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Real Estate
Krystal is tearing down two more of its hamburger restaurants in Memphis and replacing them with the chain’s latest design. -
Real Estate
Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval
The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements. -
Business
Guest column: How technology dependency can affect critical-thinking skills
In today’s world, we all rely heavily on technology to get our jobs done. However, when do we become too dependent on software and devices to the point we can’t make decisions and think for ourselves? -
Health Care
Methodist Hospital’s $275M tower nears completion
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare capped its centennial year with the dedication of its 450,000-square-foot, $275 million tower nearing completion at Bellevue and Eastmoreland. -
Business
Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront
With a photo of a vehicle-filled surface parking lot projected on the screen, Carol Coletta asked Downtown Memphis Commission board members to look at the current condition of Wagner Place. -
Business
Career Corner: Holiday parties could help your job search
It’s party time. Chances are, you may have a holiday party coming up for work or with friends that you just can’t avoid. Whatever the occasion, these parties can be draining. This is especially true for those of us who are introverts or who have other commitments. It can feel like there’s just no room for another to-do on the list. -
Business
Pork rind toss, blind-folded gift wrap contest key Memphis Made Games at Walmart
If you buy a tub of whipped topping, a plastic toy, fried pork rinds or gift wrap at Walmart, you may be contributing to a paycheck for a Memphis-area worker. -
Business
Guerrilla Sales & Marketing: 3 Web Metrics You Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2019
If there’s one takeaway from 2018, it’s that the internet is changing. Search engines have more content than ever before to sort through, and they’re increasingly expected to provide the best results. Transparency has been taken to a new level as privacy protection laws and website accessibility lawsuits increase. A website’s online reputation is now factored into search rankings as Google continues to prioritize expertise and industry knowledge. -
Business
FUNdraising Good Times: Get ahead of the curve with a pre-2019 strategy
Yes, it’s time to focus on year-end giving at work and to celebrate with friends and family after hours. But let us suggest you find some time for pre-2019 strategy to get you ahead of the curve. -
Real Estate
Refreshed Poplar Towers draws new tenants, restaurant
The 11-story Poplar Towers was a tired, 45-year-old office building in the middle of Memphis’ newest, most upscale and expensive offices. -
Business
Buckman adds three executives at Memphis headquarters
Buckman, a locally-based chemical production company with a worldwide customer base, has hired three new executives who will all operate out of the company’s North Memphis headquarters. -
Health Care
Cancer Moonshot: Baptist shares in $9M national cancer research initiative
Sitting at the dining room table at his home in Bartlett, Dan Merrill, 67, holds his smartphone away from his reading glasses. -
Real Estate
Gourmet popcorn stand coming to Crosstown Concourse
The snacks are changing, but savory aromas should still greet visitors entering the main entrance at Crosstown Concourse. -
Health Care
Inaugural St. Jude Global Alliance meeting brings 52 countries to Memphis
As 167 health care providers, researchers and foundation executives from 52 different countries made their way into the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration auditorium, a slideshow depicted photos from their journey. One group was spotted at B.B. King’s Blues Club the night before, others took pictures upon their arrival at Memphis International Airport, and many took pictures at their final destination, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. -
Real Estate
Charter school will transform large, vacant building on Summer
A substantial development emerged Friday for Summer Avenue and the Highland Heights neighborhood with confirmation that a charter school plans to renovate and move into a large, vacant building on the commercial corridor. -
Business
Local Captain D’s franchisee adding 2 locations, eyeing more
With 15 restaurants under its belt and two more on the way, one local franchise has its eyes set eastward for future expansion possibilities. -
Transportation & Logistics
Raj Subramaniam to succeed David Cunningham as FedEx Express chief
FedEx Express gets a new chief Jan. 1, with a rising star in FedEx leadership taking over for a long-tenured executive who embodies the company’s wealth of home-grown talent. -
Business
Let’s Grow: Design a workplace that fosters innovation
A talk from the Back End of Innovation Conference by Melissa Steach, I-O psychologist, human factors and ergonomics specialist, Herman Miller Inc. -
Real Estate
I-40’s solar visitor center is open
A ribbon-cutting ceremony 30 miles northeast of Memphis will be held this week for one of the most unusual visitors center/rest stops along Tennessee interstates. -
Business
Wiseacre seeking 15-year PILOT for $9M brewery
Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new Downtown Memphis brewery will carry a price tag of more than $9 million, according to new documents made public Thursday, Dec. 6. -
Business
Greater Memphis Chamber takes ‘opportunity for all’ approach in 2019
After the Bluff City’s political and business dignitaries filled the Grand Ballroom at The Peabody, the music died down and the mood became slightly somber, as attendees knew the Greater Memphis Chamber’s president and CEO would not be there. -
Business
Hollywood Feed pet supply chain enters Sunshine State
Hollywood Feed expands into the Sunshine State with a store opening Saturday, Dec. 8, in Tallahassee. -
Real Estate
One Beale: Apartments for ‘Laptops & Lattes’ and the ‘Urban Chic’
Apartment construction in Memphis has been on a tear in recent years, with new units springing up across the city. -
Real Estate
Not on market, but warehouse sells anyway
An industrial real estate investment and operating company based in Dallas wanted another Memphis property so badly that it made an offer for a building that had not been on the market and bought it. -
Real Estate FedEx-leased office sells for more than $11 million
An office building largely leased by FedEx has sold for $11.1 million.
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