The Front Porch will be an interfaith center at Second Baptist Church.

Ashley McDurmon might have become the CEO and president of Orion Federal Credit Union in January, but her understanding of its culture dates back more than a decade.

In a tearful Valentine’s Day event, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis brought together heart-transplant recipients and their donors’ families so they could hear their loved one’s heart beat again.

Middle school students make sure the team at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett feels appreciated while caring for others on Valentine’s Day.

After the ribbon-cutting for the adult wellness crisis center, Alliance Healthcare Services broke ground on the neighboring $11 million children’s wellness center.

“The Millington community has just kind of been on our radar for a long time,” Campbell Clinic’s CEO said. “We found the right development, and we’re able to get it done. And we’re excited about it.”

Plus, Kura House opens in the former Bhan Thai restaurant and where in Memphis to get a plate of baby shower eats. 

Since October, IP has announced closures, largely in the Southeast, that have or will eliminate 2,500 jobs. 

U.S. medical schools’ and research institutions’ budgets could be gutted if a recent Trump administration plan to reduce federal funding is allowed to stand, according to researchers.

Charms, a subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, will employ almost 500 employees after the expansion is complete.

An office building is being converted in the East submarket. Dollar Fulfillment expands, and Daniels Sharpsmart comes to Memphis. 

No one thought cows could catch flu; herds in Idaho have been infected twice with this strain, setting up worry that the virus could circulate endlessly on farms. There are no vaccines.

Marx-Bensdorf Realtors, Hi-Speed Industrial Service and St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett announce promotions and additions. 

St. Jude and WHO said they’d begun delivering lifesaving medicines for children with cancer in pilot countries Mongolia and Uzbekistan, with the next shipments planned for Ecuador, Jordan, Nepal and Zambia. 

When advertising agency Archer began downsizing its Cotton Exchange office space by almost a third, it presented building owner Henry Turley Co. with a challenge — and an opportunity.

The new clinic for veterans in Millington will be the tenth community-based outpatient clinic under the Memphis VA Healthcare System umbrella, which covers 53 counties in West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and North Mississippi. 

Musk bought Twitter, now called X, for $44 billion in 2022.

Former small-town dentist Dr. Phil Wenk was the CEO of Delta Dental, the only dentist to be inducted into the Tennessee Health Care Hall of Fame and led the UTHSC advisory board since its inception. 

New homes are headed to southwest Collierville. There is hope Lockwood could contribute to more activity at Carriage Crossing.

Two hot Memphis restaurants are opening new locations. Plus, incoming Raising Cane’s project is underway, and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice isn’t leaving Memphis. 

In-N-Out Burger’s vice president of store development said there are no specific plans for the Memphis-area yet. 

The vacant lot between FedExFamilyHouse and Quimby Plaza could be filled with a new apartment complex.

A new-to-Memphis airline is launching non-stop flights to two destinations, including one the Memphis International Airport considers its “top unserved destination.”

Watertower Place at Forest Hill to open in Germantown, First Congregational Church to sell two buildings and Oteka Technologies relocates.

Valentine Insurance Services, Boyle Insurance Agency and Saint Francis Healthcare announce an addition and promotions.