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Collierville
Things are about to get a whole lot sweeter in Collierville as Dinstuhl’s Fine Candy Company returns to town with the opening of a new store in the Poplar Square retail center. -
Business
LawnTap: Startup features automated smart-lawn sensors
Imagine being in California and getting a notification on your smartphone from your lawn in Georgia informing you that your lawn there is about to be cut and asking if you accept the action. -
Business
Hera Health Solutions developing biodegradable drug delivery implants, starting with contraception
Hera Health Solutions started from Idicula Mathew’s senior design project at Georgia Institute of Technology. -
Business
Mindset to grind: Local podcast highlights female entrepreneurs
There is a new podcast in town that highlights entrepreneurs, specifically female business owners. Grindset, which launched Sept. 28, targets female professionals with a “mindset to grind.” -
Business
Hu.Hotel Memphis blends quirky charm with heavy dose of TLC
A Downtown boutique hotel at 79 Madison, formerly known as the Madison, is on the rebound after nine months of renovations and a public relations battle royale with a pair of local artists. -
Business
The Tipping Point: Educators of Excellence honoree Jeffrey Veale Jr.
There’s an old African saying to “run towards the roar.” For those unfamiliar, it means to run toward what scares you instead of away from it, for the greatest reward often comes from the greatest risk. Jeffrey Veale Jr., school director at Leadership Preparatory Charter School, “ran towards the roar” when he decided to enter the field of education. -
Business
Rays of Wisdom: Financial Blunders
Ray’s Take: Here’s the bottom line. We all make mistakes. And when you find yourself in the midst of a huge financial blunder, stay calm and don’t panic. -
Business Order would bar Carrier from using Memphis inventor’s product testing system
Carrier Corp. will be barred from using a quality testing system created by a Memphis software engineer on its assembly lines, a federal judge says. -
Business
Who inherits when you die without a will?
There is much value in having a last will and testament, generally referred to as a “will.” However, as with most things, a will’s value is relative; it largely depends on your unique circumstances. -
Shelby County
Some Mid-Southerners vacationing on Gulf Coast plan to ride out Hurricane Michael
Thousands of Mid-Southerners visiting the Gulf Coast on fall break have decisions to make about heading back home or riding out Hurricane Michael, which will make landfall in the Florida Panhandle within hours as a life-threatening Category 4 storm. -
Business
Meet NotPetya, the most devastating cybersecurity attack in history
With October being cybersecurity month, I wanted to share the story of NotPetya, the most devastating cyberattack in history. -
Business
Seize the day
“Anytime you can move the needle on home ownership in Binghamton, it’s a good day. And today is a good day.” -
Business
Family stakes claim Downtown with mixed-use development
When the principals of an investment firm working to revitalize a blighted building on South Main Street received approval for a 15-year tax break Tuesday, they didn’t shake hands. -
Education
Modern manufacturing inspires the next generation
Last Friday, a group of students from Bolton High School toured Competition Cams Inc., a Memphis-based manufacturer of performance camshafts and other valve train parts. At the beginning of the tour, feet were dragging and yawns were contagious, but as students moved through the production process and more machinery came into play, they began to ask questions. -
Business
Career Corner: The tech interview
You know, I love tech companies. With a computer engineering undergrad, I’ve spent my entire career working in the world of technology in one way or another. -
Business River Inn at Harbor Town ranked No. 1 in South by Conde Nast Traveler
River Inn of Harbor Town in Downtown Memphis has been named the No. 1 Hotel in the South by international travel publication Condé Nast Traveler. -
Business
Corporate office alternative opens Downtown
After working in corporate America for 10 years, Tisch McDaniel was looking for a change. -
Business
Three content marketing blunders to avoid
According to a report by Content Marketing Institute, 72 percent of content marketers credit strategy as a major contributor to their increased level of success. If your company is enjoying mind-blowing metrics from the content-marketing strategies you have in place, good for you! If you’re struggling with less than favorable metrics and are thinking of throwing in the content towel, think again. -
Business
Where do we go from here? Into action
Editor’s note: Part four of a four-part series. We were recently asked to speak to the Memphis Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). We share these remarks here as we believe they are important to all of us who care about Memphis. -
Business
Maker of foam-protected packaging doubles its work space
A new Memphis company that makes foam-protected packaging is more than doubling its size after only six months in business. GLS Integrated signed a new lease to add 20,783 square feet to its existing 16,000 square feet in the warehouse building at 4841 Cromwell in Memphis’ southeast industrial district. -
Business Downtown tourism zone revenues decline for second year
Downtown tourism development zone (TDZ) revenue fell for a second straight year, signaling lower spending at Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid and other businesses. -
Business
What’s next for the Greater Memphis Chamber?
Three days before Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was gunned down in Downtown Memphis, an impromptu meeting was called. -
Business
Memphis Habitat celebrates milestone with 500th house
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis has two reasons to celebrate, and the organization is recognizing those milestones by working. -
Business
Philanthropy forum joins Momentum Nonprofit Partners
A Memphis network of 30-plus organizations and companies that collectively give more than $380 million yearly in charitable grants has joined with a network of 800 Memphis nonprofits that receive such grants. -
Business
Family, community celebrate Phil Trenary’s life, career
Thursday’s service for Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary was not a funeral. It was a celebration of life.
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