, adding a warehouse redevelopment to the project.

Gibson’s Donuts is about to expand for the second time in less than three years.

The developers of a multifamily project in South City filed a $10 million building-permit application with construction code officials Friday, Nov. 2.

Memphis-based human resources, payroll and benefits provider Adams Keegan has announced it will extend its national footprint in Texas.