Almost 1,000 HR professionals from across Tennessee and 16 other states are in Downtown Memphis this week for the Society for Human Resources Management’s 2024 State Conference.

But first, game makers need to know: What Memphis locations should make the board? Beale Street? Barbecue restaurants? Bass Pro Shops? 

The Memphis-based company is leaving Oak Court for space with room to grow where all employees could be on the same floor. 

The airport is about to start on the largest modernization project in its history. But first, it needs to fill a little-known tunnel, 25 feet wide, 12 feet high and 1,500 feet long, under baggage claim. 

As campuses reopen, a shadow over Christian Brothers University is its probationary status.

One Memphis-area school says numbers are down because standards are up: “If that means we experience a bit of pain for a few years with a decline in freshman enrollment, then so be it.”

St. Jude is working to vaccinate children against a virus capable of causing a host of cancers in adulthood. 

What started as Shannon Little Briggs’ one-woman marketing agency has expanded to include 14 team members serving a slew of mostly Memphis clients through marketing, PR and social media support. 

Children with suspected genetic disease can suffer for years before being diagnosed and treated. Rapid whole-genome sequencing can change that. 

But compared to the rest of the country, Memphis is struggling more than most.

Lakeland officials approve approach to help fund improvements to the Memphis suburbs’ gateway near the exit of Interstate 40.

South Main’s Crave Cheesecakes gets a name-change, and a Filipino chicken chain gets to work on its third Memphis-area location. Plus, a Collierville restaurant is up for sale.

“Any delay at all just postpones the positive impact that we anticipate. It puts it at risk. All the people who might’ve been employed there are not going to be, at least not yet.”

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Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis said it has been harnessing robotic-assisted technology for better patient outcomes since 2011 and now has the largest fleet in the region. 

“We wanted to save this property from potential blight,” said the investment group’s Michael Hooks Jr. “We are blessed to even be able to participate.” 

The company said delaying the launch will enable the company to use lower-cost battery technology and take advantage of other cost breakthroughs while the market continues to develop. 

The Scotts Co. is leasing a warehouse for a distribution center, Wells Fargo moves by the Regalia Shopping Center, and four lease renewals with expansions at Clark Tower and more.

University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Rogers & Brackin PLLC and Intunity Homes announce promotions and additions. 

“Pet vaccination protects humans as well as our animals,” said Dr. Michelle Taylor, head of the Shelby County Health Department.

Donahue lived in New York with his wife, actress Marlo Thomas, daughter of Danny Thomas, founder of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The property is now surrounded by three major developments: The Sterick building, 100 N. Main and The Walk on Union.

The new owner, 31-year-old George Sultani, hopes to unveil an e-commerce platform and open more Whitten Hardware stores in Memphis. 

A lifelong love for sweets is the backbone of 901 Slushies, Ice Cream & Treats, which is opening two locations in the Memphis area to beat the summer heat. 

Carrefour at Kirby Woods is being redeveloped into The Standard Germantown. The new building at the intersection of Poplar Avenue and Kirby Road still needs a tenant.

After xAI’s supercomputer came online, the Elon Musk-founded artificial intelligence startup revamped its plans for a greywater facility to include other large water users.