An analysis of 2018 building permits for Memphis and most of Shelby County shows substantial growth in commercial construction and a modest increase in housing construction.

Starbucks will build another stand-alone coffee shop on Union in Midtown, continuing the redevelopment along the major artery.

Memphis and tourism officials on Thursday formally launched a $188.5 million overhaul of the Memphis Convention Center to make it competitive for convention and meeting business.

Columnist Michael Graber interviews Monica Kang, founder and CEO of InnovatorsBox and author of “Rethink Creativity,” about the creative mindset and how she found the courage to launch her own venture.

Partial demolition of Concourse B got underway Thursday at Memphis International Airport, signaling the start of the most visible part of a project to modernize the airport's oldest concourse.

Increases in revenue and net interest income fueled a solid quarter and year of growth for SunTrust Banks, the third-largest bank in Memphis by deposit share.

Ray’s Take: According to an article in Millennial Money, Americans spend over $70 billion each year on lottery tickets. The average U.S. household spends over $800 a year on these tickets to fantasyland. The article explained that if these people had invested their $800 into the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund for a 10-year period, they would have over $13,000 to call their own. But instead, they find themselves poorer.

Runway 901, a bar and grill near gate A23 at Memphis International Airport, has extended its employee discount to Transportation Security Administration workers for the duration of the federal government shutdown.

Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree Group Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close all Gymboree and Crazy 8 stores, including five in the Memphis market.

The Hilton Garden Inn Memphis Downtown, with 150 guest rooms on seven stories and a bar called The Greyhound, pays homage to the site's past as the Greyhound Bus Station.

Although LEDIC announced its Memphis headquarters more than three years ago, it is just now getting started. 

Painted Tree Marketplace makes its Memphis debut on Jan. 25 when it opens in the Wolfchase area. It might be described as an upscale, curated flea market, with most of the products being new.

Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert has won a $5.2 billion bid for the bankrupt Illinois-based retailer that could help keep some stores open.

The Commons at Dexter Lake in Cordova is getting a new tenant, I-Pop Gourmet Popcorn, which is leasing 1,393 square feet, Weingarten Realty announced Thursday, Jan. 17.

The FedEx specialty services unit led by the company founder's son, Richard W. Smith, has been rebranded as FedEx Logistics. It was formerly FedEx Trade Networks.

Instead of hiding indoors and waiting for spring, make a winter weekend escape to one of these five destinations – all with nonstop flights from Memphis.

The Port of Memphis will significantly expand rail service to the public terminal on Presidents Island with a $1.7 million state grant.

Pinnacle Financial Partners finishes off a strong year with 29 percent growth in net earnings for the fourth quarter.

A 20-year broadcast media sales manager has accepted a newly created position at the Greater Memphis Chamber. 

A new industrial developer is entering the Memphis area market with a new spec building on Airways Boulevard in Southaven.

Memphis-based law firm Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PLLC is expanding its West Tennessee presence with the opening of a Tipton County office.

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC has added two new shareholders in its Memphis office.

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Local employers are working together to ensure their employee health benefit plans offer the same affordability and access to mental health services as they do to primary care. 

New leaders will continue NAREB-Memphis' mission to increase homeownership for African-Americans and help members build wealth.