A Mercedes-Benz Van Center opened in Memphis, a new health facility is planned for Whitehaven and River Horse Logistics is leasing space in Lamar Industrial Park.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis and Gill Family Law announce additions. 

Easily accessible for out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood’s Carbondale health center is just four miles from the clinic Memphis-based Choices Center for Reproductive Care opened shortly after Tennessee banned abortion.

Diane Duke, who has served as Friends for All executive director since 2016, says the renovation of the new facility is “a thoughtful expansion.”

Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider preliminary plans for a new Chick-fil-A on Monday.

Far & Dotter is part of a franchising model from cannabis company Curio Wellness. This store marks the company’s first retail location in Mississippi and third nationwide.

Almost three decades after he came to the U.S., Marco Puerto said it’s a “privilege and honor to be able to accomplish the American dream.”

Johntavius Griggs has been in custody at the Shelby County Jail for more than eight years on a first-degree murder charge in limbo with no clear path forward.

The site is only the second in Shelby County to be certified since the state began the program in 2012 to promote strategic properties for development.

The settlement is significantly less than the $800 million the government had originally sought from the Memphis-based health care system.

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Ebbo has been in business in Memphis since 1993, selling herbs, crystals, candles, incense and other supplies.

West Cancer Center & Research Institute has acquired Lifesigns, a Memphis-area clinic offering exams such as hearing, blood work, EKGs, X-rays, ultrasounds and stress tests.

Based in Tacoma, Washington, Stellar Industrial Supply distributes more than 90,000 maintenance, repair and operation products and tools from more than 1,500 brands for metalworking, safety, marine supply and other industries. 

The Lipscomb & Pitts Building sold, Kukuruku Chicken is coming to the Bartlett Town Center and warehouse distribution company Foxridge is expanding.

The Crone Law Firm, Adams Keegan, and Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South announce additions. 

He came to Memphis in 1964 without a job but four interviews with architectural firms. Each offered him a job.

Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.

In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives. 

Sometimes, the best food is the least messed with, and the folks at Public Bistro, Midtown’s new dinner spot, are keen on this.

The project is being directed by the not-for-profit Poplar Corridor Business District Association of Owners using tax increment financing the group was awarded in 2018 from the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County.

Danny Bubnick passed away in 2018, and his family has made it a priority to continue his mission at Midtown Framer and Art. 

“There is life after menopause,” said Breia Loft, a certified midwife at Regional One Health who entered menopause several years ago. “I probably feel better now than I did in my mid- to late-40s. Your life is definitely not over: it’s just going to be a little bit different.”

Crosstown Concourse’s Global Cafe, where immigrant and refugee food entrepreneurs serve up authentic cuisine representing their home countries, is a 2023 Inner City 100 award winner. 

Pilots, who rejected a contract this summer, say it would be smarter to invest in employees than short-term gains for shareholders. 

“It builds upon the experience that I’ve had,” Chandell Ryan said. “I am passionate about Memphis and passionate about Downtown Memphis.”