The Downtown Memphis Commission recently approved $7 million for the developer to begin the process of removing debris and hazardous materials from the building.

Since April, the Mississippi Department of Health has granted burn center status to two hospitals. The Firefighters Burn Center at Regional One Health has been treating Mississippi burn patients since the state’s only burn center closed.

A Bartlett business offers an outlet to let out frustrations with baseball bats, sledgehammers and a lot of breakable things.

The Cali-Mex restaurant at the Shops of Saddle Creek will be the 13th for Arkansas-based Yellow Rocket Concepts.

The clothes closet at Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett has existed unofficially for a couple of years, with emergency department staff bringing in clothing donations for the trauma patients they serve each day.

Memphis’ Tomorrow Building will be six stories tall with 108 residential units and ground-floor retail space.

Seafood Wharf Cafe opened in May to provide low-cost high-quality seafood in Cordova.

For 901 Day, Cristina McCarter is looking for “any Memphis-made business owner or maker that is very ‘Memphis eccentric.’”

Regional One Health closed its Guthrie Primary Care Clinic July 31 and said it plans to close its Kirby Primary Care Clinic by the end of the year, citing a need to consolidate services.

The project “increases Downtown housing options and diversity of offerings by adding unique cottage-style housing product to the market,” according to a report from the Downtown Memphis Commission.

“Their inventory levels were really low,” said Richard Gunn, who recently took over four Memphis stores. “I’m extremely passionate about keeping my stores looking like a grand opening every day — really well stocked and not just clean but sparkling clean.”

The increase will bring Raj Subramaniam’s base salary, first set in 2022 months after he took leadership of the company, from $1.3 million to $1.45 million. 

Midsouth Coffee and Tea Co. is seeking a $30,000 grant from the Center City Development Corp., an affiliate of the Downtown Memphis Commission,

In Shelby County, 1,120 total sales were recorded for July compared to last July’s 1,819 units — a 38.4% decrease. The average sales price was $292,978, an 11% increase from $263,922.

Located at Memphis International Airport, the World Hub will include both office space and “state-of-the-art package sortation infrastructure.”

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, National Auction Association, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Marx-Bensdorf, REALTORS announce new additions. 

Turner Construction began work on Le Bonheur’s 128,000-square-foot expansion in July 2021. It is expected to be completed early next year with hard-hat tours beginning in the coming months.

RedDot said Tuesday that the new project will result 50 new jobs in Shelby County. 

The YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South and the Greater Memphis Chamber are teaming up with a Florida-based company to open clinics at local Ys starting in 2024.

Dr. Scott Strome was the face of much of UTHSC’s community outreach during the pandemic, including the large public testing site it created and staffed at Tiger Lane.

As the city’s only compost collection services company leaves the market, its forerunner — the Compost Fairy — prepares to return. 

Drake Cleaners soft-launched a new self-serve kiosk system with a touch screen and deposit box that allows customers to drop off their garments in under two minutes. 

While the Airbnb market has seen occupancy rates decline over the past year, listings and bookings are increasing. 

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“I think the three sleeping rooms is ridiculous,” said Morgan Pettigrew, owner of Pettigrew Adventures. “The county thinks putting a three-sleeping room limit on the house is going to somehow stop the party.”

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To address the nationwide nursing shortage and increase diversity in the nursing profession, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has doubled its number of partner schools in the region.