Last week, xAI, the startup founded by Elon Musk, announced plans to expand its supercomputer. Now, environmental groups want to know what it will cost Memphis. 

After three months of intensive work in Epicenter’s ZeroTo510 Accelerator, the founders of four med tech startups are gearing up to showcase their innovations at a Downtown event on Thursday, Dec. 12. 

First Horizon Bank, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and MyCityRides announce additions. 

AAON buys a Memphis property through Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors. 

Maria Megdal comes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will oversee a number of departments vital to the hospital’s operations.

Since the original policy change in July 2023, only five projects have been approved and none of those are under construction. 

AutoZone President and CEO Phil Daniele said the Memphis-based company is positioned for growth heading into the remainder of FY 2025. 

The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate: Forecast and Review Seminar featured Richard Shadyac and a panel of three local real estate brokers: Jonathan Aur, Elliot Embry and Michael Donahoe. 

Formerly The Madison, the 15-story, 78,412-square-foot hotel will be refurbished in phases to ensure the hotel can continue operations. 

He is its sixth leader since ALSAC’s founding in 1957 and credited with nearly quadrupling gifts to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Memphis gynecologist Dr. Susan Lacy has been treating the transgender community for the past eight years. When Tennessee passed a law banning transgender care for minors, she decided to become a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

ServisFirst Bank’s full-service branch in East Memphis will open this month with a team of 12, including several veteran Memphis bankers. The bank entered the local market earlier this year by establishing a loan-production office.

The hotel at 79 Madison Ave. is on the National Register of Historic Places and features a rooftop bar, meeting spaces and a fitness center.

The orthopedic division in Memphis is the London-based company’s largest operation.

A Jackson, Tennessee-based pizzeria is coming to East Memphis, and a local restaurateur is bringing more food to Hollywood Street. 

Memphis will host 22,500 participants, including a record 1,800 patient family members, for this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.

The grant program is meant to help “restore and revitalize some of Tennessee’s most historic buildings so that they once again can flourish.”

XAI’s planned expansion comes with a pressing question: Where would the project get its power? 

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The Design Review Board approved the architectural design for the Falls Building redevelopment into apartments and the recently announced Crosstown/Live Nation indoor event venue. 

Tech giants Nvidia, Super Micro Computer and Dell are also eyeing Memphis for new manufacturing space.

Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said the announcement highlights the growing economic partnership between Memphis and South Korea. 

Plus, a warehouse is getting an upgrade, and a Memphis firm was acquired by a Michigan-based company. 

One analyst said cargo volumes at Memphis likely will not return to the glory days of past years as FedEx pushes for higher-margin packages. 

With elections over, housing developers and lenders are optimistic about the state of sales and the inventory of property for the coming year.

Law firm Lewis Thomason announces additions.