Corporate innovation teams face an uphill battle to commercialize products and services. Instead, leverage the people who depend on your business to thrive – your suppliers – to innovate on your behalf.

A twin-engine jet registered to company owned by a Memphis businessman crashed Thursday in Atlanta, killing all four aboard.

The Shelby County Commission voted to authorize a 30-year, $100 million tax increment financing district for phase I of the $950 million Union Row development Monday, despite a request from Mayor Lee Harris and two county commissioners to delay the vote. 

A TownePlace Suites by Marriott, designed for longer guest stays, will be built near Ikea in Cordova.

FedEx may be trimming jobs with its newly announced voluntary buyout program, but if history is a guide, it doesn't mean the Memphis-based company is done growing. In fact, its workforce has kept pace with rising global shipping demand, despite notable personnel cuts in 2004, 2009 and 2014.

Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings is divesting part of its Terminix pest control business.

Old desks, chairs and rubble have been flying out the back of the 10-story Dermon Building, as an interior-demolition crew prepares the historic structure for a future renovation.

Ray’s Take: When can (or should) I retire? This is probably one of the most frequently asked questions I get from my clients. And the short answer is … it depends. Deciding when to retire is a very personal decision. There is no magic number or one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to retiring.

For Mark Fogelman, president of Fogelman Properties, service to the community has always been a core motivation. Leading a growing real estate firm along with his brother Rick Fogelman requires business savvy, sure, but for Fogelman, community comes before profit.

At its last meeting of 2018, the EDGE board ran through a slew of approvals, including part of Memphis and Shelby County’s promised incentive to land Indigo Ag’s North American headquarters.

The owner of the Clark and i-bank towers in East Memphis supports a plan to make the area in and around the Racquet Club property more of a pedestrian community.

A travel writer friend of mine visited St. Lucia a few years back. I can still picture her social media posts, revealing calm water in the shadows of these giant twin peaks that tower over the southwest side of the island. She hiked in the rainforests, swam in a waterfall, bathed in mineral-rich mud and snorkeled at the foot of one of those dramatic peaks.

Citing global economic weakness, FedEx on Tuesday announced a voluntary buyout program for U.S. employees and dialed back forecasts for full-year earnings and a major profit improvement program.

A vacant rail spur beside the former Kudzu’s Bar & Grill received initial funding to be transformed into a shared public plaza.

Early results show new Regional One Health program cutting costs, but also improving the lives of uninsured patients who visit too frequently for a variety of reasons. 

After losing 25 pounds in two months going to Nutrition Bar in East Memphis, Chuck Laminack decided the concept was successful enough to open his own rendition of the shop on Canada Road.

Construction wraps up over the next couple of weeks on the new Houston Levee Market retail center in Collierville, developer Kevin Hyneman’s first retail endeavor in a decade.

Indigo Ag will establish its headquarters for North American commercial operations in Downtown Memphis, where the high-tech agriculture firm will increase its workforce by another 700 corporate employees and invest $6.6 million over the next three years, company, state and local officials announced Wednesday.

PGK Properties, which is spearheading the redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread plant in the Medical District, is seeking a grant from the Downtown Memphis Commission for a park that could cost up to $5.7 million.

Century Tree Cider Co. has submitted plans for a new craft cidery and taproom near Downtown Memphis.

The owners of the historic Arcade Restaurant at South Main and G.E. Patterson are planning an expansion and renovation next year, with a coffee/liquor bar among their plans.

‘Tis the season for home deliveries.

The Racquet Club may be redeveloped with an upscale Hilton hotel and high-end apartments in a way that helps transform the surrounding area into a more pedestrian friendly place, club owners told members this week.

As we enter approach the new year, there’s a lot of talk about setting goals. They may be related to career, family, fitness or other personal pursuits. It’s interesting to think about which goals will be achieved and which eventually will be shelved.

Global logistics firm Dunavant has added two executives to its Memphis headquarters and promoted two others.